Season | 1968β69 |
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Champions | Leeds United |
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The 1968β69 season was the 70th completed season of The Football League.
Leeds United won the League for the first time in their history, finishing six points ahead of Liverpool. Newly promoted Queens Park Rangers were relegated after finishing bottom along with Leicester City.
Derby County were runaway winners of the Second Division and they were joined in promotion by runners-up Crystal Palace. Despite still boasting the talents of Johnny Haynes and George Cohen, Fulham finished bottom and were relegated. They were joined in the Third Division by perennial strugglers Bury
Watford won the Third Division title on goal average from Swindon Town and both teams were duly promoted. At the bottom end Northampton Town, Hartlepool, Crewe Alexandra and Oldham Athletic were all relegated.
The Fourth Division was won by Doncaster Rovers, who were promoted along with Halifax Town, Rochdale and Bradford City. No team failed re-election so no new members were admitted to the Football League.
Beginning with the season 1894β95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976β77 season. [1]
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958β59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election. [2]
Season | 1968β69 |
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Champions |
Leeds United 1st title |
Relegated |
Leicester City Queens Park Rangers |
European Cup | Leeds United |
European Cup Winners' Cup | Manchester City |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
Liverpool Arsenal Southampton Newcastle United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,213 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Jimmy Greaves (27 goals) [3] |
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1969β70 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leeds United (C) | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 26 | 2.538 | 67 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 2.625 | 61 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 77 | 36 | 2.139 | 57 | |
4 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 27 | 2.074 | 56 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round [a] |
5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | 1.377 | 50 | |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 45 | |
7 | Southampton | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 45 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round [b] |
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 66 | 50 | 1.320 | 44 | |
9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 55 | 1.109 | 44 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round [c] |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 67 | 0.955 | 43 | |
11 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 1.075 | 42 | |
12 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 0.983 | 41 | |
13 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 55 | 1.164 | 40 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round [d] |
14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 82 | 0.671 | 39 | |
15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 54 | 0.759 | 36 | |
16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 0.707 | 35 | |
17 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 67 | 0.642 | 34 | |
18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 57 | 0.789 | 33 | |
19 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 63 | 0.635 | 33 | |
20 | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 0.719 | 31 | |
21 | Leicester City (R) | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 68 | 0.574 | 30 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Queens Park Rangers (R) | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 95 | 0.411 | 18 |
Season | 1968β69 |
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Champions | Derby County |
Promoted |
Derby County Crystal Palace |
Relegated |
Bury Fulham |
Cup Winners' Cup | Cardiff City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,185 (2.56 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
John Toshack (22 goals) [3] |
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1969β70 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Derby County (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 32 | 2.031 | 63 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Crystal Palace (P) | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 70 | 47 | 1.489 | 56 | |
3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 61 | 52 | 1.173 | 50 | |
4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 49 | |
5 | Cardiff City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 67 | 54 | 1.241 | 47 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] |
6 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 1.152 | 46 | |
7 | Birmingham City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 59 | 1.237 | 44 | |
8 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 1.244 | 43 | |
9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 50 | 1.220 | 43 | |
10 | Millwall | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 49 | 1.163 | 43 | |
11 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 59 | 52 | 1.135 | 42 | |
12 | Carlisle United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 49 | 0.939 | 42 | |
13 | Norwich City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 56 | 0.946 | 40 | |
14 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 44 | 0.864 | 39 | |
15 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 1.000 | 38 | |
16 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 53 | 0.868 | 38 | |
17 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 67 | 0.821 | 38 | |
18 | Aston Villa | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 0.771 | 38 | |
19 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | 37 | |
20 | Oxford United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 0.618 | 33 | |
21 | Bury (R) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 0.638 | 30 | Relegation to the Third Division |
22 | Fulham (R) | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 81 | 0.494 | 25 |
Season | 1968β69 |
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Champions | Watford (1st title) |
Promoted | Swindon Town |
Relegated |
Crewe Alexandra, Hartlepool, Northampton Town, Oldham Athletic |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,426 (2.58 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Don Rogers ( Swindon Town), 22 [3] |
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1967β68
1969β70 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Watford (C) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 34 | 2.176 | 64 | Promotion to 1969β70 Second Division |
2 | Swindon Town (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 35 | 2.029 | 64 | |
3 | Luton Town | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 38 | 1.947 | 61 | |
4 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 45 | 1.333 | 51 | |
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 53 | 49 | 1.082 | 49 | |
6 | Torquay United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 46 | 1.174 | 48 | |
7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 48 | |
8 | Southport | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 64 | 1.109 | 47 | |
9 | Stockport County | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 67 | 68 | 0.985 | 46 | |
