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1968–69 Everton F.C. season

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Everton
1968–69 season
ManagerHarry Catterick
GroundGoodison Park
First Division3rd
FA CupSemi-final
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Royle (23)
All: Joe Royle (29)

During the 1968–69 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Final League Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Leeds United 42 18 3 0 41 9 9 10 2 25 17 66 26 2.538 + 40 67
2 Liverpool 42 16 4 1 36 10 9 7 5 27 14 63 24 2.625 + 39 61
3 Everton 42 14 5 2 43 10 7 10 4 34 26 77 36 2.139 + 41 57
4 Arsenal 42 12 6 3 31 12 10 6 5 25 15 56 27 2.074 + 29 56
5 Chelsea 42 11 7 3 40 24 9 3 9 33 29 73 53 1.377 + 20 50
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 10 8 3 39 22 4 9 8 22 29 61 51 1.196 + 10 45
7 Southampton 42 13 5 3 41 21 3 8 10 16 27 57 48 1.188 + 9 45
8 West Ham United 42 10 8 3 47 22 3 10 8 19 28 66 50 1.320 + 16 44
9 Newcastle United 42 12 7 2 40 20 3 7 11 21 35 61 55 1.109 + 6 44
10 West Bromwich Albion 42 11 7 3 43 26 5 4 12 21 41 64 67 0.955 – 3 43
11 Manchester United 42 13 5 3 38 18 2 7 12 19 35 57 53 1.075 + 4 42
12 Ipswich Town 42 10 4 7 32 26 5 7 9 27 34 59 60 0.983 – 1 41
13 Manchester City 42 13 6 2 49 20 2 4 15 15 35 64 55 1.164 + 9 40
14 Burnley 42 11 6 4 36 25 4 3 14 19 57 55 82 0.671 – 27 39
15 Sheffield Wednesday 42 7 9 5 27 26 3 7 11 14 28 41 54 0.759 – 13 36
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 7 10 4 26 22 3 5 13 15 36 41 58 0.707 – 17 35
17 Sunderland 42 10 6 5 28 18 1 6 14 15 49 43 67 0.642 – 24 34
18 Nottingham Forest 42 6 6 9 17 22 4 7 10 28 35 45 57 0.789 – 13 33
19 Stoke City 42 9 7 5 24 24 0 8 13 16 39 40 63 0.635 – 23 33
20 Coventry City 42 8 6 7 32 22 2 5 14 14 42 46 64 0.719 – 18 31
21 Leicester City 42 8 8 5 27 24 1 4 16 12 44 39 68 0.574 – 29 30
22 Queens Park Rangers 42 4 7 10 20 33 0 3 18 19 62 39 95 0.411 – 56 18

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968–69
Relegated

Results

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Football League First Division

