Seasons · Division One · Season 48

1967/68

Finished 4th · Manager Don Revie

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The season · Record

Played: 66
Won: 40
Drawn: 14
Lost: 12
For: 119
Against: 50
Points: 53

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 9–0; v Spora Luxembourg
Biggest defeat: 0–3; v Burnley
Clean sheets: 33
Top scorer: Lorimer; 30 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 36,370

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1967/68
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	42	26	6	10	86	43	+43	58
2	Manchester United	42	24	8	10	89	55	+34	56
3	Liverpool	42	22	11	9	71	40	+31	55
4	Leeds United	42	22	9	11	71	41	+30	53
5	Everton	42	23	6	13	67	40	+27	52
6	Chelsea	42	18	12	12	62	68	-6	48
7	Tottenham Hotspur	42	19	9	14	70	59	+11	47
8	West Bromwich Albion	42	17	12	13	75	62	+13	46
9	Arsenal	42	17	10	15	60	56	+4	44
10	Newcastle United	42	13	15	14	54	67	-13	41
11	Nottingham Forest	42	14	11	17	52	64	-12	39
12	West Ham United	42	14	10	18	73	69	+4	38
13	Leicester City	42	13	12	17	64	69	-5	38
14	Burnley	42	14	10	18	64	71	-7	38
15	Sunderland	42	13	11	18	51	61	-10	37
16	Southampton	42	13	11	18	66	83	-17	37
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	14	8	20	66	75	-9	36
18	Stoke City	42	14	7	21	50	73	-23	35
19	Sheffield Wednesday	42	11	12	19	51	63	-12	34
20	Coventry City	42	9	15	18	51	71	-20	33
21	Sheffield United	42	11	10	21	49	70	-21	32
22	Fulham	42	10	7	25	56	98	-42	27

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1967/68
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
19 Aug	H	Sunderland	1–1	36,252	Drew 1–1 v Sunderland
23 Aug	A	Manchester United	0–1	53,016	Lost 0–1 v Manchester United
26 Aug	A	Wolves	0–2	35,368	Lost 0–2 v Wolves
2 Sep	H	Fulham	2–0	25,760	Won 2–0 v Fulham
9 Sep	A	Southampton	1–1	25,522	Drew 1–1 v Southampton
16 Sep	A	Everton	1–0	53,159	Won 1–0 v Everton
20 Sep	H	Burnley	2–1	32,944	Won 2–1 v Burnley
23 Sep	H	Leicester City	3–2	37,084	Won 3–2 v Leicester City
30 Sep	A	West Ham United	0–0	28,940	Drew 0–0 v West Ham United
7 Oct	H	Chelsea	7–0	40,460	Won 7–0 v Chelsea
14 Oct	A	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	21,300	Lost 0–2 v West Bromwich Albion
25 Oct	H	Newcastle United	2–0	30,347	Won 2–0 v Newcastle United
28 Oct	A	Manchester City	0–1	39,713	Lost 0–1 v Manchester City
4 Nov	H	Arsenal	3–1	31,632	Won 3–1 v Arsenal
8 Nov	H	Manchester United	1–0	43,999	Won 1–0 v Manchester United
11 Nov	A	Sheffield United	0–1	24,715	Lost 0–1 v Sheffield United
18 Nov	H	Coventry City	1–1	32,469	Drew 1–1 v Coventry City
25 Nov	A	Nottingham Forest	2–0	29,750	Won 2–0 v Nottingham Forest
2 Dec	H	Stoke City	2–0	29,988	Won 2–0 v Stoke City
9 Dec	A	Liverpool	0–2	39,675	Lost 0–2 v Liverpool
16 Dec	A	Sunderland	2–2	21,189	Drew 2–2 v Sunderland
23 Dec	H	Wolves	2–1	28,376	Won 2–1 v Wolves
26 Dec	A	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	51,055	Won 1–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
30 Dec	H	Sheffield Wednesday	3–2	36,409	Won 3–2 v Sheffield Wednesday
6 Jan	A	Fulham	5–0	24,419	Won 5–0 v Fulham
13 Jan	H	Southampton	5–0	31,474	Won 5–0 v Southampton
20 Jan	H	Everton	2–0	44,119	Won 2–0 v Everton
3 Feb	A	Leicester City	2–2	30,081	Drew 2–2 v Leicester City
10 Feb	H	West Ham United	2–1	41,814	Won 2–1 v West Ham United
13 Mar	H	Nottingham Forest	1–1	32,508	Drew 1–1 v Nottingham Forest
16 Mar	A	Newcastle United	1–1	45,190	Drew 1–1 v Newcastle United
20 Mar	A	Chelsea	0–0	47,470	Drew 0–0 v Chelsea
23 Mar	H	Manchester City	2–0	51,818	Won 2–0 v Manchester City
6 Apr	H	Sheffield United	3–0	31,059	Won 3–0 v Sheffield United
12 Apr	A	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	56,597	Lost 1–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
13 Apr	A	Coventry City	1–0	38,778	Won 1–0 v Coventry City
17 Apr	H	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	50,000	Won 1–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
20 Apr	H	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	38,334	Won 3–1 v West Bromwich Albion
23 Apr	A	Stoke City	2–3	23,999	Lost 2–3 v Stoke City
4 May	H	Liverpool	1–2	44,553	Lost 1–2 v Liverpool
7 May	A	Arsenal	3–4	25,043	Lost 3–4 v Arsenal
11 May	A	Burnley	0–3	13,247	Lost 0–3 v Burnley

