1967–68 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1967–68 season
Chairman	Denis Hill-Wood
Manager	Bertie Mee
First Division	9th
FA Cup	Fifth Round
League Cup	Finalists
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ray Kennedy (19); All: ; Ray Kennedy (26)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1966–67 1968–69 →

During the 1967–68 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Final league table

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

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
19 August 1967	Stoke City	H	2–0
22 August 1967	Liverpool	A	0–2
26 August 1967	Nottingham Forest	A	0–2
28 August 1967	Liverpool	H	2–0
2 September 1967	Coventry City	H	1–1
6 September 1967	West Bromwich Albion	A	3–1
9 September 1967	Sheffield United	A	4–2
16 September 1967	Tottenham Hotspur	H	4–0
23 September 1967	Manchester City	H	1–0
30 September 1967	Newcastle United	A	1–2
7 October 1967	Manchester United	A	0–1
14 October 1967	Sunderland	H	2–1
23 October 1967	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–3
28 October 1967	Fulham	H	5–3
4 November 1967	Leeds United	A	1–3
11 November 1967	Everton	H	2–2
18 November 1967	Leicester City	A	2–2
25 November 1967	West Ham United	H	0–0
2 December 1967	Burnley	A	0–1
16 December 1967	Stoke City	A	1–0
23 December 1967	Nottingham Forest	H	3–0
26 December 1967	Chelsea	A	2–1
30 December 1967	Chelsea	H	1–1
6 January 1968	Coventry City	A	1–1
13 January 1968	Sheffield United	H	1–1
20 January 1968	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–1
3 February 1968	Manchester City	A	1–1
10 February 1968	Newcastle United	H	0–0
24 February 1968	Manchester United	H	0–2
16 March 1968	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–2
23 March 1968	Fulham	A	3–1
29 March 1968	West Ham United	A	1–1
6 April 1968	Everton	A	0–2
10 April 1968	Southampton	A	0–2
13 April 1968	Leicester City	H	2–1
15 April 1968	Southampton	H	0–3
20 April 1968	Sunderland	H	0–2
27 April 1968	Burnley	H	0–2
30 April 1968	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3–2
4 May 1968	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–1
7 May 1968	Leeds United	H	4–3
11 May 1968	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–1

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R3	27 January 1968	Shrewsbury Town	A	1–1
R3 R	30 January 1968	Shrewsbury Town	H	2–0
R4	17 February 1968	Swansea City	A	1–0
R5	9 March 1968	Birmingham City	H	1–1
R5 R	12 March 1968	Birmingham City	A	1–2

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
R2	12 September 1967	Coventry City	A	2–1
R3	11 October 1967	Reading	H	1–0
R4	1 November 1967	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–1
R5	29 November 1967	Burnley	A	3–3
R5 R	5 December 1967	Burnley	H	2–1
SF L1	17 January 1968	Huddersfield Town	H	3–2
SF L2	6 February 1968	Huddersfield Town	A	3–1
F	2 March 1968	Leeds United	N	0–1	97,877

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	SCO	Bob Wilson
-	GK	ENG	Geoff Barnett
-	DF	NIR	Pat Rice
-	DF	SCO	Frank McLintock
-	DF	ENG	Peter Simpson
-	DF	ENG	Bob McNab
-	DF	NIR	Sammy Nelson
-	DF	WAL	John Roberts
-	MF	ENG	George Armstrong
-	MF	SCO	George Graham
-	MF	ENG	Jon Sammels


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	ENG	Peter Storey
-	MF	SCO	Eddie Kelly
-	FW	ENG	Ray Kennedy
-	FW	ENG	John Radford
-	FW	ENG	Charlie George
-	FW	SCO	Peter Marinello

References

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

[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1970-1971/results

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