Manchester United 1967-1968
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Won European Cup · 2nd in the Division One, 56 pts
Manchester United won European Cup in 1967-1968, finishing 2nd in the Division One with 56 points from 42 games and scoring 110 goals in all competitions. They won 29, drew 13 and lost 12 of their 54 games in all competitions under Matt Busby.
Stats
29
Won
13
Drawn
12
Lost
Form
W
D
L
W
L
Season at a Glance
110
Goals Scored
67
Conceded
54
Played
How this season compares
of 123 seasons
1.85
Points per game
45th-best of 123 full seasons
2.04
Goals per game
24th-best of 123 full seasons
1.24
Conceded per game
70th-best of 123 full seasons
54%
Win rate
42nd-best of 123 full seasons
In the Division One, United ranked 1st of 22 for goals scored (+0.61 per game vs the league average) and 5th for fewest conceded. That was 1 place lower than 1966-1967 (-4 points).
Cup Runs
Top Scorers
1
George Best
53 apps
32
— ast
2
Bobby Charlton
53 apps
20
— ast
3
Brian Kidd
50 apps
16
— ast
4
John Aston Jnr
46 apps
11
— ast
5
Denis Law
28 apps
10
— ast
6
David Sadler
52 apps
6
— ast
7
Jimmy Ryan
9 apps
2
— ast
8
William Foulkes
31 apps
2
— ast
9
Francis Burns
45 apps
2
— ast
10
Alan Gowling
5 apps
1
— ast
All Results
54 matches
August 1967 1W · 2D · 1L
D
Tottenham Hotspur H
CS Charlton 2, Law
3–3
12 Aug 54,106 0-1-0 D1
L
Everton A
D1 Charlton
1–3
19 Aug 61,452 0-1-1 L1
W
Leeds United H
D1 Charlton
1–0
23 Aug 53,016 1-1-1 W1
D
Leicester City H
D1 Foulkes
1–1
26 Aug 51,256 1-2-1 D1
September 1967 4W · 4D · 0L
W
West Ham United A
D1 Kidd, Sadler, Ryan
3–1
2 Sep 36,562 2-2-1 W1
D
Sunderland A
D1 Kidd
1–1
6 Sep 51,527 2-3-1 D1
D
Burnley H
D1 Burns, Crerand
2–2
9 Sep 55,809 2-4-1 D2
D
Sheffield Wednesday A
D1 Best
1–1
16 Sep 47,274 2-5-1 D3
W
Hibernians H
EC agg 4-0 Sadler 2, Law 2
4–0
20 Sep 43,912 3-5-1 W1
W
Tottenham Hotspur H
D1 Best 2, Law
3–1
23 Sep 58,779 4-5-1 W2
D
Hibernians A
EC agg 4-0
0–0
27 Sep 25,000 4-6-1 D1
W
Manchester City A
D1 Charlton 2
2–1
30 Sep 62,942 5-6-1 W1
October 1967 3W · 0D · 1L
W
Arsenal H
D1 Jnr
1–0
7 Oct 60,197 6-6-1 W2
W
Sheffield United A
D1 Kidd, Jnr, Law (pen)
3–0
14 Oct 29,170 7-6-1 W3
W
Coventry City H
D1 Jnr 2, Best, Charlton
4–0
25 Oct 54,253 8-6-1 W4
L
Nottingham Forest A
D1 Best
1–3
28 Oct 49,946 8-6-2 L1
November 1967 4W · 2D · 1L
W
Stoke City H
D1 Charlton
1–0
4 Nov 51,041 9-6-2 W1
L
Leeds United A
D1
0–1
8 Nov 43,999 9-6-3 L1
W
Liverpool A
D1 Best 2
2–1
11 Nov 54,515 10-6-3 W1
D
Sarajevo A
EC agg 0-0
0–0
15 Nov 45,000 10-7-3 D1
W
Southampton H
D1 Jnr, Kidd, Charlton
3–2
18 Nov 48,732 11-7-3 W1
D
Chelsea A
D1 Kidd
1–1
25 Nov 54,712 11-8-3 D1
W
Sarajevo H
EC agg 2-1 Jnr, Best
2–1
