| SEASON 1968-1969 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, August 31, 1968: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 | 12 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 | 11 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2.67 | 11 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1.57 | 9 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1.86 | 8 |
| 6 | Everton | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1.67 | 8 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1.29 | 8 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1.10 | 7 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.79 | 7 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 13 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0.82 | 6 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0.67 | 6 |
| 15 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 0.60 | 6 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 5 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0.54 | 5 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0.50 | 5 |
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 4 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.71 | 4 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.67 | 3 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 0.44 | 3 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |