SEASON: 1968-69
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Johnny Carey, Matt Gillies
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Preston North End (A) 0-3)
- League Cup:
- 2nd Round (West Bromwich Albion (H) 2-3)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Ian Storey-Moore (18 goals)
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1968-69
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Leeds United | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 2.53846 | 67 | European Cup | 0-2 | 0-1 | |
2 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 2.62500 | 61 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | 0-1 | 2-0 | |
3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 77 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 2.13889 | 57 | 1-0 | 1-2 | ||
4 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 2.07407 | 56 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | 0-2 | 1-1 | |
5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 1.37736 | 50 | 1-2 | 1-1 | ||
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 1.19608 | 45 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
7 | Southampton | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 1.18750 | 45 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | 1-0 | 1-1 | |
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 66 | 50 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 1.32000 | 44 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 55 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 1.10909 | 44 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | 2-4 | 1-1 | |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 67 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 41 | .95522 | 43 | 3-0 | 5-2 | ||
11 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 1.07547 | 42 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||
12 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 34 | .98333 | 41 | 1-2 | 3-2 | ||
13 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 55 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 1.16364 | 40 | Cup Winners Cup | 1-0 | 3-3 | |
14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 82 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 57 | .67073 | 39 | 2-2 | 1-3 | ||
15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 54 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 28 | .75926 | 36 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 36 | .70690 | 35 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
17 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 67 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 49 | .64179 | 34 | 1-0 | 1-3 | ||
18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 35 | .78947 | 33 | ||||
19 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 63 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 39 | .63492 | 33 | 3-3 | 1-3 | ||
20 | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 42 | .71875 | 31 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
21 | Leicester City | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 68 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 44 | .57353 | 30 | Relegated | 0-0 | 2-2 | |
22 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 95 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 62 | .41053 | 18 | Relegated | 1-0 | 1-2 |
Click here for all tables for 1968-69
LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 45
- Competitive Goals:
- 48
- Goals per game:
- 1.1
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 33 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 39.3%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 21 times | 5 times | 4 times | 1 time | Conceded | 12 times | 12 times | 8 times | 1 time | Won By | 7 times | 1 time | 2 times | Lost By | 12 times | 8 times | 1 time |
---|
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:
- 41,892 (Manchester United)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 17,651 (Newcastle United)
- Average League Attendance:
- 25,429
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 23,970 (West Bromwich Albion)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 23,970 (West Bromwich Albion)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 12
- Yellow Cards:
- 4
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 2   (scored by us for opponents)   (John Winfield, Peter Hindley)
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 1
- Penalties missed:
- 2
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Testimonial
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Matt Gillies | Sat Jan 04, 1969 | Preston North End | 3 | A | 0-3 | 20,008 |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Johnny Carey | Tue Sep 03, 1968 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | H | 2-3 | 23,970 | Lyons (37'), Storey-Moore (63') |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Matt Gillies | Wed May 07, 1969 | Notts County | H | 2-1 | 7,275 | Lyons (17', 41') |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Johnny Carey | Thu Aug 01, 1968 | Werder Bremen | Germany | A | 1-0 | 5,000 | Baker (70') | |
Sun Aug 04, 1968 | SV Alsenborn | Germany | A | 3-1 | 4,000 | Baxter (51'), Baker (55'), Hilley (88') |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Matt Gillies | Sat Jan 25, 1969 | Norwich City | England | A | 1-1 | 8,252 | Barnwell (74') |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Johnny Carey | Tue Oct 01, 1968 | Bristol XI | England | A | 6-2 | 5,669 | Lyons (?, ?, ?), Baxter (?), Newton (?), Baker (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (5) - £0 | Out (5) - £13,000 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Brian Sherratt | Loan In | Billy Taylor | Sold | Gordon Marshall | Bought | Gordon Marshall | Sold | Liam O'Kane | Bought | Dec 01, 1968 | Brian Williamson | Sold | £13,000 | Feb 15, 1969 | Ronnie Rees | Bought | Apr 30, 1969 | Jim Baxter | Released | Mar 01, 1969 | Alan Hill | Bought | Apr 30, 1969 | Joe Baker | Sold |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Alan Hill | England | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
GK | Brian Sherratt Loan In | England | 24 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
GK | Brian Williamson | England | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
GK | Gordon Marshall | England | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
GK | Peter Grummitt | England | 25 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | Defenders | |||||||
D | Bill Brindley | England | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | Scotland | 35 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
D | John Winfield | England | 25 | 45 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Len Harris | England | 19 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
D | Peter Hindley | England | 24 | 38 | 7 | 13 | 17 | |||||||||
D | Terry Hennessey | Wales | 25 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 2 | Midfielders | |||||||
M | Billy Taylor | Scotland | 29 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
M | Henry Newton | England | 24 | 45 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 2 | ||||||||
M | Liam O'Kane | N. Ireland | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Paul Richardson | England | 18 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Forwards | |||||
F | Barry Lyons | England | 23 | 44 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 2 | |||||||
F | Colin Hall | England | 20 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
F | Dave Hilley | Scotland | 29 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||
F | Ian Storey-Moore | England | 23 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 1 | |||||||
F | Jim Baxter | Scotland | 28 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
F | Joe Baker | England | 28 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
F | John Barnwell | England | 29 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
F | Ronnie Rees | Wales | 24 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Sammy Chapman | England | 21 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
18 (1) | Ian Storey-Moore | 29 |
9 | Barry Lyons | 44 |
5 | Joe Baker | 31 |
4 | Dave Hilley | 25 |
2 | Colin Hall | 21 |
2 | Henry Newton | 45 |
2 | Sammy Chapman | 31 |
2 | Terry Hennessey | 41 |
1 | Jim Baxter | 25 |
1 | John Barnwell | 30 |
1 | Paul Richardson | 19 |
1 | Ronnie Rees | 11 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
West Bromwich Albion | Sat Sep 07, 1968 | Away | 5-2 | Sat Mar 22, 1969 | Home | 3-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Leeds United | Sat Aug 24, 1968 | Home | 1-1 | Tue Feb 25, 1969 | Home | 0-2 | |
Leeds United | Wed Apr 30, 1969 | Away | 0-1 | Mon Mar 31, 1969 | Home | 0-1 | |
Manchester United | Sat Apr 05, 1969 | Away | 1-3 | Sat Sep 21, 1968 | Away | 1-2 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | Sat Apr 12, 1969 | Home | 0-2 | Sat Aug 17, 1968 | Away | 0-1 | |
West Ham United | Sat Mar 08, 1969 | Home | 0-1 | - |