29 Nov 62,801 12-8-3 W1
December 1967 4W · 2D · 0L
W
West Bromwich Albion H
D1 Best 2
2–1
2 Dec 52,568 13-8-3 W2
D
Newcastle United A
D1 Kidd, Dunne
2–2
9 Dec 48,639 13-9-3 D1
W
Everton H
D1 Sadler, Jnr, Law
3–1
16 Dec 60,736 14-9-3 W1
D
Leicester City A
D1 Charlton, Law
2–2
23 Dec 40,104 14-10-3 D1
W
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
D1 Best 2, Kidd, Charlton
4–0
26 Dec 63,450 15-10-3 W1
W
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
D1 Charlton, Jnr, Kidd
3–2
30 Dec 53,940 16-10-3 W2
January 1968 2W · 1D · 1L
W
West Ham United H
D1 Charlton, Best, Jnr
3–1
6 Jan 54,498 17-10-3 W3
W
Sheffield Wednesday H
D1 Best 2, Charlton, Kidd
4–2
20 Jan 55,254 18-10-3 W4
D
Tottenham Hotspur H
FAC Best, Charlton
2–2
27 Jan 63,500 18-11-3 D1
L
Tottenham Hotspur A
FAC Replay
0–1
31 Jan 57,200 18-11-4 L1
February 1968 3W · 0D · 1L
W
Tottenham Hotspur A
D1 Best, Charlton
2–1
3 Feb 57,790 19-11-4 W1
L
Burnley A
D1 Best
1–2
17 Feb 31,965 19-11-5 L1
W
Arsenal A
D1 Storey (og), Best
2–0
24 Feb 46,417 20-11-5 W1
W
Gornik Zabrze H
EC agg 2-0 Florenski (og), Kidd
2–0
28 Feb 63,456 21-11-5 W2
March 1968 2W · 0D · 4L
L
Chelsea H
D1 Kidd
1–3
2 Mar 62,978 21-11-6 L1
L
Gornik Zabrze A
EC agg 2-1
0–1
13 Mar 105,000 21-11-7 L2
L
Coventry City A
D1
0–2
16 Mar 47,110 21-11-8 L3
W
Nottingham Forest H
D1 Herd, Brennan, Burns
3–0
23 Mar 61,978 22-11-8 W1
L
Manchester City H
D1 Best
1–3
27 Mar 63,004 22-11-9 L1
W
Stoke City A
D1 Best, Gowling, Jnr, Ryan
4–2
30 Mar 30,141 23-11-9 W1
April 1968 4W · 1D · 2L
L
Liverpool H
D1 Best
1–2
6 Apr 63,059 23-11-10 L1
W
Fulham A
D1 Best 2, Kidd, Law
4–0
12 Apr 40,152 24-11-10 W1
D
Southampton A
D1 Charlton, Best
2–2
13 Apr 30,079 24-12-10 D1
W
Fulham H
D1 Charlton, Best, Jnr
3–0
15 Apr 60,465 25-12-10 W1
W
Sheffield United H
D1 Law
1–0
20 Apr 55,033 26-12-10 W2
W
Real Madrid H
EC agg 1-0 Best
1–0
24 Apr 63,500 27-12-10 W3
L
West Bromwich Albion A
D1 Law (pen), 80'
3–6
29 Apr 43,412 27-12-11 L1
May 1968 2W · 1D · 1L
W
Newcastle United H
D1 Kidd 2, Best 3 (2 pen), Sadler
6–0
4 May 59,976 28-12-11 W1
L
Sunderland H
D1 Best
1–2
11 May 62,963 28-12-12 L1
D
Real Madrid A
EC agg 4-3 Zoco (og), Sadler, Foulkes
3–3
15 May 125,000 28-13-12 D1
W
Benfica N
EC Charlton 2, Best, Kidd
4–1
29 May 99,882 29-13-12 W1
Home & Away
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | CS | Avg Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 70% | 12 | 57,790 |
| Away | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 35% | 5 | 50,733 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100% | 0 | 99,882 |
Home crowds averaged 57,790, away 50,733. Their biggest crowd was 125,000 v Real Madrid, the smallest 25,000 v Hibernians.
