Football : Season Details : 1968

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s).

Legend
Clubs in RED qualified for European football.
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 2 for a win; 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division;
B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
LC League Cup; FAC FA Cup;
EC European Cup; UEFA Fairs Cup;
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Manchester City
58
7-2
  
2
 Manchester United
56
5-23
 EC-W
3
 Liverpool
55
4-6
  
4
 Leeds United
53
5-4
 UEFA-W; LC-W
5
 Everton
52
3-14
 FAC-F
6
 Chelsea
48
4-5
  
7
 Tottenham Hotspur
47
4-18
  
8
 West Bromwich Albion
46
5-19
 FAC-W
9
 Arsenal
44
2-42
 LC-F
10
 Newcastle United
41
3-3
  
11
 Nottingham Forest
39
4-11
  
12
 West Ham United
38
2-10
  
13
 Leicester City
38
5-11
  
14
 Burnley
38
4-21
  
15
 Sunderland
37
2-4
  
16
 Southampton
37
1-2
  
17
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
36
3-1
  
18
 Stoke City
35
5-5
  
19
 Sheffield Wednesday
34
7-9
  
20
 Coventry City
33
1-1
  
21
 Sheffield United
32
4-7
  
22
 Fulham
27
2-9
  

League Cup Final Leeds United 1 Arsenal 0
FA Cup Final West Bromwich Albion 1 Everton 0 aet

aet After Extra Time

History

Manchester United become the first English club to win the European Cup. The victory comes ten years after the Munich air disaster. The next European Cup win by an English club will not occur until 1977.

Leeds United win the Fairs Cup and the League Cup. This is the first double involving European and domestic trophies for an English club. Leeds become the first English club to appear in two consecutive European finals.

For the first time, two English clubs win European trophies in the same season.

Qualification for the Fairs Cup is still subject to the "one city, one club" rule. Liverpool qualify and this excludes Everton from the same city. Leeds United qualify as winners and via the League Cup. Chelsea qualify, excluding Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal as all three are from London. West Bromwich Albion and Newcaste United make up the numbers, the latter having finished 10th in the League.

A new rule is introduced whereby goalkeepers must release the ball after four steps.

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