# 1967–68 Football League First Division

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, and for the first time since 1937. They won the title on 11 May, 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 1 May, after losing 2–0 at home against Stoke City, who survived on the last weekend of the season on 11 May, with a draw against Leicester City at the expense of Sheffield United, who lost 2–1 at home to Chelsea.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester City (C) | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 86 | 43 | 2.000 | 58 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 55 | 1.618 | 56 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 40 | 1.775 | 55 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Leeds United | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 41 | 1.732 | 53 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 5 | Everton | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 67 | 40 | 1.675 | 52 | |
| 6 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 68 | 0.912 | 48 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 59 | 1.186 | 47 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 75 | 62 | 1.210 | 46 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 9 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 56 | 1.071 | 44 | |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 41 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 64 | 0.813 | 39 | |
| 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 73 | 69 | 1.058 | 38 | |
| 13 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 64 | 69 | 0.928 | 38 | |
| 14 | Burnley | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 38 | |
| 15 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 61 | 0.836 | 37 | |
| 16 | Southampton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 83 | 0.795 | 37 | |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 66 | 75 | 0.880 | 36 | |
| 18 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 73 | 0.685 | 35 | |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | 34 | |
| 20 | Coventry City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | 33 | |
| 21 | Sheffield United (R) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 0.700 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Fulham (R) | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 56 | 98 | 0.571 | 27 | Relegation to the Second Division |
* ↑ Manchester United qualified for the European Cup as the 1967–68 European Cup winners.
* ↑ Everton were ineligible to participate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as Liverpool had already qualified. Under the rules of the cup, only one team per city could participate. Chelsea took their place as the highest-ranked team that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.
* ↑ West Bromwich Albion qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1967-68 FA Cup winners.
* ↑ Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were ineligible to participate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as Chelsea had already qualified. Under the rules of the cup, only one team per city could participate. Newcastle United took their place as the highest-ranked team that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | BUR | CHE | COV | EVE | FUL | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | NEW | NOT | SHU | SHW | SOU | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
| Arsenal | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Burnley | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Chelsea | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–6 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Coventry City | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Everton | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Fulham | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Leeds United | 3–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Leicester City | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 |
| Liverpool | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Manchester City | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Manchester United | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| Newcastle United | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Sheffield United | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Southampton | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Stoke City | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Sunderland | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–3 | 8–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| West Ham United | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | | 1–2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | George Best | Manchester United | 28 |
| = | Ron Davies | Southampton | 28 |
| 3 | Jeff Astle | West Bromwich Albion | 26 |
| 4 | Roger Hunt | Liverpool | 25 |
| 5 | Jimmy Greaves | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 |