1968–69 Everton F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Everton 1968–69 Harry Catterick Ground Goodison Park First Division 3rd FA Cup Semi-Final League Cup Fourth round Joe Royle (23) Joe Royle (29) _whitecollar 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff ffffff ffffff ffce00 ffce00 ffce00 0000ff ffce00 1967–68 1969–70 During the 1968–69 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Final League Table PosTeamPldWDLFAWDLFAFAGAGDPts1Leeds United 4218304199102251766262.538+ 40672 Liverpool 4216413610975271463242.625+ 39613 Everton 42145243107104342677362.139+ 41574 Arsenal 42126331121065251556272.074+ 29565 Chelsea 4211734024939332973531.377+ 20506 Tottenham Hotspur 4210833922498222961511.196+ 10457 Southampton 42135341213810162757481.188+ 9458 West Ham United 42108347223108192866501.320+ 16449 Newcastle United 42127240203711213561551.109+ 64410 West Bromwich Albion 42117343265412214164670.955– 34311 Manchester United 42135338182712193557531.075+ 44212 Ipswich Town 4210473226579273459600.983– 14113 Manchester City 42136249202415153564551.164+ 94014 Burnley 42116436254314195755820.671– 273915 Sheffield Wednesday 4279527263711142841540.759– 133616 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42710426223513153641580.707– 173517 Sunderland 42106528181614154943670.642– 243418 Nottingham Forest 4266917224710283545570.789– 133319 Stoke City 4297524240813163940630.635– 233320 Coventry City 4286732222514144246640.719– 183121 Leicester City 4288527241416124439680.574– 293022 Queens Park Rangers 42471020330318196239950.411– 5618 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 Key League Champions, qualified for European Cup FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968–69 Relegated Results WinDrawLoss Football League First Division 1968–69 Football League First Division 1968 8 10 y 1 2-1 Manchester United G. Best 21 B. Charlton 28 Everton Ball 26 Old Trafford Trafford, Greater Manchester 61,311 L 1968 8 13 y 2 3-0 Everton Royle 27 Ball 35 Husband 70 Burnley Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 48,903 W 1968 8 17 y 3 0-2 Everton Tottenham Hotspur J. Greaves 35 M. Chivers 81 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 56,570 L 1968 8 19 y 4 1-4 West Ham United M. Peters 51 Everton Husband 15 Royle 66 Ball 70 Harvey 88 Boleyn Ground Upton Park, London 34,895 W 1968 8 24 y 5 0-0 Newcastle United Everton St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 38,851 D 1968 8 27 y 6 0-0 Everton Liverpool Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 63,938 D 1968 8 31 y 7 2-1 Everton Hurst 54 Royle 64 Nottingham Forest S. Chapman 84 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 45,951 W 1968 9 7 y 8 1-1 Chelsea P. Osgood 72 pen Everton Morrissey 3 Stamford Bridge Fulham, London 42,017 D 1968 9 14 y 9 3-0 Everton Husband 40 Humphreys 56 Royle 67 pen Sheffield Wednesday Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 44,517 W 1968 9 21 y 10 2-2 Coventry City M. Setters 9 I. Gibson 41 Everton Husband 24 Hurst 29 Highfield Road Coventry 37,846 D 1968 9 28 y 11 4-0 Everton Ball 2 58 72 pen Harvey 65 West Bromwich Albion Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 47,792 W 1968 10 5 y 12 2-0 Everton Ball 27 Royle 37 Manchester City Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 55,399 W 1968 10 8 y 13 1-1 Liverpool T. Smith 75 Everton Ball 65 Anfield Anfield, Liverpool 54,496 D 1968 10 12 y 14 2-5 Southampton J. Gabriel 15 F. Kemp 74 Everton Husband 52 82 Ball 59 Wright 61 Royle 81 The Dell Southampton, Hampshire 21,688 W 1968 10 19 y 15 2-1 Everton Harvey 23 Hurst 28 Stoke City D. Herd 48 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 42,887 W 1968 10 26 y 16 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers P. Knowles 50 Everton Royle 20 Ball 63 pen Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton, West Midlands 34,744 W 1968 11 2 y 17 2-0 Everton Ball 36 Morrissey 44 Sunderland Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 40,492 W 1968 11 9 y 18 2-2 Ipswich Town R. Crawford 18 P. Morris 49 Everton Royle 8 74 Portman Road Ipswich, Suffolk 23,049 D 1968 11 16 y 19 4-0 Everton Morrissey 30 Harvey 57 Royle 60 pen Husband 64 Queen's Park