English First Division 1968/1969
Historical league standings at 28th August 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 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 2.60 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2.20 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 8 | Everton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1.60 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Southampton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Burnley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0.57 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0.56 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 22 | Coventry City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.63 |
