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)
LEAGUE POSITIONS
SEASON END TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1967-68 | 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 | European Cup | 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 | European Cup | 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 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | 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 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | 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 | Cup Winners Cup | 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 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | |||
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 | Relegated | 1-0 | 3-1 | |
22 | Fulham | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 56 | 98 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 57 | .571 | 27 | Relegated | 2-2 | 0-2 |
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- GAME COUNTS
- 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
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
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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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 49,946 (Manchester United)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 20,658 (Fulham)
- Average League Attendance:
- 32,320
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 37,299 (Bolton Wanderers)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 27,090 (Eintracht Frankfurt)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 14
- Yellow cards:
- 2
- Red cards:
- 1
- Own goals (for):
- 0 (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 1 (scored by us for opponents)
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Johnny Carey
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Fairs Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Manager for all games: Johnny Carey
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 | 37,299 | Winfield (?), Baker (?), Wignall (?), Hilley (?) | ||
Sat Feb 17, 1968 | Leeds United | 4 | A | 1-2 | Loss | 51,739 | Baker (?) |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Sep 13, 1967 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | A | 1-0 | Win | 13,235 | Storey-Moore (?) | |||
Tue Oct 10, 1967 | Burnley | 3 | A | 0-3 | Loss | 14,421 |
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 | 14,042 | 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 | 7,000 | Baker (?, ?), Kear (?), Wignall (?), Hinton (? pen) |
Mon Aug 07, 1967 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | A | 0-0 | Draw | 7,000 | |
Sun Aug 13, 1967 | Derby County | England | A | 3-1 | Win | 17,558 | Baker (?), Wignall (?), Hinton (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Mar 05, 1968 | Derby County | England | H | 1-2 | Loss | 21,305 | Lyons (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (3) - £123,000 | Out (6) - £26,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Dave Hilley | Bought | Dave Stainwright | Sold | Mick Harby | Bought | Jeff Whitefoot | Retired | Dec 16, 1967 | Jim Baxter | Bought | £123,000 | Mick Harby | Sold | 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 | Country | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | ![]() | Brian Williamson | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
GK | ![]() | Mick Harby | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
GK | ![]() | Peter Grummitt | 36 | 16 | 5 | 14 | Defenders | |||||||
D | ![]() | Bill Brindley | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
D | ![]() | Bob McKinlay | 51 | 19 | 11 | 20 | ||||||||
D | ![]() | John Winfield | 50 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 1 | |||||||
D | ![]() | Peter Hindley | 48 | 19 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||
D | ![]() | Ray Bridgett | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
D | Terry Hennessey | 45 | 18 | 9 | 17 | Midfielders | ||||||||
M | ![]() | Dave Stainwright | ||||||||||||
M | ![]() | Henry Newton | 45 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 4 | |||||||
M | ![]() | Jeff Whitefoot | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | ![]() | Mike Kear | ||||||||||||
M | ![]() | Paul Richardson | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
M | ![]() | William Taylor | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Forwards | |||||
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 | 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 | ![]() | Sammy Chapman | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals (Pens) | 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
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Sheffield United | Sat Aug 19, 1967 | Away | 3-1 | Sat Dec 16, 1967 | Home | 1-0 | |
Stoke City | Tue Dec 26, 1967 | Home | 3-0 | Sat Dec 30, 1967 | Away | 3-1 |