1967–68 Football League
| Season | 1967–68 |
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| Champions | Manchester City |
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| Season | 1967–68 |
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| Champions | Manchester City (2nd English title) |
| Relegated |
Sheffield United Fulham |
| 1968–69 European Cup |
Manchester City Manchester United (defending champions) |
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FA Cup winners 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup |
West Bromwich Albion (5th FA Cup title) |
| 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
Leeds United Liverpool Nottingham Forest |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1398 (3.03 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
George Best (Manchester United), 28 Ron Davies (Southampton), 28 |
| Longest winning run | Everton (7) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Leeds United (14) |
| Longest losing run | Stoke City (7) |
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| Season | 1967–68 |
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| Champions | Ipswich Town (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Queens Park Rangers |
| Relegated |
Plymouth Argyle, Rotherham United |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1303 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Hickton (Middlesbrough), 24 |
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| Season | 1967–68 |
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| Champions | Oxford United (1st title) |
| Promoted | Bury |
| Relegated |
Colchester United, Grimsby Town, Peterborough United, Scunthorpe United |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1531 (2.77 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Don Rogers (Swindon Town), 25 |
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| Season | 1967–68 |
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| Champions | Luton Town (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Barnsley, Crewe Alexandra, Hartlepools United |
| Failed re-election | none |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1485 (2.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Les Massie (Halifax Town), 25 Roy Chapman (Port Vale), 25 |
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The 1967–1968 season was the 69th completed season of the English Football League.
For the first time since 1937 Manchester City won the league title, finishing two points clear of their local rivals Manchester United. Fulham finished bottom of the league and were relegated along with Sheffield United. Coventry City, under Jimmy Hill, escaped relegation by one point and would go on to stay in the top division until their eventual relegation at the end of the 2000–01 season.
Bill McGarry's Ipswich Town team won the Second Division by one point from Queens Park Rangers, with both teams promoted. Blackpool finished third on goal average and so missed out. Rotherham United and bottom club Plymouth Argyle were both relegated to the Third Division.
Oxford United won their first divisional title and achieved what was then their highest ever finish in only their sixth season as a league club in the Third Division. Runners-up Bury joined them in promotion. Grimsby Town, Colchester United and Scunthorpe United were relegated, although the biggest story concerned bottom placed Peterborough United who were docked 19 points for offering irregular bonuses to their players. Had the points been restored the club would have finished in the top half. As a result of the ruling Mansfield Town escaped relegation.
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