Season archive
1968-69 season
Div 1 (1) — finished 1. Manager: Don Revie.
Season summary
Division
Div 1 (1)
Position
1
Played
42
W-D-L
27-13-2
Goals
66-26
Points
67
Manager: Don Revie
Cups: FA Cup: R3 · League Cup: R4 · Europe: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Squad & statistics
Match results (55)
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 68 | Football League First Division | Away | Southampton | 3–1 | W |
| 14 Aug 68 | Football League First Division | Home | Queens Park Rangers | 4–1 | W |
| 17 Aug 68 | Football League First Division | Home | Stoke City | 2–0 | W |
| 20 Aug 68 | Football League First Division | Away | Ipswich Town | 3–2 | W |
| 28 Aug 68 | Football League First Division | Home | Sunderland | 1–1 | D |
| 31 Aug 68 | Football League First Division | Home | Liverpool | 1–0 | W |
| 04 Sept 68 | League Cup | Home | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Sept 68 | Football League First Division | Home | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | W |
| 14 Sept 68 | Football League First Division | Away | Leicester City | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Sept 68 | Europa League | Away | Standard Liege | 0–0 | D |
| 21 Sept 68 | Football League First Division | Home | Arsenal | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Sept 68 | League Cup | Home | Bristol City | 2–1 | W |
| 28 Sept 68 | Football League First Division | Away | Manchester City | 1–3 | L |
| 05 Oct 68 | Football League First Division | Away | Newcastle United | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Oct 68 | Football League First Division | Away | Sunderland | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Oct 68 | Football League First Division | Home | West Ham United | 2–0 | W |
| 16 Oct 68 | League Cup | Away | Crystal Palace | 1–2 | L |
| 19 Oct 68 | Football League First Division | Away | Burnley | 1–5 | L |
| 23 Oct 68 | Europa League | Home | Standard Liege | 3–2 | W |
| 26 Oct 68 | Football League First Division | Home | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | D |
| 02 Nov 68 | Football League First Division | Away | Manchester United | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Nov 68 | Football League First Division | Home | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | D |
| 13 Nov 68 | Europa League | Home | Napoli | 2–0 | W |
| 16 Nov 68 | Football League First Division | Away | Coventry City | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Nov 68 | Football League First Division | Home | Everton | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Nov 68 | Europa League | Away | Napoli | 0–2 | L |
| 30 Nov 68 | Football League First Division | Away | Chelsea | 1–1 | D |
| 07 Dec 68 | Football League First Division | Home | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Dec 68 | Football League First Division | Away | West Ham United | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Dec 68 | Europa League | Home | Hannover 96 | 5–1 | W |
| 21 Dec 68 | Football League First Division | Home | Burnley | 6–1 | W |
| 26 Dec 68 | Football League First Division | Home | Newcastle United | 2–1 | W |
| 04 Jan 69 | FA Cup | Away | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Jan 69 | FA Cup | Home | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–3 | L |
| 11 Jan 69 | Football League First Division | Home | Manchester United | 2–1 | W |
| 18 Jan 69 | Football League First Division | Away | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | D |
| 24 Jan 69 | Football League First Division | Away | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | W |
| 01 Feb 69 | Football League First Division | Home | Coventry City | 3–0 | W |
| 04 Feb 69 | Europa League | Away | Hannover 96 | 2–1 | W |
| 12 Feb 69 | Football League First Division | Home | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | W |
| 15 Feb 69 | Football League First Division | Home | Chelsea | 1–0 | W |
| 25 Feb 69 | Football League First Division | Away | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Mar 69 | Football League First Division | Home | Southampton | 3–2 | W |
| 05 Mar 69 | Europa League | Home | Újpest | 0–1 | L |
| 08 Mar 69 | Football League First Division | Away | Stoke City | 5–1 | W |
| 19 Mar 69 | Europa League | Away | Újpest | 0–2 | L |
| 29 Mar 69 | Football League First Division | Away | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Apr 69 | Football League First Division | Away | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Apr 69 | Football League First Division | Home | Manchester City | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Apr 69 | Football League First Division | Away | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Apr 69 | Football League First Division | Away | Arsenal | 2–1 | W |
| 19 Apr 69 | Football League First Division | Home | Leicester City | 2–0 | W |
| 22 Apr 69 | Football League First Division | Away | Everton | 0–0 | D |
| 28 Apr 69 | Football League First Division | Away | Liverpool | 0–0 | D |
| 30 Apr 69 | Football League First Division | Home | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | W |