1967–68 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1967–68 season
ChairmanPercy Woodward
ManagerDon Revie
StadiumElland Road
First Division4th
FA CupSemi-final
League CupWinners
Inter-Cities Fairs CupWinners

The 1967–68 season was Leeds United's 41st season in the Football League, and their fourth consecutive season in the First Division, in which they finished 4th. Along with the First Division, they competed in the FA Cup, where they were defeated in the semi-final by Everton. The club were more successful in their other two cup competitions however, winning the Football League Cup after beating Arsenal in the final, and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup after beating Ferencváros in that final over two legs.

Competitions

First Division

Main article: 1967–68 Football League § First Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Manchester United 42 24 8 10 89 55 1.618 56 Qualification for the European Cup first round[a]
3 Liverpool 42 22 11 9 71 40 1.775 55 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
4 Leeds United 42 22 9 11 71 41 1.732 53
5 Everton 42 23 6 13 67 40 1.675 52
6 Chelsea 42 18 12 12 62 68 0.912 48 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round[b]
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Manchester United qualified for the European Cup as the 1967–68 European Cup winners.
  2. ^ 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. Chelsea took their place as the highest-ranked team that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

Matches

Win Draw Loss
First Division match details[1]
Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
19 August 1967 Sunderland H 1–1 Greenhoff 36,252
23 August 1967 Manchester United A 0–1 53,016
26 August 1967 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–2 35,368
2 September 1967 Fulham H 2–0 Belfitt (2) 25,760
9 September 1967 Southampton A 1–1 Lorimer 25,522
16 September 1967 Everton A 1–0 Gray 53,159
20 September 1967 Burnley H 2–1 Lorimer (2) 32,944
23 September 1967 Leicester City H 3–2 Lorimer (2, 1 pen.), Greenhoff 37,084
30 September 1967 West Ham United A 0–0 28,940
7 October 1967 Chelsea H 7–0 Johanneson, Greenhoff, Charlton, Lorimer, Gray, Hinton (o.g.). Bremner 40,460
14 October 1967 West Bromwich Albion A 0–2 21,300
25 October 1967 Newcastle United H 2–0 Lorimer, Johanneson 30,347
28 October 1967 Manchester City A 0–1 39,713
4 November 1967 Arsenal H 3–1 Lorimer (pen.), Jones, Gray 31,632
8 November 1967 Manchester United H 1–0 Greenhoff 43,999
11 November 1967 Sheffield United A 0–1 24,715
18 November 1967 Coventry City H 1–1 Lorimer 32,469
25 November 1967 Nottingham Forest A 2–0 Greenhoff, Lorimer 29,750
2 December 1967 Stoke City H 2–0 Lorimer, Madeley 29,988
9 December 1967 Liverpool A 0–2 39,675
16 December 1967 Sunderland A 2–2 Greenhoff, Gray 21,189
23 December 1967 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 Jones, Charlton 28,376
26 December 1967 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 Giles (pen.) 51,055
30 December 1967 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–2 Greenhoff, Gray, Hunter 36,409
6 January 1968 Fulham A 5–0 Greenhoff (3), Gray (2) 24,419
13 January 1968 Southampton H 5–0 Madeley (2), Lorimer, Jones, Hibbitt 31,474
20 January 1968 Everton H 2–0 Jones, Giles (pen.) 44,119
3 February 1968 Leicester City A 2–2 Madeley, Giles 30,081
10 February 1968 West Ham United H 2–1 Lorimer (2) 41,814
13 March 1968 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 Bremner 32,508
16 March 1968 Newcastle United A 1–1 Hunter 45,190
20 March 1968 Chelsea A 0–0 47,470
23 March 1968 Manchester City H 2–0 Charlton, Giles 51,818
6 April 1968 Sheffield United H 3–0 Madeley, Giles (2, 2 pens.) 31,059
12 April 1968 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 Madeley 56,597
13 April 1968 Coventry City A 1–0 Hibbitt 48,778
17 April 1968 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 Lorimer (pen.) 50,000
20 April 1968 West Bromwich Albion H 3–1 Gray (pen.), Madeley, Charlton 38,334
23 April 1968 Stoke City A 2–3 Charlton, Greenhoff 23,999
4 May 1968 Liverpool H 1–2 Jones 44,553
7 May 1968 Arsenal A 3–4 Lorimer, Jones, Giles 25,043
11 May 1968 Burnley A 0–3 13,247

FA Cup

Main article: 1967–68 FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
FA Cup match results[2]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
Third round 27 January 1968 Derby County H 2–0 Charlton, Lorimer 39,753
Fourth round 17 February 1968 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 Jones, Giles 51,739
Fifth round 9 March 1968 Bristol City H 2–0 Jones, Lorimer 45,227
Sixth round 30 March 1968 Sheffield United H 1–0 Madeley 48,322
Semi-final 27 April 1968 Everton N 0–1 63,000

League Cup

Main article: 1967–68 Football League Cup
Win Draw Loss
League Cup match details[3]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
Second round 13 September 1967 Luton Town H 3–1 Lorimer (3, 1 pen.) 11,473
Third round 11 October 1967 Bury H 3–0 Charlton, Johanneson, Greenhoff 20,927
Fourth round 15 November 1967 Sunderland A 2–0 Greenhoff (2) 29,536
Fifth round 13 December 1967 Stoke City H 2–0 Bremner, Lorimer 24,558
Semi-final, first leg 17 January 1968 Derby County A 1–0 Giles (pen.) 31,904
Semi-final, second leg 7 February 1968 Derby County H 3–2 Belfitt (2), Gray 29,367
Final 2 March 1968 Arsenal N 1–0 Cooper 97,887

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Main article: 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Win Draw Loss
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup match details[4]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
First round, first leg 3 October 1967 Spora Luxembourg A 9–0 Lorimer (4), Bremner, Greenhoff (2), Madeley, Jones 2,500
First round, second leg 17 October 1967 Spora Luxembourg H 7–0 Johanneson (3), Greenhoff (2), Cooper, Lorimer 15,196
Second round, first leg 29 November 1967 Partizan Belgrade A 2–1 Lorimer, Belfitt 10,000
Second round, second leg 6 December 1967 Partizan Belgrade H 1–1 Lorimer 34,258
Third round, first leg 20 December 1967 Hibernian H 1–0 Gray 31,522
Third round, second leg 10 January 1968 Hibernian A 1–1 Charlton 30,000
Fourth round, first leg 26 March 1968 Rangers A 0–0 80,000
Fourth round, second leg 9 April 1968 Rangers H 2–0 Giles (pen.), Lorimer 50,498
Semi-final, first leg 1 May 1968 Dundee A 1–1 Madeley 30,000
Semi-final, second leg 15 May 1968 Dundee H 1–0 Gray 23,830
Final, first leg 7 August 1968 Ferencváros H 1–0 Jones 25,268
Final, second leg 11 September 1968 Ferencváros A 0–0 76,000

References

  1. ^ Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record 1919-1986. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. pp. 106–107. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 14977257.
  2. ^ Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record 1919-1986. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. p. 151. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 14977257.
  3. ^ Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record 1919-1986. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. p. 159. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 14977257.
  4. ^ Jarred, Martin; MacDonald, Malcolm (1986). Leeds United: a complete record 1919-1986. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. pp. 169–170. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 14977257.
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