Football : Season Details : 1969

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; UEFA Fairs Cup;
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Leeds United
67
5-5
  
2
 Liverpool
61
4-7
  
3
 Everton
57
3-15
  
4
 Arsenal
56
2-43
 LC-F
5
 Chelsea
50
4-6
  
6
 Tottenham Hotspur
45
4-19
  
7
 Southampton
45
1-3
  
8
 West Ham United
44
2-11
  
9
 Newcastle United
44
3-4
 UEFA-W
10
 West Bromwich Albion
43
5-20
  
11
 Manchester United
42
5-24
  
12
 Ipswich Town
41
2-1
  
13
 Manchester City
40
7-3
 FAC-W
14
 Burnley
39
4-22
  
15
 Sheffield Wednesday
36
7-10
  
16
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
3-2
  
17
 Sunderland
34
2-5
  
18
 Nottingham Forest
33
4-12
  
19
 Stoke City
33
5-6
  
20
 Coventry City
31
1-2
  
21
 Leicester City
30
5-12
 FAC-F
22
 Queens Park Rangers
18
1-1
  

League Cup Final Swindon Town 3 Arsenal 1
FA Cup Final Manchester City 1 Leicester City 0

History

Leeds United win their first Championship with 67 points, a new record. Their 2 defeats are the fewest for a 22 club League.

Arsenal lose their second consecutive League Cup final. Swindon Town become the second Third Division club to win a major trophy. They also gain promotion.

Newcastle win the Fairs Cup. They had qualified for it by finishing 10th in the League.

Leicester City are losing FA Cup finalists for the fourth time, a record for a club who have never won the trophy. They also get relegated.

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