SEASON: 1968-69
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Johnny Carey, Matt Gillies
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Preston North End (A) 0-3)
- League Cup:
- 2nd Round (West Bromwich Albion (H) 2-3)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Ian Storey-Moore (18 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 45
- Competitive Goals:
- 48
- Goals per game:
- 1.1
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 33 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 39.3%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Testimonial
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 21 times | 5 times | 4 times | 1 time | Conceded | 12 times | 12 times | 8 times | 1 time | Won By | 7 times | 1 time | 2 times | Lost By | 12 times | 8 times | 1 time |
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Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 41,892
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 17,651
- Average League Attendance:
- 25,532
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 0
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 0
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 12
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE (1968-69)
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) | 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 | Leeds United | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 2.538 | 67 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 2.625 | 61 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 77 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 2.139 | 57 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 4 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 2.074 | 56 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 1.377 | 50 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 1.196 | 45 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 7 | Southampton | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 1.188 | 45 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 66 | 50 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 1.320 | 44 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 55 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 1.109 | 44 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 67 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 41 | .955 | 43 | 3-0 | 5-2 | 11 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 1.075 | 42 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 12 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 34 | .983 | 41 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 13 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 55 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 1.164 | 40 | 1-0 | 3-3 | 14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 82 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 57 | .671 | 39 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 54 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 28 | .759 | 36 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 36 | .707 | 35 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 17 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 67 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 49 | .642 | 34 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 35 | .789 | 33 | 19 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 63 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 39 | .635 | 33 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 20 | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 42 | .719 | 31 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 21 | Leicester City | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 68 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 44 | .574 | 30 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 95 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 62 | .411 | 18 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 04, 1969 | Preston North End | 3 | A | 0-3 | Loss | - |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Tue Sep 03, 1968 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | H | 2-3 | Loss | - | Lyons (?), Storey-Moore (?) |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Wed May 07, 1969 | Notts County | H | 2-1 | Win | - | Lyons (?, ?) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thu Aug 01, 1968 | Werder Bremen | Germany | A | 1-0 | Win | 5,000 | Baker (?) |
Sun Aug 04, 1968 | SV Alsenborn | Germany | A | 3-1 | Win | 1,250 | Baxter (?), Baker (?), Hilley (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 25, 1969 | Norwich City | England | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Barnwell (?) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Oct 01, 1968 | Bristol XI | England | A | 6-2 | Win | - | Lyons (?, ?, ?), Baxter (?), Lloyd (? OG), Baker (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (6) | Out (5) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Brian Sherratt | Loan In | Gordon Marshall | Sold | Gordon Marshall | Bought | William Taylor | Sold | Len Harris | Bought | Dec 01, 1968 | Brian Williamson | Sold | £13,000 | Liam O'Kane | Bought | Apr 30, 1969 | Jim Baxter | Released | Feb 15, 1969 | Ronnie Rees | Bought | Apr 30, 1969 | Joe Baker | Sold | Mar 01, 1969 | Alan Hill | Bought |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Alan Hill | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
GK | Brian Sherratt | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
GK | Brian Williamson | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
GK | Gordon Marshall | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
GK | Peter Grummitt | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
D | Bill Brindley | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | 34 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
D | Len Harris | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
D | Terry Hennessey | 41 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 2 | |||||||
M | Henry Newton | 45 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 2 | |||||||
M | Liam O'Kane | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
M | William Taylor | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
F | Barry Lyons | 44 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 9 | |||||||
F | Colin Hall | 19 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||
F | Dave Hilley | 19 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | ||||||
F | Ian Storey-Moore | 29 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
F | Jim Baxter | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
F | Joe Baker | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
F | John Barnwell | 26 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
F | John Winfield | 45 | 10 | 13 | 21 | ||||||||
F | Paul Richardson | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
F | Peter Hindley | 38 | 7 | 13 | 17 | ||||||||
F | Ronnie Rees | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Sammy Chapman | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
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18 | Ian Storey-Moore | 29 |
9 | Barry Lyons | 44 |
4 | Dave Hilley | 19 |
4 | Joe Baker | 30 |
3 | Sammy Chapman | 28 |
2 | Colin Hall | 19 |
2 | Henry Newton | 45 |
2 | Terry Hennessey | 41 |
1 | Jim Baxter | 25 |
1 | John Barnwell | 26 |
1 | Paul Richardson | 13 |
1 | Ronnie Rees | 11 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1968-69
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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West Bromwich Albion | Sat Sep 07, 1968 | A | 5-2 | Sat Mar 22, 1969 | H | 3-0 |