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Revision as of 14:26, 22 January 2023

1968-69 English football season
Duration 1968-69
← 1967-68 • English football seasons • 1969-70 →


The 1968-69 English football season was the 89th season of competitive football in England. Leeds United won the top flight for the first time in their history, finishing six points ahead of Liverpool.

Winners

Competition/League Winner Runner-up
First Division Leeds United Liverpool
Second Division Derby County Crystal Palace
Third Division Watford Swindon Town
Fourth Division Doncaster Rovers Halifax Town
FA Cup Manchester City Leicester City
Football League Cup Swindon Town Arsenal
FA Charity Shield Manchester City West Bromwich Albion
British Home Championship England Scotland

Publications

Programs
Date Clubs Venue Competition/League
August 10, 1968 West Bromwich Albion vs. Sheffield Wednesday The Hawthorns First Division
August 24, 1968 Stoke City vs. Leicester City Victoria Ground First Division
September 11, 1968 Luton Town vs. Brighton & Hove Albion Kenilworth Road Football League Cup
September 25, 1968 Leeds United vs. Bristol City Elland Road Football League Cup
September 28, 1968 Queens Park Rangers vs. Southampton Loftus Road First Division
October 12, 1968 Leicester City vs. West Bromwich Albion Filbert Street First Division
October 12, 1968 Swansea Town vs. Brentford Vetch Field Fourth Division
October 19, 1968 Brentford vs. Wrexham Griffin Park Fourth Division
October 26, 1968 Derby County vs. Birmingham City Baseball Ground Second Division
December 14, 1968 Brentford vs. Swansea Town Griffin Park Fourth Division
February 1, 1969 Arsenal vs. Nottingham Forest Arsenal Stadium First Division
February 1, 1969 Swansea Town vs. Peterborough United Vetch Field Fourth Division
March 5, 1969 Chelsea vs. Stoke City Stamford Bridge First Division
1967-68 ← 1968-69 English football season → 1969-70
English Football League First Division Arsenal • Burnley • Chelsea • Coventry City • Everton • Ipswich Town • Leeds United • Leicester City • Liverpool • Manchester City • Manchester United • Newcastle United • Nottingham Forest • Queens Park Rangers • Sheffield Wednesday • Southampton • Stoke City • Sunderland • Tottenham Hotspur • West Bromwich Albion • West Ham United • Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division Aston Villa • Birmingham City • Blackburn Rovers • Blackpool • Bolton Wanderers • Bristol City • Bury • Cardiff City • Carlisle United • Charlton Athletic • Crystal Palace • Derby County • Fulham • Huddersfield Town • Hull City • Middlesbrough • Millwall • Norwich City • Oxford United • Portsmouth • Preston North End • Sheffield United
Third Division Barnsley • Barrow • Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic • Brighton & Hove Albion • Bristol Rovers • Crewe Alexandra • Gillingham • Hartlepool United • Leyton Orient • Luton Town • Mansfield Town • Northampton Town • Oldham Athletic • Plymouth Argyle • Reading • Rotherham United • Shrewsbury Town • Southport • Stockport County • Swindon Town • Torquay United • Tranmere Rovers • Walsall • Watford
Fourth Division Aldershot • Bradford City • Bradford Park Avenue • Brentford • Chester • Chesterfield • Colchester United • Darlington • Doncaster Rovers • Exeter City • Grimsby Town • Halifax Town • Lincoln City • Newport County • Notts County • Peterborough United • Port Vale • Rochdale • Scunthorpe United • Southend United • Swansea Town • Workington • Wrexham • York City
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