The 1967–68 season was the 69th completed season of
the English Football League.
For the first time since 1937
Manchester City
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won the league title, finishing two points clear of their local rivals
Manchester United
Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...
.
Fulham
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finished bottom of the league and were relegated along with
Sheffield United.
Coventry City, in their first ever top flight season escaped relegation by one point and would go on to stay in the top division until their eventual relegation at the end of the
2000–01 season.
Bill McGarry's
Ipswich Town team won the
Second Division by one point from
Queens Park Rangers
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, with both teams promoted.
Blackpool
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finished third on goal average and so missed out.
Rotherham United
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and bottom club
Plymouth Argyle were both relegated to the Third Division.
Oxford United
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won their first divisional title and achieved what was then their highest ever finish in only their sixth season as a league club in the
Third Division. Runners-up
Bury joined them in promotion.
Grimsby Town
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Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...
,
Colchester United
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Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...
and
Scunthorpe United were relegated, although the biggest story concerned bottom placed
Peterborough United who were docked 19 points for offering irregular bonuses to their players. Had the points been restored the club would have finished in the top half. As a result of the ruling
Mansfield Town
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The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...
escaped relegation.
Luton Town
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won the
Fourth Division and were promoted along with
Barnsley
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,
Hartlepools United and
Crewe Alexandra
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. No clubs were voted out of the league.
Final league tables and results
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually replaced by goal difference, beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since the
Fourth Division was established in the
1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division were required to apply for
re-election
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.
[Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.]
First Division
Results
Maps
Second Division
Results
Maps
Third Division
Results
Maps
Fourth Division
Results
Maps
Attendances
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division
See also
*
1967–68 in English football
The 1967–68 season was the 88th season of competitive football in England. Defending First Division champions, Manchester United, became the first English team to win the European Cup, while the First Division title went to their cross city r ...
References
*Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.
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