English League Tables

1967/68 Tables◄ 1968/69 Tables ►1969/70 Tables

Football League First Division  1968/69

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Leeds United 42 27 13 2 66 26 2.538 67 Champions ♦EC
2nd  Liverpool 42 25 11 6 63 24 2.625 61 Runners Up ♦ICFC
3rd  Everton 42 21 15 6 77 36 2.139 57 -
4th  Arsenal 42 22 12 8 56 27 2.074 56 ♦ICFC-
5th  Chelsea 42 20 10 12 73 53 1.377 50 -
6th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 17 11 61 51 1.196 45 -
7th  Southampton 42 16 13 13 57 48 1.188 45 ♦ICFC
8th  West Ham United 42 13 18 11 66 50 1.320 44 -
9th  Newcastle United 42 15 14 13 61 55 1.109 44 ♦ICFC
10th  West Bromwich Albion 42 16 11 15 64 67 0.955 43 -
11th  Manchester United 42 15 12 15 57 53 1.075 42 -
12th  Ipswich Town 42 15 11 16 59 60 0.983 41 -
13th  Manchester City 42 15 10 17 64 55 1.164 40 ♦ECWC
14th  Burnley 42 15 9 18 55 82 0.671 39 -
15th  Sheffield Wednesday 42 10 16 16 41 54 0.759 36 -
16th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 10 15 17 41 58 0.707 35 -
17th  Sunderland 42 11 12 19 43 67 0.642 34 -
18th  Nottingham Forest 42 10 13 19 45 57 0.789 33 -
19th  Stoke City 42 9 15 18 40 63 0.635 33 -
20th  Coventry City 42 10 11 21 46 64 0.719 31 -
21st  Leicester City 42 9 12 21 39 68 0.574 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  Queens Park Rangers 42 4 10 28 39 95 0.411 18 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1968/69

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Derby County 42 26 11 5 65 32 2.031 63 ▲Champions
2nd  Crystal Palace 42 22 12 8 70 47 1.489 56 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Charlton Athletic 42 18 14 10 61 52 1.173 50 -
4th  Middlesbrough 42 19 11 12 58 49 1.184 49 -
5th  Cardiff City 42 20 7 15 67 54 1.241 47 ♦ECWC
6th  Huddersfield Town 42 17 12 13 53 46 1.152 46 -
7th  Birmingham City 42 18 8 16 73 59 1.237 44 -
8th  Blackpool 42 14 15 13 51 41 1.244 43 -
9th  Sheffield United 42 16 11 15 61 50 1.220 43 -
10th  Millwall 42 17 9 16 57 49 1.163 43 -
11th  Hull City 42 13 16 13 59 52 1.135 42 -
12th  Carlisle United 42 16 10 16 46 49 0.939 42 -
13th  Norwich City 42 15 10 17 53 56 0.946 40 -
14th  Preston North End 42 12 15 15 38 44 0.864 39 -
15th  Portsmouth 42 12 14 16 58 58 1.000 38 -
16th  Bristol City 42 11 16 15 46 53 0.868 38 -
17th  Bolton Wanderers 42 12 14 16 55 67 0.821 38 -
18th  Aston Villa 42 12 14 16 37 48 0.771 38 -
19th  Blackburn Rovers 42 13 11 18 52 63 0.825 37 -
20th  Oxford United 42 12 9 21 34 55 0.618 33 -
21st  Bury 42 11 8 23 51 80 0.638 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  Fulham 42 7 11 24 40 81 0.494 25 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1968/69

