English First Division 1968/1969
Historical league standings at 21st December 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 | Liverpool | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 14 | 38 | 3.14 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 35 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Everton | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 33 | 2.27 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 33 | 2.23 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 24 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 28 | 1.59 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 27 | 1.52 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 1.23 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 24 | 1.18 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 43 | 24 | 0.81 |
| 10 | Burnley | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 49 | 24 | 0.63 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 0.97 |
| 12 | Southampton | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 23 | 0.86 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 23 | 0.71 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 22 | 1.27 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 0.87 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 39 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 19 | 0.66 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 16 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 15 | 0.46 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 24 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 53 | 12 | 0.47 |
