English First Division 1968/1969
Historical league standings at 12th October 1968
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Leeds United | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 2.40 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 21 | 3.75 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Everton | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 19 | 2.33 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 1.86 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 1.12 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 1.17 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 0.93 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 0.94 |
| 11 | Burnley | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 1.05 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 0.81 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 0.62 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Southampton | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 0.70 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 0.61 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 0.81 |
| 22 | Coventry City | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 0.56 |
