- The Football League 1967-68
Statistics of
The Football League in season1967 /1968 .Overview
For the first time since
1937 Manchester City won the league title, finishing two points clear of their local rivals Manchester United. Fulham finished bottom of the league and were relegated along with Sheffield United. Coventry City, underJimmy Hill escaped relegation by one point but would go on to stay in the top division until their eventual relegation at the end of the 2000-01 season.Bill McGarry's Ipswich Town team won the division by one point from Queens Park Rangers, with both teams promoted. Blackpool finished third on goal average and so missed out. Rotherham United and bottom club Plymouth Argyle were both relegated to the Third Division.
Oxford United won their first divisional title and achieved what was then their highest ever finish in only their sixth season as a league club. Runners-up Bury joined them in promotion. Grimsby Town, Colchester United and Scunthorpe United were relegated, although the biggest story concerned bottom placed Peterborough United who were deducted 19 points for offering irregular bonuses to their players and so finished bottom. Had the points been restored the club would have finished in the top half. As a result of the ruling Mansfield Town escaped relegation.
Luton Town won the division and were promoted along with Barnsley, Hartlepools United and Crewe Alexandra. No clubs were voted out of the league.
League Standings
* Peterborough deducted 19 points for making irregular payments to players.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
See also
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1967-68 in English football References
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