SEASON: 1967-68
DIVISION: English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Johnny Carey
- FA Cup:
- 4th Round (Leeds United (A) 1-2)
- League Cup:
- 3rd Round (Burnley (A) 0-3)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Joe Baker (21 goals)
- Ever Present:
- Bob McKinlay (51 games)
- Competitive Games:
- 51
- Competitive Goals:
- 65
- Goals per game:
- 1.3
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 39 out of (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 46.4%
- Highest League Attendance:
- 49,946 (Manchester United)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 20,658 (Fulham)
- Average League Attendance:
- 32,320
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 37,299 (Bolton Wanderers)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 27,090 (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Clean Sheets:
- 14
- Yellow Cards:
- 12
- Red Cards:
- 1   (Frank Wignall)
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 1   (scored by us for opponents)   (John Barnwell)
- Penalties scored:
- 2
- Penalties conceded:
- 1
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
- GAME COUNTS
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1967-68
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Manchester City | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 86 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 2.00000 | 58 | European Cup | 0-3 | 0-2 | |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 1.61818 | 56 | European Cup | 3-1 | 0-3 | |
3 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 1.77500 | 55 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | 0-1 | 1-6 | |
4 | Leeds United | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 1.73171 | 53 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | 0-2 | 1-1 | |
5 | Everton | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 67 | 40 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 1.67500 | 52 | 1-0 | 0-1 | ||
6 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 68 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 43 | .91176 | 48 | 3-0 | 0-1 | ||
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 59 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 1.18644 | 47 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 75 | 62 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 1.20968 | 46 | Cup Winners Cup | 3-2 | 1-2 | |
9 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 56 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 1.07143 | 44 | 2-0 | 0-3 | ||
10 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 67 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 47 | .80597 | 41 | 4-0 | 0-0 | ||
11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 42 | .81250 | 39 | Inter Cities Fairs Cup | |||
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 73 | 69 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 1.05797 | 38 | 1-1 | 0-3 | ||
13 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 64 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 35 | .92754 | 38 | 2-1 | 2-4 | ||
14 | Burnley | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 71 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 55 | .90141 | 38 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
15 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 61 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33 | .83607 | 37 | 0-3 | 0-1 | ||
16 | Southampton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 83 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 52 | .79518 | 37 | 2-2 | 1-2 | ||
17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 66 | 75 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 39 | .88000 | 36 | 3-1 | 1-6 | ||
18 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 44 | .68493 | 35 | 3-0 | 3-1 | ||
19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 63 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 39 | .80952 | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
20 | Coventry City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 71 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 39 | .71831 | 33 | 3-3 | 3-1 | ||
21 | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 39 | .70000 | 32 | Relegated | 1-0 | 3-1 | |
22 | Fulham | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 56 | 98 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 57 | .57143 | 27 | Relegated | 2-2 | 0-2 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 14 times | 6 times | 9 times | 3 times | Conceded | 17 times | 10 times | 7 times | 1 time | 2 times | Won By | 8 times | 7 times | 2 times | 2 times | Lost By | 9 times | 4 times | 6 times | 2 times |
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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.
GAMES
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.
GAMES
  
Manager for all games: Johnny Carey
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Fairs Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Manager for all games: Johnny Carey
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jan 27, 1968 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | H | 4-2 | 37,299 | Winfield (30'), Baker (51'), Hilley (70'), Wignall (76') | |
Sat Feb 17, 1968 | Leeds United | 4 | A | 1-2 | 51,739 | Baker (9') |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Sep 13, 1967 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | A | 1-0 | 13,235 | Storey-Moore (81') | ||
Tue Oct 10, 1967 | Burnley | 3 | A | 0-3 | 14,421 |
Fairs Cup
Date | Opponent | Country | Round | Leg | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Sep 20, 1967 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany | 1 | 1 | A | 1-0 | 4,500 | Baker (10') |
Tue Oct 17, 1967 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany | 1 | 2 | H | 4-0 | 27,090 | Baker (13', 35'), Chapman (47'), Lyons (73') |
Tue Oct 31, 1967 | FC Zurich | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | H | 2-1 | 32,896 | Newton (49'), Storey-Moore (71' pen) |
Tue Nov 14, 1967 | FC Zurich | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | A | 0-1 | 12,000 |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue May 14, 1968 | Notts County | Final | H | 3-0 | 14,042 | Lyons (?, ?), Storey-Moore (? pen) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Aug 05, 1967 | Raith Rovers | Scotland | A | 5-1 | 7,000 | Baker (?, 30'), Wignall (?), Kear (44'), Hinton (47' pen) |
Mon Aug 07, 1967 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | A | 0-0 | 7,000 | |
Sat Aug 12, 1967 | Derby County | England | A | 3-1 | 17,558 | Baker (?), Wignall (?), Hinton (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Mar 05, 1968 | Derby County | England | H | 1-2 | 21,305 | Lyons (66') |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (3) - £123,000 | Out (6) - £56,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Dave Hilley | Bought | Dave Stainwright | Sold | Mick Harby | Bought | Jeff Whitefoot | Retired | Dec 16, 1967 | Jim Baxter | Bought | £123,000 | Mick Harby | Sold | Aug 01, 1967 | Brian Williamson | Loan Out | Sep 20, 1967 | Alan Hinton | Sold | £26,000 | Sep 23, 1967 | Mike Kear | Sold | £30,000 |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Brian Williamson | England | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
GK | Mick Harby | England | 18 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
GK | Peter Grummitt | England | 24 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 14 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Bill Brindley | England | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | Scotland | 34 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||
D | John Winfield | England | 24 | 50 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
D | Peter Hindley | England | 23 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 18 | |||||||||
D | Ray Bridgett | England | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
D | Terry Hennessey | Wales | 24 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 1 | Midfielders | |||||||
M | Billy Taylor | Scotland | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
M | Dave Stainwright | England | 19 | |||||||||||||
M | Henry Newton | England | 23 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 4 | ||||||||
M | Jeff Whitefoot | England | 33 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Mike Kear | England | 24 | |||||||||||||
M | Paul Richardson | England | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Forwards | |||||||||
F | Alan Hinton | England | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
F | Barry Lyons | England | 22 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
F | Colin Hall | England | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Dave Hilley | Scotland | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
F | Frank Wignall | England | 27 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
F | Ian Storey-Moore | England | 22 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | |||||||
F | Jim Baxter | Scotland | 27 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Joe Baker | England | 27 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 2 | |||||||
F | John Barnwell | England | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Sammy Chapman | England | 20 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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21 | Joe Baker | 48 |
12 | Ian Storey-Moore | 35 |
7 | Barry Lyons | 43 |
7 | Frank Wignall | 36 |
4 | Dave Hilley | 19 |
4 | Henry Newton | 45 |
3 | Sammy Chapman | 29 |
2 | Alan Hinton | 5 |
2 | Jim Baxter | 24 |
1 | Billy Taylor | 10 |
1 | John Barnwell | 20 |
1 | John Winfield | 50 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Sheffield United | Sat Aug 19, 1967 | Away | 3-1 | Sat Dec 16, 1967 | Home | 1-0 | |
Stoke City | Tue Dec 26, 1967 | Home | 3-0 | Sat Dec 30, 1967 | Away | 3-1 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Liverpool | Tue Sep 05, 1967 | Home | 0-1 | Sat May 11, 1968 | Away | 1-6 | |
Manchester City | Sat Sep 02, 1967 | Away | 0-2 | Sat Jan 06, 1968 | Home | 0-3 | |
Sunderland | Sat Nov 04, 1967 | Away | 0-1 | Sat Mar 30, 1968 | Home | 0-3 |