Season 1967–68 | European Cup 1968–69 Manchester United | |
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Champions Manchester City (2nd English title) Relegated Sheffield United
Fulham FA Cup winners
European Cup Winners' Cup 1968–69 West Bromwich Albion (5th FA Cup title)
Manchester United (defending champions) Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1967–68 Leeds United
Liverpool
Nottingham Forest | ||
In the 1967–68 Football League First Division season Manchester City won the First Division title for the second time in the club's history. They won the title on May 11, with a 4-3 win at Newcastle United whilst the defending champions and their nearest rivals Manchester United lost 2-1 at home to Sunderland. Fulham were relegated on May 1, after losing 2-0 at home against Stoke City, who survived on the last weekend of the season on May 11, with a draw against Leicester City at the expense of Sheffield United, who lost 2-1 at home to Chelsea.
Contents
League standings
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
First Division Results
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.