1968–69 Arsenal F.C. season

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Arsenal
1968–69 season
ChairmanDenis Hill-Wood
ManagerBertie Mee
First Division4th
FA CupFifth Round
League CupFinalists
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Radford (15)
All:
John Radford (19)

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

Final league table[]

Main article: 1968–69 Football League First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Liverpool 42 25 11 6 63 24 2.625 61 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Everton 42 21 15 6 77 36 2.139 57
4 Arsenal 42 22 12 8 56 27 2.074 56
5 Chelsea 42 20 10 12 73 53 1.377 50 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 17 11 61 51 1.196 45
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.

Results[]

Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 August 1968 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–1 56,280
13 August 1968 Leicester City H 3–0 32,164
17 August 1968 Liverpool H 1–1 43,535
21 August 1968 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 36,006
24 August 1968 Ipswich Town A 2–1 25,825
27 August 1968 Manchester City H 4–1 40,776
31 August 1968 Queen's Park Rangers H 2–1 44,407
7 September 1968 Southampton A 2–1 25,126
14 September 1968 Stoke City H 1–0 28,275
21 September 1968 Leeds United A 0–2 39,946
28 September 1968 Sunderland H 0–0 35,277
5 October 1968 Manchester United A 0–0 61,843
9 October 1968 Manchester City A 1–1 33,830
12 October 1968 Coventry City H 2–1 35,240
19 October 1968 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 35,624
26 October 1968 West Ham United H 0–0 59,533
9 November 1968 Newcastle United H 0–0 34,168
16 November 1968 Nottingham Forest A 2–0 24,550
23 November 1968 Chelsea H 0–1 45,588
30 November 1968 Burnley A 1–0 16,264
7 December 1968 Everton H 3–1 40,108
14 December 1968 Coventry City A 1–0 27,332
21 December 1968 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 30,785
26 December 1968 Manchester United H 3–0 62,300
11 January 1969 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 39,008
18 January 1969 Newcastle United A 1–2 34,227
1 February 1969 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 35,585
15 February 1969 Burnley H 2–0 27,614
18 February 1969 Ipswich Town H 0–2 23,891
1 March 1969 Sheffield Wednesday A 5–0 21,436
22 March 1969 Queen's Park Rangers A 1–0 23,076
24 March 1969 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 43,972
29 March 1969 Southampton H 0–0 28,740
31 March 1969 Liverpool A 1–1 44,843
5 April 1969 Sunderland A 0–0 23,214
7 April 1969 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–1 31,011
8 April 1969 Leicester City A 0–0 35,573
12 April 1969 Leeds United H 1–2 44,715
14 April 1969 Chelsea A 1–2 38,905
19 April 1969 Stoke City A 3–1 14,996
21 April 1969 West Ham United A 2–1 34,941
29 April 1969 Everton A 0–1 39,689

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1968–69 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R3 4 January 1969 Cardiff City A 0–0 55,316
R3 R 7 January 1969 Cardiff City H 2–0 52,681
R4 25 January 1969 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 55,760
R5 12 February 1969 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 50,354

League Cup[]

Main article: 1968–69 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R2 4 September 1968 Sunderland H 1–0 28,460
R3 25 September 1968 Scunthorpe United A 6–1 17,450
R4 15 October 1968 Liverpool H 2–1 39,299
R5 29 October 1968 Blackpool H 5–1 32,321
SF L1 20 November 1968 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 55,237 Radford
SF L2 4 December 1968 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 56,923
F 15 March 1969 Swindon Town N 1–3 98,189 Gould

Squad[]

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK Scotland SCO Bob Wilson
- GK England ENG Geoff Barnett
- DF Northern Ireland NIR Pat Rice
- DF Scotland SCO Frank McLintock
- DF England ENG Peter Simpson
- DF England ENG Bob McNab
- DF Northern Ireland NIR Sammy Nelson
- DF Wales WAL John Roberts
- MF England ENG George Armstrong
- MF Scotland SCO George Graham
- MF England ENG Jon Sammels
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Peter Storey
- MF Scotland SCO Eddie Kelly
- FW England ENG Ray Kennedy
- FW England ENG John Radford
- FW England ENG Charlie George
- FW Scotland SCO Peter Marinello

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1970-1971/results
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