Seasons · Division One · Season 49

1968/69

Finished 1st · Manager Don Revie

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The season · Record

Played: 55
Won: 33
Drawn: 15
Lost: 7
For: 84
Against: 42
Points: 67

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 6–1; v Burnley
Biggest defeat: 1–5; v Burnley
Clean sheets: 27
Top scorer: Jones; 17 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 34,789

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1968/69
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leeds United	42	27	13	2	66	26	+40	67
2	Liverpool	42	25	11	6	63	24	+39	61
3	Everton	42	21	15	6	77	36	+41	57
4	Arsenal	42	22	12	8	56	27	+29	56
5	Chelsea	42	20	10	12	73	53	+20	50
6	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	17	11	61	51	+10	45
7	Southampton	42	16	13	13	57	48	+9	45
8	West Ham United	42	13	18	11	66	50	+16	44
9	Newcastle United	42	15	14	13	61	55	+6	44
10	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	11	15	64	67	-3	43
11	Manchester United	42	15	12	15	57	53	+4	42
12	Ipswich Town	42	15	11	16	59	60	-1	41
13	Manchester City	42	15	10	17	64	55	+9	40
14	Burnley	42	15	9	18	55	82	-27	39
15	Sheffield Wednesday	42	10	16	16	41	54	-13	36
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	10	15	17	41	58	-17	35
17	Sunderland	42	11	12	19	43	67	-24	34
18	Nottingham Forest	42	10	13	19	45	57	-12	33
19	Stoke City	42	9	15	18	40	63	-23	33
20	Coventry City	42	10	11	21	46	64	-18	31
21	Leicester City	42	9	12	21	39	68	-29	30
22	Queens Park Rangers	42	4	10	28	39	95	-56	18

The squad

Every player used

Leeds United squad, 1968/69 - appearances, goals and assists
Player	Pos	Starts	Apps	Goals
Gary Sprake	GK	55	55	0
Billy Bremner	MF	54	54	7
Norman Hunter	DF	54	54	1
Paul Reaney	DF	54	54	1
Mick Jones	FW	53	53	17
Jack Charlton	DF	52	52	7
Mike O'Grady	WG	49	49	9
Paul Madeley	DF / MF	42	42	3
Terry Cooper	DF	42	42	1
Eddie Gray	WG / DF	41	41	5
Johnny Giles	MF	39	39	8
Peter Lorimer	MF / FW	36	36	13
Terry Hibbitt	MF	12	12	2
Rod Belfitt	FW	11	11	4
Mick Bates	MF	6	6	0
Jimmy Greenhoff	FW	3	3	0
Albert Johanneson	WG	2	2	2