Rangers Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 43,552 W 1968 11 23 y 20 2-1 Leeds United J. Giles 8 pen E. Gray 75 Everton Royle 24 Elland Road Leeds, West Yorkshire 41,716 L 1968 11 30 y 21 7-1 Everton Royle 17 60 68 Ball 24 Humphreys 34 Hurst 56 Husband 90 pen Leicester City R. Fern 63 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 42,492 W 1968 12 7 y 22 3-1 Arsenal J. Radford 11 D. Court 34 G. Graham 90 Everton Ball 65 Arsenal Stadium Highbury, London 40,108 L 1968 12 14 y 23 1-0 Everton Hurst 32 Southampton Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 36,299 W 1968 12 21 y 24 0-0 Stoke City Everton Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 20,507 D 1968 12 26 y 25 1-3 Manchester City C. Bell 25 Everton Royle 1 Husband 9 83 Maine Road Moss Side, Manchester 53,549 W 1969 1 11 y 26 1-3 Sunderland C. Suggett 5 Everton Royle 8 60 Kendall 41 Roker Park Roker, Sunderland 24,106 W 1969 1 18 y 27 2-2 Everton Brown 28 Husband 77 Ipswich Town R. Crawford 38 55 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 40,925 D 1969 1 28 y 28 4-0 Everton Royle 21 pen 82 Morrissey 43 Husband 71 Wolverhampton Wanderers Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 48,057 W 1969 2 1 y 29 0-1 Queen's Park Rangers Everton Husband 10 Loftus Road White City, London 26,476 W 1969 3 8 y 30 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur R. Morgan 86 Everton Royle 40 White Hart Lane Tottenham, North London 44,882 D 1969 3 10 y 31 0-0 Everton Manchester United Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 57,514 D 1969 3 29 y 32 1-2 Everton Royle 48 pen Chelsea I. Hutchinson 17 A. Birchenall 58 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 42,190 L 1969 4 1 y 33 1-0 Everton Husband 38 West Ham United Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 36,738 W 1969 4 5 y 34 1-1 West Bromwich Albion J. Astle 42 Everton Ball 87 pen The Hawthorns West Bromwich, West Midlands 23,156 D 1969 4 8 y 35 1-2 Burnley R. Coates 50 Everton Ball 28 Husband 38 Turf Moor Burnley, Lancashire 17,134 W 1969 4 12 y 36 3-0 Everton Hurst 31 Husband 62 Royle 74 Coventry City Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 36,165 W 1969 4 14 y 37 1-1 Everton Husband 44 Newcastle United W. Davies 51 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 36,035 D 1969 4 19 y 38 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday J. Ritchie 42 B. Woodhall 74 Everton Hurst 70 Husband 72 Hillsborough Stadium Owlerton, Sheffield 23,060 D 1969 4 22 y 39 0-0 Everton Leeds United Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 59,022 D 1969 4 25 y 40 1-0 Nottingham Forest D. Hilley 11 Everton City Ground West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire 26,629 L 1969 4 29 y 41 1-0 Everton Husband 6 Arsenal Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 39,689 W 1969 5 14 y 42 1-1 Leicester City G. Cross 55 Everton Ball 12 Filbert Street Leicester 41,130 D Everton's Record in 1968-69 Historical Lineups: Tables, Facts, Stats - Season 1968-69 FA Cup 1968–69 FA Cup 1969 1 4 y 3rd 2–1 Everton Royle 29 Hurst 42 Ipswich Town J. O'Rourke 50 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 49,047 W 1969 1 25 y 4th 2–0 Everton Royle 27 Hurst 88 Coventry City Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 53,441 W 1969 2 12 y 5th 1–0 Everton Royle 33 Bristol Rovers Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 53,294 W 1969 3 1 y 6th 0–1 Manchester United Everton Royle 77 Old Trafford Trafford, Greater Manchester 63,464 W 1969 3 29 y SF 1-0 Manchester City T. Booth 89 Everton Villa Park Aston, Birmingham 63,025 L League Cup 1968–69 Football League Cup 1968 9 3 y 2nd 4–0 Everton Whittle Ball Royle Tranmere Rovers Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 35,477 W 1968 9 24 y 3rd 5–1 Everton Husband 2 Royle 7 83 pen Ball 43 Morrissey 90 Luton Town L. Sheffield 72 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 30,405 W 1968 10 16 y 4th 0–0 Everton Derby County Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 44,795 D 1968 10 23 y 4th (replay) 1–0 Derby County K. Hector 30 Everton Baseball Ground Derby, Derbyshire 34,370 L Squad 1968-1969 Summary: Appearances and Goals References 1968-69 Everton F.C. season