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:
Ray Kennedy (19)
All:
Ray Kennedy (26)
Home colours
Away colours

During the 1967–68 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 42 26 6 10 86 43+43 58 1968–69 European Cup
2 Manchester United 42 24 8 10 89 55+34 56
3 Liverpool 42 22 11 9 71 40+31 55 01967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup0
4 Leeds United 42 22 9 11 71 41+30 53
5 Everton 42 23 6 13 67 40+27 52
6 Chelsea 42 18 12 12 62 68−6 48
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 9 14 70 59+11 47
8 West Bromwich Albion 42 17 12 13 75 62+13 46 01968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup0
9 Arsenal 42 17 10 15 60 56+4 44
10 Newcastle United 42 13 15 14 53 54−1 41
11 Nottingham Forest 42 13 15 14 52 64−12 41 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
12 West Ham United 42 14 10 18 73 69+4 38
13 Leicester City 42 13 12 17 64 69−5 38
14 Burnley 42 14 10 18 64 71−7 38
15 Sunderland 42 13 11 18 51 61−10 37
16 Southampton 42 13 11 18 51 61−10 37
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 14 8 20 66 75−9 36
18 Stoke City 42 14 7 21 50 73−23 35
19 Sheffield Wednesday 42 11 12 19 51 63−12 34
20 Coventry City 42 9 15 18 51 71−20 33
21 Sheffield United (R) 42 11 10 21 49 70−21 32 Relegation to 1968–69 Second Division
22 Fulham (R) 42 10 7 25 56 98−42 27

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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

Results

Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1967Stoke CityH2–0
22 August 1967LiverpoolA0–2
26 August 1967Nottingham ForestA0–2
28 August 1967LiverpoolH2–0
2 September 1967Coventry CityH1–1
6 September 1967West Bromwich AlbionA3–1
9 September 1967Sheffield UnitedA4–2
16 September 1967Tottenham HotspurH4–0
23 September 1967Manchester CityH1–0
30 September 1967Newcastle UnitedA1–2
7 October 1967Manchester UnitedA0–1
14 October 1967SunderlandH2–1
23 October 1967Wolverhampton WanderersA2–3
28 October 1967FulhamH5–3
4 November 1967Leeds UnitedA1–3
11 November 1967EvertonH2–2
18 November 1967Leicester CityA2–2
25 November 1967West Ham UnitedH0–0
2 December 1967BurnleyA0–1
16 December 1967Stoke CityA1–0
23 December 1967Nottingham ForestH3–0
26 December 1967ChelseaA2–1
30 December 1967ChelseaH1–1
6 January 1968Coventry CityA1–1
13 January 1968Sheffield UnitedH1–1
20 January 1968Tottenham HotspurA0–1
3 February 1968Manchester CityA1–1
10 February 1968Newcastle UnitedH0–0
24 February 1968Manchester UnitedH0–2
16 March 1968Wolverhampton WanderersH0–2
23 March 1968FulhamA3–1
29 March 1968West Ham UnitedA1–1
6 April 1968EvertonA0–2
10 April 1968SouthamptonA0–2
13 April 1968Leicester CityH2–1
15 April 1968SouthamptonH0–3
20 April 1968SunderlandH0–2
27 April 1968BurnleyH0–2
30 April 1968Sheffield WednesdayH3–2
4 May 1968Sheffield WednesdayA2–1
7 May 1968Leeds UnitedH4–3
11 May 1968West Bromwich AlbionH2–1

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R327 January 1968Shrewsbury TownA1–1
R3 R30 January 1968Shrewsbury TownH2–0
R417 February 1968Swansea CityA1–0
R59 March 1968Birmingham CityH1–1
R5 R12 March 1968Birmingham CityA1–2

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R212 September 1967Coventry CityA2–1
R311 October 1967ReadingH1–0
R41 November 1967Blackburn RoversH2–1
R529 November 1967BurnleyA3–3
R5 R5 December 1967BurnleyH2–1
SF L117 January 1968Huddersfield TownH3–2
SF L26 February 1968Huddersfield TownA3–1
F2 March 1968Leeds UnitedN0–197,877

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
- Scotland GK Bob Wilson
- England GK Geoff Barnett
- Northern Ireland DF Pat Rice
- Scotland DF Frank McLintock
- England DF Peter Simpson
- England DF Bob McNab
- Northern Ireland DF Sammy Nelson
- Wales DF John Roberts
- England MF George Armstrong
- Scotland MF George Graham
- England MF Jon Sammels
No. Position Player
- England MF Peter Storey
- Scotland MF Eddie Kelly
- England FW Ray Kennedy
- England FW John Radford
- England FW Charlie George
- Scotland FW Peter Marinello

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1970-1971/results
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