1968–69 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1968–69 season
Chairman	Denis Hill-Wood
Manager	Bertie Mee
First Division	4th
FA Cup	Fifth Round
League Cup	Finalists
Top goalscorer	League: ; John Radford (15); All: ; John Radford (19)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1967–68 1969–70 →

During the 1968–69 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
2	Liverpool	42	25	11	6	63	24	2.625	61	Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3	Everton	42	21	15	6	77	36	2.139	57
4	Arsenal	42	22	12	8	56	27	2.074	56	Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round^[a]
5	Chelsea	42	20	10	12	73	53	1.377	50
6	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	17	11	61	51	1.196	45

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

^ Everton were ineligible to participate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as Liverpool had already qualified. Under the rules of the cup, only one team per city could participate. Arsenal 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
10 August 1968	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–1	56,280
13 August 1968	Leicester City	H	3–0	32,164
17 August 1968	Liverpool	H	1–1	43,535
21 August 1968	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–0	36,006
24 August 1968	Ipswich Town	A	2–1	25,825
27 August 1968	Manchester City	H	4–1	40,776
31 August 1968	Queen's Park Rangers	H	2–1	44,407
7 September 1968	Southampton	A	2–1	25,126
14 September 1968	Stoke City	H	1–0	28,275
21 September 1968	Leeds United	A	0–2	39,946
28 September 1968	Sunderland	H	0–0	35,277
5 October 1968	Manchester United	A	0–0	61,843
9 October 1968	Manchester City	A	1–1	33,830
12 October 1968	Coventry City	H	2–1	35,240
19 October 1968	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–1	35,624
26 October 1968	West Ham United	H	0–0	59,533
9 November 1968	Newcastle United	H	0–0	34,168
16 November 1968	Nottingham Forest	A	2–0	24,550
23 November 1968	Chelsea	H	0–1	45,588
30 November 1968	Burnley	A	1–0	16,264
7 December 1968	Everton	H	3–1	40,108
14 December 1968	Coventry City	A	1–0	27,332
21 December 1968	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–0	30,785
26 December 1968	Manchester United	H	3–0	62,300
11 January 1969	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2–0	39,008
18 January 1969	Newcastle United	A	1–2	34,227
1 February 1969	Nottingham Forest	H	1–1	35,585
15 February 1969	Burnley	H	2–0	27,614
18 February 1969	Ipswich Town	H	0–2	23,891
1 March 1969	Sheffield Wednesday	A	5–0	21,436
22 March 1969	Queen's Park Rangers	A	1–0	23,076
24 March 1969	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0	43,972
29 March 1969	Southampton	H	0–0	28,740
31 March 1969	Liverpool	A	1–1	44,843
5 April 1969	Sunderland	A	0–0	23,214
7 April 1969	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–1	31,011
8 April 1969	Leicester City	A	0–0	35,573
12 April 1969	Leeds United	H	1–2	44,715
14 April 1969	Chelsea	A	1–2	38,905
19 April 1969	Stoke City	A	3–1	14,996
21 April 1969	West Ham United	A	2–1	34,941
29 April 1969	Everton	A	0–1	39,689

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
R3	4 January 1969	Cardiff City	A	0–0	55,316
R3 R	7 January 1969	Cardiff City	H	2–0	52,681
R4	25 January 1969	Charlton Athletic	H	2–0	55,760
R5	12 February 1969	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–1	50,354

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R2	4 September 1968	Sunderland	H	1–0	28,460
R3	25 September 1968	Scunthorpe United	A	6–1	17,450
R4	15 October 1968	Liverpool	H	2–1	39,299
R5	29 October 1968	Blackpool	H	5–1	32,321
SF L1	20 November 1968	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0	55,237	Radford
SF L2	4 December 1968	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	56,923
F	15 March 1969	Swindon Town	N	1–3	98,189	Gould

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_ARS0.46682956976203-1] Everton were ineligible to participate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as Liverpool had already qualified. Under the rules of the cup, only one team per city could participate. Arsenal took their place as the highest-ranked team that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

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

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