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup · 12 played

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup fixtures, 1967/68
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
3 Oct	A	Spora Luxembourg	9–0	2,500	Won 9–0 v Spora Luxembourg
17 Oct	H	Spora Luxembourg	7–0	15,196	Won 7–0 v Spora Luxembourg
29 Nov	A	Partizan Belgrade	2–1	10,000	Won 2–1 v Partizan Belgrade
6 Dec	H	Partizan Belgrade	1–1	34,258	Drew 1–1 v Partizan Belgrade
20 Dec	H	Hibernian	1–0	31,522	Won 1–0 v Hibernian
10 Jan	A	Hibernian	1–1	30,000	Drew 1–1 v Hibernian
26 Mar	A	Rangers	0–0	80,000	Drew 0–0 v Rangers
9 Apr	H	Rangers	2–0	50,498	Won 2–0 v Rangers
1 May	A	Dundee	1–1	30,000	Drew 1–1 v Dundee
15 May	H	Dundee	1–0	23,830	Won 1–0 v Dundee
7 Aug	H	Ferencvaros	1–0	25,268	Won 1–0 v Ferencvaros
11 Sep	A	Ferencvaros	0–0	76,000	Drew 0–0 v Ferencvaros

League Cup · 7 played

League Cup fixtures, 1967/68
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
13 Sep	H	Luton Town	3–1	11,473	Won 3–1 v Luton Town
11 Oct	H	Bury	3–0	20,927	Won 3–0 v Bury
15 Nov	A	Sunderland	2–0	29,536	Won 2–0 v Sunderland
13 Dec	H	Stoke City	2–0	24,556	Won 2–0 v Stoke City
17 Jan	A	Derby County	1–0	31,904	Won 1–0 v Derby County
7 Feb	H	Derby County	3–2	29,367	Won 3–2 v Derby County
2 Mar	N	Arsenal	1–0	97,887	Won 1–0 v Arsenal

FA Cup · 5 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1967/68
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
27 Jan	H	Derby County	2–0	37,768	Won 2–0 v Derby County
17 Feb	H	Nottingham Forest	2–1	51,739	Won 2–1 v Nottingham Forest
9 Mar	H	Bristol City	2–0	45,227	Won 2–0 v Bristol City
30 Mar	H	Sheffield United	1–0	48,322	Won 1–0 v Sheffield United
27 Apr	N	Everton	0–1	63,000	Lost 0–1 v Everton