SEASON: 1967-68
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Johnny Carey
- FA Cup:
- 4th Round (Leeds United (A) 1-2)
- League Cup:
- 3rd Round (Burnley (A) 0-3)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Joe Baker (21 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 51
- Competitive Goals:
- 65
- Goals per game:
- 1.3
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 39 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 46.4%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Fairs Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 14 times | 6 times | 9 times | 3 times | Conceded | 17 times | 10 times | 7 times | 1 time | 2 times | Won By | 8 times | 7 times | 2 times | 2 times | Lost By | 9 times | 4 times | 6 times | 2 times |
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Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 49,946
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 20,658
- Average League Attendance:
- 32,715
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 32,896
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 27,090
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 14
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE (1967-68)
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away |
1 | Manchester City | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 86 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 2.000 | 58 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 1.618 | 56 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 1.775 | 55 | 0-1 | 1-6 | 4 | Leeds United | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 1.732 | 53 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | Everton | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 67 | 40 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 1.675 | 52 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 6 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 68 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 43 | .912 | 48 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 59 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 1.186 | 47 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 75 | 62 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 1.210 | 46 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 9 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 56 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 1.071 | 44 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 10 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 67 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 47 | .806 | 41 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 42 | .813 | 39 | 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 73 | 69 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 1.058 | 38 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 13 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 64 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 35 | .928 | 38 | 2-1 | 2-4 | 14 | Burnley | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 71 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 55 | .901 | 38 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 15 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 61 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33 | .836 | 37 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 16 | Southampton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 83 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 52 | .795 | 37 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 66 | 75 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 39 | .880 | 36 | 3-1 | 1-6 | 18 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 44 | .685 | 35 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 63 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 39 | .810 | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 20 | Coventry City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 71 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 39 | .718 | 33 | 3-3 | 3-1 | 21 | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 39 | .700 | 32 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 22 | Fulham | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 56 | 98 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 57 | .571 | 27 | 2-2 | 0-2 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 27, 1968 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | H | 4-2 | Win | - | Winfield (?), Baker (?), Wignall (?), Hilley (?) | ||
Sat Feb 17, 1968 | Leeds United | 4 | A | 1-2 | Loss | - | Baker (?) |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Sep 13, 1967 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | A | 1-0 | Win | - | Storey-Moore (?) | |||
Tue Oct 10, 1967 | Burnley | 3 | A | 0-3 | Loss | - |
Fairs Cup
Date | Opponent | Country | Round | Leg | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Sep 20, 1967 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany | 1 | 1 | A | 1-0 | Win | 4,500 | Baker (10) |
Tue Oct 17, 1967 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany | 1 | 2 | H | 4-0 | Win | 27,090 | Baker (13, 35), Chapman (47), Lyons (73) |
Tue Oct 31, 1967 | FC Zurich | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | H | 2-1 | Win | 32,896 | Newton (?), Storey-Moore (?) |
Tue Nov 14, 1967 | FC Zurich | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | A | 0-1 | Loss | 12,000 |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue May 14, 1968 | Notts County | Final | H | 3-0 | Win | - | Lyons (?, ?), Storey-Moore (? pen) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Aug 05, 1967 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | A | 5-1 | Win | - | Baker (?, ?), Kear (?), Wignall (?), Hinton (? pen) |
Mon Aug 07, 1967 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | A | 0-0 | Draw | - | |
Sun Aug 13, 1967 | Derby County | England | A | 3-1 | Win | - | Baker (?), Wignall (?), Hinton (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Mar 05, 1968 | Derby County | England | H | 1-2 | Loss | - | Lyons (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (4) | Out (6) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Dave Hilley | Bought | Dave Stainwright | Sold | Mick Harby | Bought | Jeff Whitefoot | Retired | Raymond Bridgett | Bought | Mick Harby | Sold | Dec 16, 1967 | Jim Baxter | Bought | £123,000 | Mike Kear | Sold | Aug 01, 1967 | Brian Williamson | Loan Out | Sep 20, 1967 | Alan Hinton | Sold | £26,000 |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Brian Williamson | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
GK | Mick Harby | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
GK | Peter Grummitt | 36 | 16 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||
D | Bill Brindley | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | 51 | 19 | 11 | 20 | ||||||||
D | Raymond Bridgett | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
D | Terry Hennessey | 45 | 18 | 9 | 17 | ||||||||
M | Dave Stainwright | ||||||||||||
M | Henry Newton | 45 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 4 | |||||||
M | Jeff Whitefoot | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Mike Kear | ||||||||||||
M | William Taylor | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
F | Alan Hinton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
F | Barry Lyons | 43 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
F | Colin Hall | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Dave Hilley | 18 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
F | Frank Wignall | 35 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
F | Ian Storey-Moore | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 12 | |||||||
F | Jim Baxter | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |||||||
F | Joe Baker | 48 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 21 | |||||||
F | John Barnwell | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
F | John Winfield | 50 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 1 | |||||||
F | Paul Richardson | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Peter Hindley | 48 | 19 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||
F | Sammy Chapman | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
21 | Joe Baker | 48 |
12 | Ian Storey-Moore | 34 |
7 | Barry Lyons | 43 |
7 | Frank Wignall | 35 |
4 | Dave Hilley | 18 |
4 | Henry Newton | 45 |
3 | Sammy Chapman | 29 |
2 | Alan Hinton | 3 |
2 | Jim Baxter | 24 |
1 | John Barnwell | 20 |
1 | John Winfield | 50 |
1 | William Taylor | 8 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1967-68
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Sheffield United | Sat Aug 19, 1967 | A | 3-1 | Sat Dec 16, 1967 | H | 1-0 |
Stoke City | Tue Dec 26, 1967 | H | 3-0 | Sat Dec 30, 1967 | A | 3-1 |