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Watford 46 27 10 9 74 34 2.176 64 ▲Champions
2nd  Swindon Town 46 27 10 9 71 35 2.029 64 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Luton Town 46 25 11 10 74 38 1.947 61 -
4th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 46 21 9 16 60 45 1.333 51 -
5th  Plymouth Argyle 46 17 15 14 53 49 1.082 49 -
6th  Torquay United 46 18 12 16 54 46 1.174 48 -
7th  Tranmere Rovers 46 19 10 17 70 68 1.029 48 -
8th  Southport 46 17 13 16 71 64 1.109 47 -
9th  Stockport County 46 16 14 16 67 68 0.985 46 -
10th  Barnsley 46 16 14 16 58 63 0.921 46 -
11th  Rotherham United 46 16 13 17 56 50 1.120 45 -
12th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 16 13 17 72 65 1.108 45 -
13th  Walsall 46 14 16 16 50 49 1.020 44 -
14th  Reading 46 15 13 18 67 66 1.015 43 -
15th  Mansfield Town 46 16 11 19 58 62 0.935 43 -
16th  Bristol Rovers 46 16 11 19 63 71 0.887 43 -
17th  Shrewsbury Town 46 16 11 19 51 67 0.761 43 -
18th  Orient 46 14 14 18 51 58 0.879 42 -
19th  Barrow 46 17 8 21 58 75 0.747 42 -
20th  Gillingham 46 13 15 18 54 63 0.857 41 -
21st  Northampton Town 46 14 12 20 54 61 0.885 40 ▼Relegated
22nd  Hartlepool 46 10 19 17 40 70 0.571 39 ▼Relegated
23rd  Crewe Alexandra 46 13 9 24 52 76 0.684 35 ▼Relegated
24th  Oldham Athletic 46 13 9 24 50 83 0.602 35 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1968/69

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Doncaster Rovers 46 21 17 8 65 38 1.711 59 ▲Champions
2nd  Halifax Town 46 20 17 9 53 37 1.432 57 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Rochdale 46 18 20 8 68 35 1.943 56 ▲Promoted
4th  Bradford City 46 18 20 8 65 46 1.413 56 ▲Promoted
5th  Darlington 46 17 18 11 62 45 1.378 52 -
6th  Colchester United 46 20 12 14 57 53 1.075 52 -
7th  Southend United 46 19 13 14 78 61 1.279 51 -
8th  Lincoln City 46 17 17 12 54 52 1.038 51 -
9th  Wrexham 46 18 14 14 61 52 1.173 50 -
10th  Swansea Town 46 19 11 16 58 54 1.074 49 -
11th  Brentford 46 18 12 16 64 65 0.985 48 -
12th  Workington 46 15 17 14 40 43 0.930 47 -
13th  Port Vale 46 16 14 16 46 46 1.000 46 -
14th  Chester 46 16 13 17 76 66 1.152 45 -
15th  Aldershot 46 19 7 20 66 66 1.000 45 -
16th  Scunthorpe United 46 18 8 20 61 60 1.017 44 -
17th  Exeter City 46 16 11 19 66 65 1.015 43 -
18th  Peterborough United 46 13 16 17 60 57 1.053 42 -
19th  Notts County 46 12 18 16 48 57 0.842 42 -
20th  Chesterfield 46 13 15 18 43 50 0.860 41 -
21st  York City 46 14 11 21 53 75 0.707 39 Re-Elected
22nd  Newport County 46 11 14 21 49 74 0.662 36 Re-Elected
23rd  Grimsby Town 46 9 15 22 47 69 0.681 33 Re-Elected
24th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 5 10 31 32 106 0.302 20 Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined by 11 non-league clubs in the vote for league membership.
Votes Club End Result
47 Grimsby Town Re Elected to the League
45 York City Re Elected to the League
38 Bradford Park Avenue Re Elected to the League
27 Newport County Re Elected to the League
16 Cambridge United Not Elected to the League
11 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
3 Kettering Town Not Elected to the League
2 Cambridge City Not Elected to the League
2 Hereford United Not Elected to the League
2 Romford Not Elected to the League
1 Bedford Town Not Elected to the League
1 Chelmsford City Not Elected to the League
1 Worcester City Not Elected to the League
0 Nuneaton Borough Not Elected to the League
0 Wimbledon Not Elected to the League

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