10 | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 63 | 0.921 | 46 | |
11 | Rotherham United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 50 | 1.120 | 45 | |
12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 72 | 65 | 1.108 | 45 | |
13 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 49 | 1.020 | 44 | |
14 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 66 | 1.015 | 43 | |
15 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 62 | 0.935 | 43 | |
16 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 63 | 71 | 0.887 | 43 | |
17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 67 | 0.761 | 43 | |
18 | Orient | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 58 | 0.879 | 42 | |
19 | Barrow | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 75 | 0.747 | 42 | |
20 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 63 | 0.857 | 41 | |
21 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 61 | 0.885 | 40 | Relegation to 1969β70 Fourth Division |
22 | Hartlepool (R) | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 40 | 70 | 0.571 | 39 | |
23 | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 0.684 | 35 | |
24 | Oldham Athletic (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 50 | 83 | 0.602 | 35 |
Season | 1968β69 |
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Champions | Doncaster Rovers (2nd title) |
Promoted |
Bradford City, Halifax Town, Rochdale |
Failed re-election | none |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,372 (2.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gary Talbot ( Chester), 22 [3] |
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1969β70 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Doncaster Rovers (C) | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 38 | 1.711 | 59 | Promotion to 1969β70 Third Division |
2 | Halifax Town (P) | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 53 | 37 | 1.432 | 57 | |
3 | Rochdale (P) | 46 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 68 | 35 | 1.943 | 56 | |
4 | Bradford City (P) | 46 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 65 | 46 | 1.413 | 56 | |
5 | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 62 | 45 | 1.378 | 52 | |
6 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 53 | 1.075 | 52 | |
7 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 78 | 61 | 1.279 | 51 | |
8 | Lincoln City | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 54 | 52 | 1.038 | 51 | |
9 | Wrexham | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 52 | 1.173 | 50 | |
10 | Swansea Town | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 54 | 1.074 | 49 | |
11 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 48 | |
12 | Workington | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 40 | 43 | 0.930 | 47 | |
13 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 1.000 | 46 | |
14 | Chester | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 76 | 66 | 1.152 | 45 | |
15 | Aldershot | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 66 | 66 | 1.000 | 45 | |
16 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 44 | |
17 | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 66 | 65 | 1.015 | 43 | |
18 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 60 | 57 | 1.053 | 42 | |
19 | Notts County | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 57 | 0.842 | 42 | |
20 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 50 | 0.860 | 41 | |
21 | York City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 39 | Re-elected |
22 | Newport County | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 74 | 0.662 | 36 | |
23 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 0.681 | 33 | |
24 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 106 | 0.302 | 20 |
Season | 1968β69 |
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Champions | Leeds United |
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1967β68
1969β70 β |
The 1968β69 season was the 70th completed season of The Football League.
Leeds United won the League for the first time in their history, finishing six points ahead of Liverpool. Newly promoted Queens Park Rangers were relegated after finishing bottom along with Leicester City.
Derby County were runaway winners of the Second Division and they were joined in promotion by runners-up Crystal Palace. Despite still boasting the talents of Johnny Haynes and George Cohen, Fulham finished bottom and were relegated. They were joined in the Third Division by perennial strugglers Bury
Watford won the Third Division title on goal average from Swindon Town and both teams were duly promoted. At the bottom end Northampton Town, Hartlepool, Crewe Alexandra and Oldham Athletic were all relegated.
The Fourth Division was won by Doncaster Rovers, who were promoted along with Halifax Town, Rochdale and Bradford City. No team failed re-election so no new members were admitted to the Football League.
Beginning with the season 1894β95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976β77 season. [1]
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958β59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election. [2]
Season | 1968β69 |
---|---|
Champions |
Leeds United 1st title |
Relegated |
Leicester City Queens Park Rangers |
European Cup | Leeds United |
European Cup Winners' Cup | Manchester City |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
Liverpool Arsenal Southampton Newcastle United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,213 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Jimmy Greaves (27 goals) [3] |
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1967β68
1969β70 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leeds United (C) | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 26 | 2.538 | 67 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 2.625 | 61 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 77 | 36 | 2.139 | 57 | |
4 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 27 | 2.074 | 56 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round [a] |
5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | 1.377 | 50 | |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 45 | |
7 | Southampton | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 45 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round [b] |
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 66 | 50 | 1.320 | 44 | |
9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 55 | 1.109 | 44 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round [c] |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 67 | 0.955 | 43 | |
11 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 1.075 | 42 | |
12 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 0.983 | 41 | |
13 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 55 | 1.164 | 40 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round [d] |
14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 82 | 0.671 | 39 | |
15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 54 | 0.759 | 36 | |
16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 0.707 | 35 | |
17 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 67 | 0.642 | 34 | |
18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 57 | 0.789 | 33 | |
19 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 63 | 0.635 | 33 | |
20 | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 0.719 | 31 | |