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1968/69
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
10 Aug	A	Southampton	3–1	25,479	Won 3–1 v Southampton
14 Aug	H	Queens Park Rangers	4–1	31,612	Won 4–1 v Queens Park Rangers
17 Aug	H	Stoke City	2–0	30,383	Won 2–0 v Stoke City
20 Aug	A	Ipswich Town	3–2	30,382	Won 3–2 v Ipswich Town
28 Aug	H	Sunderland	1–1	37,797	Drew 1–1 v Sunderland
31 Aug	H	Liverpool	1–0	38,929	Won 1–0 v Liverpool
7 Sep	H	Wolves	2–1	31,227	Won 2–1 v Wolves
14 Sep	A	Leicester City	1–1	28,564	Drew 1–1 v Leicester City
21 Sep	H	Arsenal	2–0	39,946	Won 2–0 v Arsenal
28 Sep	A	Manchester City	1–3	45,006	Lost 1–3 v Manchester City
5 Oct	A	Newcastle United	1–0	41,915	Won 1–0 v Newcastle United
9 Oct	A	Sunderland	1–0	33,853	Won 1–0 v Sunderland
12 Oct	H	West Ham United	2–0	40,786	Won 2–0 v West Ham United
19 Oct	A	Burnley	1–5	26,423	Lost 1–5 v Burnley
26 Oct	H	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	33,926	Drew 0–0 v West Bromwich Albion
2 Nov	A	Manchester United	0–0	53,839	Drew 0–0 v Manchester United
9 Nov	H	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	38,995	Drew 0–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
16 Nov	A	Coventry City	1–0	33,224	Won 1–0 v Coventry City
23 Nov	H	Everton	2–1	41,716	Won 2–1 v Everton
30 Nov	A	Chelsea	1–1	43,286	Drew 1–1 v Chelsea
7 Dec	H	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	32,718	Won 2–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
14 Dec	A	West Ham United	1–1	27,418	Drew 1–1 v West Ham United
21 Dec	H	Burnley	6–1	31,409	Won 6–1 v Burnley
26 Dec	H	Newcastle United	2–1	42,000	Won 2–1 v Newcastle United
11 Jan	H	Manchester United	2–1	48,145	Won 2–1 v Manchester United
18 Jan	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	42,396	Drew 0–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
24 Jan	A	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	26,163	Won 1–0 v Queens Park Rangers
1 Feb	H	Coventry City	3–0	32,314	Won 3–0 v Coventry City
12 Feb	H	Ipswich Town	2–0	24,229	Won 2–0 v Ipswich Town
15 Feb	H	Chelsea	1–0	35,789	Won 1–0 v Chelsea
25 Feb	A	Nottingham Forest	2–0	36,249	Won 2–0 v Nottingham Forest
1 Mar	H	Southampton	3–2	33,205	Won 3–2 v Southampton
8 Mar	A	Stoke City	5–1	24,327	Won 5–1 v Stoke City
29 Mar	A	Wolves	0–0	27,986	Drew 0–0 v Wolves
1 Apr	A	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	34,278	Drew 0–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
5 Apr	H	Manchester City	1–0	43,176	Won 1–0 v Manchester City
9 Apr	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	28,959	Drew 1–1 v West Bromwich Albion
12 Apr	A	Arsenal	2–1	43,715	Won 2–1 v Arsenal
19 Apr	H	Leicester City	2–0	38,391	Won 2–0 v Leicester City
22 Apr	A	Everton	0–0	59,000	Drew 0–0 v Everton
28 Apr	A	Liverpool	0–0	53,750	Drew 0–0 v Liverpool
30 Apr	H	Nottingham Forest	1–0	46,508	Won 1–0 v Nottingham Forest

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup · 8 played

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup fixtures, 1968/69
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
18 Sep	A	Standard Liege	0–0	35,000	Drew 0–0 v Standard Liege
23 Oct	H	Standard Liege	3–2	24,178	Won 3–2 v Standard Liege
13 Nov	H	Napoli	2–0	26,967	Won 2–0 v Napoli
27 Nov	A	Napoli	0–2	15,000	Lost 0–2 v Napoli
18 Dec	H	Hannover 96	5–1	25,162	Won 5–1 v Hannover 96
4 Feb	A	Hannover 96	2–1	15,000	Won 2–1 v Hannover 96
5 Mar	H	Ujpest Dozsa	0–1	30,906	Lost 0–1 v Ujpest Dozsa
19 Mar	A	Ujpest Dozsa	0–2	40,000	Lost 0–2 v Ujpest Dozsa

League Cup · 3 played

League Cup fixtures, 1968/69
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
4 Sep	H	Charlton Athletic	1–0	18,860	Won 1–0 v Charlton Athletic
25 Sep	H	Bristol City	2–1	16,359	Won 2–1 v Bristol City
16 Oct	A	Crystal Palace	1–2	26,217	Lost 1–2 v Crystal Palace

FA Cup · 2 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1968/69
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
4 Jan	A	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	52,111	Drew 1–1 v Sheffield Wednesday
8 Jan	H	Sheffield Wednesday	1–3	48,234	Lost 1–3 v Sheffield Wednesday