Season Records
6–0
Biggest win
v Newcastle United · 4 May 1968
3–6
Heaviest defeat
v West Bromwich Albion · 29 Apr 1968
4
Longest win streak
14
Longest unbeaten run
3
Longest winless run
17
Clean sheets
6
Failed to score
1–0
Most common score
5 times
United completed the league double over Arsenal, Fulham, Sheffield United, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
When Goals Were Scored
Scored Conceded
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76+
United's average goal came in the 49', the average one conceded in the 45'. They scored 16 from the 81st minute on and conceded 7. Penalties: 4 scored, 2 conceded. Own goals: 3 for, 0 against.
| Min | Scorer | Opponent | Comp | Before | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2' | Jimmy Robertson | vs Tottenham Hotspur | CS | 0–0 | 12 Aug 1967 |
| 8' | Pat Jennings | vs Tottenham Hotspur | CS | 0–1 | 12 Aug 1967 |
| 18' | Bobby Charlton | vs Tottenham Hotspur | CS | 0–2 | 12 Aug 1967 |
| 20' | Bobby Charlton | vs Tottenham Hotspur | CS | 1–2 | 12 Aug 1967 |
| 49' | Frank Saul | vs Tottenham Hotspur | CS | 2–2 | 12 Aug 1967 |
| 72' | Denis Law | vs Tottenham Hotspur | CS | 2–3 | 12 Aug 1967 |
| 13' | Alan Ball | @ Everton | D1 | 0–0 | 19 Aug 1967 |
| 66' | Alan Ball | @ Everton | D1 | 0–1 | 19 Aug 1967 |
| 68' | Alex Young | @ Everton | D1 | 0–2 | 19 Aug 1967 |
| 86' | Bobby Charlton | @ Everton | D1 | 0–3 | 19 Aug 1967 |
| 60' | Bobby Charlton | vs Leeds United | D1 | 0–0 | 23 Aug 1967 |
| 54' | Mike Stringfellow | vs Leicester City | D1 | 0–0 | 26 Aug 1967 |
| 63' | Bill Foulkes | vs Leicester City | D1 | 0–1 | 26 Aug 1967 |
| 54' | Brian Kidd | @ West Ham United | D1 | 0–0 | 2 Sep 1967 |
| 59' | David Sadler | @ West Ham United | D1 | 1–0 | 2 Sep 1967 |
| 79' | Martin Peters | @ West Ham United | D1 | 2–0 | 2 Sep 1967 |
| 82' | Jim Ryan | @ West Ham United | D1 | 2–1 | 2 Sep 1967 |
| 5' | Brian Kidd | @ Sunderland | D1 | 0–0 | 6 Sep 1967 |
| 6' | Colin Suggett | @ Sunderland | D1 | 1–0 | 6 Sep 1967 |
| 44' | Andy Lochhead | vs Burnley | D1 | 0–0 | 9 Sep 1967 |
| 61' | Andy Lochhead | vs Burnley | D1 | 0–1 | 9 Sep 1967 |
| 86' | Francis Burns | vs Burnley | D1 | 0–2 | 9 Sep 1967 |
| 90' | Pat Crerand | vs Burnley | D1 | 1–2 | 9 Sep 1967 |
| 32' | Brian Usher | @ Sheffield Wednesday | D1 | 0–0 | 16 Sep 1967 |
| 75' | George Best | @ Sheffield Wednesday | D1 | 0–1 | 16 Sep 1967 |
| 12' | David Sadler | vs Hibernians | EC | 0–0 | 20 Sep 1967 |
| 42' | Denis Law | vs Hibernians | EC | 1–0 | 20 Sep 1967 |
| 58' | David Sadler | vs Hibernians | EC | 2–0 | 20 Sep 1967 |
| 62' | Denis Law | vs Hibernians | EC | 3–0 | 20 Sep 1967 |
| 1' | Alan Gilzean | vs Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 0–0 | 23 Sep 1967 |