21 | Leicester City (R) | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 68 | 0.574 | 30 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Queens Park Rangers (R) | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 95 | 0.411 | 18 |
Season | 1968β69 |
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Champions | Derby County |
Promoted |
Derby County Crystal Palace |
Relegated |
Bury Fulham |
Cup Winners' Cup | Cardiff City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,185 (2.56 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
John Toshack (22 goals) [3] |
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1967β68
1969β70 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Derby County (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 32 | 2.031 | 63 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Crystal Palace (P) | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 70 | 47 | 1.489 | 56 | |
3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 61 | 52 | 1.173 | 50 | |
4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 49 | |
5 | Cardiff City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 67 | 54 | 1.241 | 47 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] |
6 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 1.152 | 46 | |
7 | Birmingham City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 59 | 1.237 | 44 | |
8 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 1.244 | 43 | |
9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 50 | 1.220 | 43 | |
10 | Millwall | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 49 | 1.163 | 43 | |
11 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 59 | 52 | 1.135 | 42 | |
12 | Carlisle United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 49 | 0.939 | 42 | |
13 | Norwich City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 56 | 0.946 | 40 | |
14 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 44 | 0.864 | 39 | |
15 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 1.000 | 38 | |
16 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 53 | 0.868 | 38 | |
17 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 67 | 0.821 | 38 | |
18 | Aston Villa | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 0.771 | 38 | |
19 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | 37 | |
20 | Oxford United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 0.618 | 33 | |
21 | Bury (R) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 0.638 | 30 | Relegation to the Third Division |
22 | Fulham (R) | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 81 | 0.494 | 25 |
Season | 1968β69 |
---|---|
Champions | Watford (1st title) |
Promoted | Swindon Town |
Relegated |
Crewe Alexandra, Hartlepool, Northampton Town, Oldham Athletic |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,426 (2.58 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Don Rogers ( Swindon Town), 22 [3] |
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1967β68
1969β70 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Watford (C) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 34 | 2.176 | 64 | Promotion to 1969β70 Second Division |
2 | Swindon Town (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 35 | 2.029 | 64 | |
3 | Luton Town | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 38 | 1.947 | 61 | |
4 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 45 | 1.333 | 51 | |
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 53 | 49 | 1.082 | 49 | |
6 | Torquay United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 46 | 1.174 | 48 | |
7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 48 | |
8 | Southport | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 64 | 1.109 | 47 | |
9 | Stockport County | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 67 | 68 | 0.985 | 46 | |
10 | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 63 | 0.921 | 46 | |
11 | Rotherham United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 50 | 1.120 | 45 | |
12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 72 | 65 | 1.108 | 45 | |
13 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 49 | 1.020 | 44 | |
14 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 66 | 1.015 | 43 | |
15 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 62 | 0.935 | 43 | |
16 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 63 | 71 | 0.887 | 43 | |
17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 67 | 0.761 | 43 | |
18 | Orient | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 58 | 0.879 | 42 | |
19 | Barrow | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 75 | 0.747 | 42 | |
20 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 63 | 0.857 | 41 | |
21 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 61 | 0.885 | 40 | Relegation to 1969β70 Fourth Division |
22 | Hartlepool (R) | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 40 | 70 | 0.571 | 39 | |
23 | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 0.684 | 35 | |
24 | Oldham Athletic (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 50 | 83 | 0.602 | 35 |
Season | 1968β69 |
---|---|
Champions | Doncaster Rovers (2nd title) |
Promoted |
Bradford City, Halifax Town, Rochdale |
Failed re-election | none |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,372 (2.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gary Talbot ( Chester), 22 [3] |
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1967β68
1969β70 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Doncaster Rovers (C) | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 38 | 1.711 | 59 | Promotion to 1969β70 Third Division |
2 | Halifax Town (P) | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 53 | 37 | 1.432 | 57 | |
3 | Rochdale (P) | 46 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 68 | 35 | 1.943 | 56 | |
4 | Bradford City (P) | 46 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 65 | 46 | 1.413 | 56 | |
5 | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 62 | 45 | 1.378 | 52 | |
6 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 53 | 1.075 | 52 | |
7 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 78 | 61 | 1.279 | 51 | |
8 | Lincoln City | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 54 | 52 | 1.038 | 51 | |
9 | Wrexham | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 52 | 1.173 | 50 | |
10 | Swansea Town | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 54 | 1.074 | 49 | |
11 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 48 | |
12 | Workington | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 40 | 43 | 0.930 | 47 | |
13 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 1.000 | 46 | |
14 | Chester | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 76 | 66 | 1.152 | 45 | |
15 | Aldershot | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 66 | 66 | 1.000 | 45 | |
16 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 44 | |
17 | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 66 | 65 | 1.015 | 43 | |
18 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 60 | 57 | 1.053 | 42 | |
19 | Notts County | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 57 | 0.842 | 42 | |
20 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 50 | 0.860 | 41 | |
21 | York City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 39 | Re-elected |
22 | Newport County | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 74 | 0.662 | 36 | |
23 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 0.681 | 33 | |
24 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 106 | 0.302 | 20 |