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Main article: 1968–69 Football League First Division
10 August 1968 (1968-08-10) 1 Manchester United 2-1
 Everton Trafford, Greater Manchester
  • G. Best 21'
  • B. Charlton 28'
 Ball 26' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 61,311
13 August 1968 (1968-08-13) 2 Everton 3-0
 Burnley Walton, Liverpool
 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 48,903
17 August 1968 (1968-08-17) 3 Everton 0-2
 Tottenham Hotspur Walton, Liverpool
  • J. Greaves 35'
  • M. Chivers 81'
 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 56,570
19 August 1968 (1968-08-19) 4 West Ham United 1-4
 Everton Upton Park, London
M. Peters 51'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,895
24 August 1968 (1968-08-24) 5 Newcastle United 0-0
 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 38,851
27 August 1968 (1968-08-27) 6 Everton 0-0
 Liverpool Walton, Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 63,938
31 August 1968 (1968-08-31) 7 Everton 2-1
 Nottingham Forest Walton, Liverpool
 S. Chapman 84' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 45,951
7 September 1968 (1968-09-07) 8 Chelsea 1-1
 Everton Fulham, London
P. Osgood 72' (pen) Morrissey 3' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,017
14 September 1968 (1968-09-14) 9 Everton 3-0
 Sheffield Wednesday Walton, Liverpool
 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 44,517
21 September 1968 (1968-09-21) 10 Coventry City 2-2
 Everton Coventry
  • M. Setters 9'
  • I. Gibson 41'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 37,846
28 September 1968 (1968-09-28) 11 Everton 4-0
 West Bromwich Albion Walton, Liverpool
 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 47,792
5 October 1968 (1968-10-05) 12 Everton 2-0
 Manchester City Walton, Liverpool
 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 55,399
8 October 1968 (1968-10-08) 13 Liverpool 1-1
 Everton Anfield, Liverpool
T. Smith 75' Ball 65' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 54,496
12 October 1968 (1968-10-12) 14 Southampton 2-5
 Everton Southampton, Hampshire
  • J. Gabriel 15'
  • F. Kemp 74'
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 21,688
19 October 1968 (1968-10-19) 15 Everton 2-1
 Stoke City Walton, Liverpool
 D. Herd 48' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 42,887
26 October 1968 (1968-10-26) 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2
 Everton Wolverhampton, West Midlands
P. Knowles 50'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 34,744
2 November 1968 (1968-11-02) 17 Everton 2-0
 Sunderland Walton, Liverpool
 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,492
9 November 1968 (1968-11-09) 18 Ipswich Town 2-2
 Everton Ipswich, Suffolk
  • R. Crawford 18'
  • P. Morris 49'
 Royle 8', 74' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,049
16 November 1968 (1968-11-16) 19 Everton 4-0
 Queen's Park Rangers Walton, Liverpool
 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 43,552
23 November 1968 (1968-11-23) 20 Leeds United 2-1
 Everton Leeds, West Yorkshire
  • J. Giles 8' (pen)
  • E. Gray 75'
 Royle 24' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 41,716
30 November 1968 (1968-11-30) 21 Everton 7-1
 Leicester City Walton, Liverpool
 R. Fern 63' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 42,492
7 December 1968 (1968-12-07) 22 Arsenal 3-1
 Everton Highbury, London
  • J. Radford 11'
  • D. Court 34'
  • G. Graham 90'
 Ball 65' Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 40,108
14 December 1968 (1968-12-14) 23 Everton 1-0
 Southampton Walton, Liverpool
Hurst 32' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,299
21 December 1968 (1968-12-21) 24 Stoke City 0-0
 Everton Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 20,507
26 December 1968 (1968-12-26) 25 Manchester City 1-3
 Everton Moss Side, Manchester
C. Bell 25'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 53,549
11 January 1969 (1969-01-11) 26 Sunderland 1-3
 Everton Roker, Sunderland
C. Suggett 5'
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 24,106
18 January 1969 (1969-01-18) 27 Everton 2-2
 Ipswich Town Walton, Liverpool
 R. Crawford 38', 55' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,925
28 January 1969 (1969-01-28) 28 Everton 4-0
 Wolverhampton Wanderers Walton, Liverpool
 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 48,057
1 February 1969 (1969-02-01) 29 Queen's Park Rangers 0-1
 Everton White City, London
Husband 10' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 26,476
8 March 1969 (1969-03-08) 30 Tottenham Hotspur 1-1
 Everton Tottenham, North London
R. Morgan 86' Royle 40' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 44,882
10 March 1969 (1969-03-10) 31 Everton 0-0
 Manchester United Walton, Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 57,514
29 March 1969 (1969-03-29) 32 Everton 1-2
 Chelsea Walton, Liverpool
Royle 48' (pen)
  • I. Hutchinson 17'
  • A. Birchenall 58'
 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 42,190
1 April 1969 (1969-04-01) 33 Everton 1-0
 West Ham United Walton, Liverpool
Husband 38' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,738
5 April 1969 (1969-04-05) 34 West Bromwich Albion 1-1
 Everton West Bromwich, West Midlands
J. Astle 42' Ball 87' (pen) Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,156
8 April 1969 (1969-04-08) 35 Burnley 1-2
 Everton Burnley, Lancashire
R. Coates 50'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 17,134
12 April 1969 (1969-04-12) 36 Everton 3-0
 Coventry City Walton, Liverpool
 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,165
14 April 1969 (1969-04-14) 37 Everton 1-1
 Newcastle United Walton, Liverpool
Husband 44' W. Davies 51' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,035
19 April 1969 (1969-04-19) 38 Sheffield Wednesday 2-2
 Everton Owlerton, Sheffield
  • J. Ritchie 42'
  • B. Woodhall 74'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,060
22 April 1969 (1969-04-22) 39 Everton 0-0
 Leeds United Walton, Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 59,022
25 April 1969 (1969-04-25) 40 Nottingham Forest 1-0
 Everton West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
D. Hilley 11' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,629
29 April 1969 (1969-04-29) 41 Everton 1-0
 Arsenal Walton, Liverpool
Husband 6' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,689
14 May 1969 (1969-05-14) 42 Leicester City 1-1
 Everton Leicester
G. Cross 55' Ball 12' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 41,130

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FA Cup

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Main article: 1968–69 FA Cup
4 January 1969 (1969-01-04) 3rd Everton 2–1
 Ipswich Town Walton, Liverpool
 J. O'Rourke 50' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 49,047
25 January 1969 (1969-01-25) 4th Everton 2–0
 Coventry City Walton, Liverpool
 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 53,441
12 February 1969 (1969-02-12) 5th Everton 1–0
 Bristol Rovers Walton, Liverpool
Royle 33' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 53,294
1 March 1969 (1969-03-01) 6th Manchester United 0–1
 Everton Trafford, Greater Manchester
Royle 77' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 63,464
29 March 1969 (1969-03-29) SF Manchester City 1-0
 Everton Aston, Birmingham
T. Booth 89' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 63,025

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League Cup

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Main article: 1968–69 Football League Cup
3 September 1968 (1968-09-03) 2nd Everton 4–0
 Tranmere Rovers Walton, Liverpool
 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,477
24 September 1968 (1968-09-24) 3rd Everton 5–1
 Luton Town Walton, Liverpool
 L. Sheffield 72' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 30,405
16 October 1968 (1968-10-16) 4th Everton 0–0
 Derby County Walton, Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 44,795
23 October 1968 (1968-10-23) 4th (replay) Derby County 1–0
 Everton Derby, Derbyshire
K. Hector 30' Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 34,370

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Squad

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Everton's Record in 1968-69
  2. ^ Historical Lineups: Tables, Facts, Stats - Season 1968-69
  3. ^ 1968-1969 Summary: Appearances and Goals
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