1968–69 Manchester City F.C. season

English football club season February 2022 February 2022 Manchester City 1968–69 Joe Mercer Maine Road First Division 13th FA Cup Winners League Cup Third round FA Charity Shield Winners European Cup First round Colin Bell and Neil Young (14) Francis Lee (18) 63,052 vs Manchester United17 August 1968 20,108 vs Newcastle United5 May 1969 33,750 (9th highest in league) 1967–68 1969–70 The 1968–69 season was Manchester City's 67th season in existence and 49th season in the top division of English football.History http://www.statto.com/football/teams/manchester-city/history Statto In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the FA Cup, League Cup, Charity Shield and European Cup, making their first and last appearance in the latter until the 2011–12 season. The club also won its fourth FA Cup, which earned them participation into the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup. They wouldn't win another FA Cup until the 2010/11 season. First Division 1968–69 Football League First Division League table y MCI Results summary 13 6 2 49 20 2 4 15 15 35 March 2022 Matches DateOpponentsH / AVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance 10 August 1968 Liverpool A Anfield 1–2 Young 51,236 14 August 1968 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 3–2 Lee, Summerbee (2) 35,835 17 August 1968 Manchester United H Maine Road 0-0 63,052 21 August 1968 Leicester City A Filbert Street 0–3 30,076 24 August 1968 Queens Park Rangers A Loftus Road 1-1 Doyle 19,716 27 August 1968 Arsenal A Highbury 1–4 Bell 40,767 31 August 1968 Ipswich Town H Maine Road 1-1 Bell 31,303 7 September 1968 Stoke City A Victoria Ground 0–1 22,015 14 September 1968 Southampton H Maine Road 1-1 Coleman 29,031 21 September 1968 Sunderland A Roker Park 4–0 Summerbee, Bell, Lee (2) 31,687 28 September 1968 Leeds United H Maine Road 3–1 Bell (2), Young 46,431 5 October 1968 Everton A Goodison Park 0–2 55,649 9 October 1968 Arsenal H Maine Road 1-1 Bell 33,830 12 October 1968 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 4–0 Coleman, Lee (2), Connor 38,119 19 October 1968 Coventry City A Highfield Road 1-1 Bruck (og) 30,670 26 October 1968 Nottingham Forest H Maine Road 3-3 Bell, Young, Hindley (og) 32,937 2 November 1968 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 0–2 40,700 9 November 1968 Sheffield Wednesday H Maine Road 0–1 23,861 16 November 1968 Newcastle United A St James’ Park 0–1 36,400 23 November 1968 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 5–1 Young (2), Bell (2), Doyle 24,867 30 November 1968 West Ham United A Boleyn Ground 1–2 Lee 33,082 7 December 1968 Burnley H Maine Road 7–0 Young (2), Bell (2), Coleman, Doyle, Lee 31,009 14 December 1968 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 1-1 Lee 28,462 21 December 1968 Coventry City H Maine Road 4–2 Booth, Young (2), Curtis (og) 27,760 26 December 1968 Everton H Maine Road 1–3 Bell 53,549 11 January 1969 Chelsea H Maine Road 4–1 Young, Lee, Owen (2) 35,606 18 January 1969 Sheffield Wednesday A Hillsborough 1-1 Young 33,074 4 March 1969 Burnley A Turf Moor 1–2 Bell 18,348 8 March 1969 Manchester United A Old Trafford 1–0 Summerbee 63,388 11 March 1969 Ipswich Town A Portman Road 1–2 Doyle 24,312 15 March 1969 Queens Park Rangers H Maine Road 3–1 Lee, Bowyer, Young 28,859 24 March 1969 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 0–1 24,613 29 March 1969 Stoke City H Maine Road 3–1 Bell, Doyle, Owen 27,337 4 April 1969 Leicester City H Maine Road 2–0 Summerbee (2) 42,022 5 April 1969 Leeds United A Elland Road 0–1 43,176 8 April 1969 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Stadium 1–3 Lee 28,533 12 April 1969 Sunderland H Maine Road 1–0 Young 22,842 16 April 1969 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 0–2 25,030 19 April 1969 Southampton A The Dell 0–3 26,254 30 April 1969 West Ham United H Maine Road 1-1 Pardoe 31,846 5 May 1969 Newcastle United H Maine Road 1–0 Young 20,108 12 May 1969 Liverpool H Maine Road 1–0 Lee 28,309 FA Cup 1968-69 FA Cup 4 January 1969 Third round Manchester City 1-0 Luton Town Lee26 pen Maine Road Manchester 37,120 K Burns W 25 January 1969 Fourth round Manchester City 0-0 Newcastle United St James Park Newcastle 55,680 E Jennings D 29 January 1969 Fourth round replay Manchester City 2-0 Newcastle United Young 6 Owen 69 Carrow Road Norwich 60,844 E Jennings W 24 February 1969 Fifth round Blackburn Rovers 1-4 Manchester City Lee 13 73 Coleman 59 78 Fryatt 58 Ewood Park Blackburn 42,351 R Harper W Quarter Final 1 March 1969 Quarter Final Manchester City 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur Lee 54 pen Maine Road Manchester 48,872 W Gow W Semi Final 22 March 1969 Semi Final Manchester City 1-0 Everton Booth 89 Villa Park Birmingham 65,000 W Handley W Final 1969 FA Cup final 26 April 1969 Final Manchester City 1-0 Leicester City Young 23 Wembley Stadium Wembley 100,000 George McCabe W Football League Cup 1968-69 Football League Cup Results DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 25 September 1968 3rd Round Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 0 – 1 23,795 Charity Shield 1968 FA Charity Shield 3 August 1968 Charity Shield Manchester City 6-1 West Bromwich Albion Owen 1 59 Lovett 5 og Lee 40 90 Young 62 Krzywicki 43 Maine Road Manchester 35,510 Harry New W European Cup 1968-69 European Cup Results DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 18 September 1968 1st Round 1st leg Fenerbahce H Maine Road 0 – 0 38,787 2 October 1968 1st Round 2nd leg Fenerbahce A Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium 1 – 2 Coleman 45,000 Awards FWA Footballer of the Year PlayerENG Tony Book References External links https://www.mancity.com Category:Manchester City F.C. seasons Manchester City