First Division 1968/69
Leeds United won the 1968/69 First Division with 67 points, 6 points ahead of Liverpool. Leicester City and Queens Park Rangers were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,213 goals, 2.63 a game.
Leeds United
Champions
1,213
Goals
2.63
Goals a game
50%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Leeds UnitedLeeds United | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 67 |
| 2 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 61 |
| 3 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 57 |
| 4 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 56 |
| 5 |  ChelseaChelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 50 |
| 6 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 45 |
| 7 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 45 |
| 8 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 44 |
| 9 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 44 |
| 10 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 67 | -3 | 43 |
| 11 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 42 |
| 12 |  Ipswich TownIpswich Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 41 |
| 13 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 40 |
| 14 |  BurnleyBurnley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 82 | -27 | 39 |
| 15 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 54 | -13 | 36 |
| 16 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 58 | -17 | 35 |
| 17 |  SunderlandSunderland | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 67 | -24 | 34 |
| 18 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 33 |
| 19 |  Stoke CityStoke | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 33 |
| 20 |  Coventry CityCoventry City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | -18 | 31 |
| 21 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 68 | -29 | 30 |
| 22 |  Queens Park RangersQPR | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 95 | -56 | 18 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1968/69 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 17 May 1969
1
Leeds United
67
2
Liverpool
61
3
Everton
57
4
Arsenal
56
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1968/69 · Sat 17 May 1969
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The 1968/69 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
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First-ever results
Every result in 1968/69 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1968/69 compares
At 2.63 goals a game, 1968/69 was the 16th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 50% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 30% were draws and 19% away wins.