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: ; George Graham (16); All: ; George Graham (21)
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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Tottenham Hotspur	42	19	9	14	70	59	1.186	47
8	West Bromwich Albion	42	17	12	13	75	62	1.210	46	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]
9	Arsenal	42	17	10	15	60	56	1.071	44
10	Newcastle United	42	13	15	14	54	67	0.806	41	Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round^[b]
11	Nottingham Forest	42	14	11	17	52	64	0.813	39

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ West Bromwich Albion qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1967-68 FA Cup winners.
^ Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were ineligible to participate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as Chelsea had already qualified. Under the rules of the cup, only one team per city could participate. Newcastle United took their place as the highest-ranked team that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
19 August 1967	Stoke City	H	2–0	27,144
22 August 1967	Liverpool	A	0–2	52,033
26 August 1967	Nottingham Forest	A	0–2	33,977
28 August 1967	Liverpool	H	2–0	33,380
2 September 1967	Coventry City	H	1–1	30,404
6 September 1967	West Bromwich Albion	A	3–1	26,153
9 September 1967	Sheffield United	A	4–2	14,939
16 September 1967	Tottenham Hotspur	H	4–0	62,936
23 September 1967	Manchester City	H	1–0	41,567
30 September 1967	Newcastle United	A	1–2	33,377
7 October 1967	Manchester United	A	0–1	60,201
14 October 1967	Sunderland	H	2–1	30,864
23 October 1967	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–3	36,664
28 October 1967	Fulham	H	5–3	29,867
4 November 1967	Leeds United	A	1–3	31,492
11 November 1967	Everton	H	2–2	36,371
18 November 1967	Leicester City	A	2–2	28,150
25 November 1967	West Ham United	H	0–0	42,029
2 December 1967	Burnley	A	0–1	15,381
16 December 1967	Stoke City	A	1–0	16,119
23 December 1967	Nottingham Forest	H	3–0	32,512
26 December 1967	Chelsea	A	2–1	51,672
30 December 1967	Chelsea	H	1–1	47,157
6 January 1968	Coventry City	A	1–1	32,839
13 January 1968	Sheffield United	H	1–1	27,447
20 January 1968	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–1	57,886
3 February 1968	Manchester City	A	1–1	42,392
10 February 1968	Newcastle United	H	0–0	36,996
24 February 1968	Manchester United	H	0–2	46,417
16 March 1968	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–2	25,983
23 March 1968	Fulham	A	3–1	20,612
29 March 1968	West Ham United	A	1–1	34,077
6 April 1968	Everton	A	0–2	40,029
10 April 1968	Southampton	A	0–2	23,207
13 April 1968	Leicester City	H	2–1	19,108
15 April 1968	Southampton	H	0–3	23,165
20 April 1968	Sunderland	A	0–2	31,255
27 April 1968	Burnley	H	0–2	15,278
30 April 1968	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3–2	11,262
4 May 1968	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–1	24,500
7 May 1968	Leeds United	H	4–3	24,053
11 May 1968	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–1	25,896

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
R3	27 January 1968	Shrewsbury Town	A	1–1	18,280
R3 R	30 January 1968	Shrewsbury Town	H	2–0	41,958
R4	17 February 1968	Swansea City	A	1–0	31,919
R5	9 March 1968	Birmingham City	H	1–1	45,515
R5 R	12 March 1968	Birmingham City	A	1–2	51,586

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
R2	12 September 1967	Coventry City	A	2–1	22,605
R3	11 October 1967	Reading	H	1–0	27,866
R4	1 November 1967	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–1	20,044
R5	29 November 1967	Burnley	A	3–3	16,033
R5 R	5 December 1967	Burnley	H	2–1	36,570
SF L1	17 January 1968	Huddersfield Town	H	3–2	39,986
SF L2	6 February 1968	Huddersfield Town	A	3–1	27,312
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

[table_note_res_CWC1R0.98188846464357-1] West Bromwich Albion qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1967-68 FA Cup winners.

[table_note_res_NEW0.98188846464357-2] Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were ineligible to participate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as Chelsea had already qualified. Under the rules of the cup, only one team per city could participate. Newcastle United took their place as the highest-ranked team that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

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

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