Season 1968–69 Champion Leeds United F.C. Goals scored 1,213 | European Cup 1969–70 Leeds United Period 1968 – 1969 Matches played 462 | |
Champions Leeds United (1st English title) FA Cup winners
European Cup Winners' Cup 1969–70 Manchester City (4th FA Cup title) Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968–69 Chelsea
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Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1968-69 season.
Contents
Overview
Leeds United won the First Division title for the first time in the club's history that season. They wrapped up the title on April 28, with a 0-0 draw at title challengers Liverpool and finished the season unbeaten at home. Queens Park Rangers went down on March 29, after losing 2-1 at home to Liverpool. Leicester City joined them after losing 3-2 at Manchester United, where a win would have saved Leicester from relegation at the expense of Coventry City.
League standings
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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.