| 6' | George Best | vs Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 0–1 | 23 Sep 1967 |
| 85' | Denis Law | vs Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 1–1 | 23 Sep 1967 |
| 87' | George Best | vs Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 2–1 | 23 Sep 1967 |
| 5' | Colin Bell | @ Manchester City | D1 | 0–0 | 30 Sep 1967 |
| 22' | Bobby Charlton | @ Manchester City | D1 | 0–1 | 30 Sep 1967 |
| 35' | Bobby Charlton | @ Manchester City | D1 | 1–1 | 30 Sep 1967 |
| 76' | John Aston Jnr | vs Arsenal | D1 | 0–0 | 7 Oct 1967 |
| 64' | Brian Kidd | @ Sheffield United | D1 | 0–0 | 14 Oct 1967 |
| 75' | John Aston Jnr | @ Sheffield United | D1 | 1–0 | 14 Oct 1967 |
| 87' | Denis Law pen | @ Sheffield United | D1 | 2–0 | 14 Oct 1967 |
| 31' | John Aston Jnr | vs Coventry City | D1 | 0–0 | 25 Oct 1967 |
| 33' | George Best | vs Coventry City | D1 | 1–0 | 25 Oct 1967 |
| 58' | John Aston Jnr | vs Coventry City | D1 | 2–0 | 25 Oct 1967 |
| 68' | Bobby Charlton | vs Coventry City | D1 | 3–0 | 25 Oct 1967 |
| 26' | Joe Baker | @ Nottingham Forest | D1 | 0–0 | 28 Oct 1967 |
| 40' | Joe Baker | @ Nottingham Forest | D1 | 0–1 | 28 Oct 1967 |
| 59' | Frank Wignall | @ Nottingham Forest | D1 | 0–2 | 28 Oct 1967 |
| 71' | George Best | @ Nottingham Forest | D1 | 0–3 | 28 Oct 1967 |
| 75' | Bobby Charlton | vs Stoke City | D1 | 0–0 | 4 Nov 1967 |
| 25' | Jimmy Greenhoff | @ Leeds United | D1 | 0–0 | 8 Nov 1967 |
| 18' | George Best | @ Liverpool | D1 | 0–0 | 11 Nov 1967 |
| 40' | George Best | @ Liverpool | D1 | 1–0 | 11 Nov 1967 |
| 83' | Roger Hunt | @ Liverpool | D1 | 2–0 | 11 Nov 1967 |
| 15' | John Aston Jnr | vs Southampton | D1 | 0–0 | 18 Nov 1967 |
| 26' | Brian Kidd | vs Southampton | D1 | 1–0 | 18 Nov 1967 |
| 35' | Ron "Tudor" Davies | vs Southampton | D1 | 2–0 | 18 Nov 1967 |
| 41' | Bobby Charlton | vs Southampton | D1 | 2–1 | 18 Nov 1967 |
| 57' | Martin Chivers | vs Southampton | D1 | 3–1 | 18 Nov 1967 |
| 21' | Tommy Baldwin | @ Chelsea | D1 | 0–0 | 25 Nov 1967 |
| 35' | Brian Kidd | @ Chelsea | D1 | 0–1 | 25 Nov 1967 |
| 14' | John Aston Jnr | vs Sarajevo | EC | 0–0 | 29 Nov 1967 |
| 63' | George Best | vs Sarajevo | EC | 1–0 | 29 Nov 1967 |
| 87' | Salih Delalic | vs Sarajevo | EC | 2–0 | 29 Nov 1967 |
| 21' | George Best | vs West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 0–0 | 2 Dec 1967 |
| 26' | George Best | vs West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 1–0 | 2 Dec 1967 |
| 75' | John Kaye | vs West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 2–0 | 2 Dec 1967 |
| 47' | James Iley | @ Newcastle United | D1 | 0–0 | 9 Dec 1967 |
| 57' | Thomas Robson | @ Newcastle United | D1 | 0–1 | 9 Dec 1967 |
| 82' | Brian Kidd | @ Newcastle United | D1 | 0–2 | 9 Dec 1967 |
| 89' | Tony Dunne | @ Newcastle United | D1 | 1–2 | 9 Dec 1967 |
| 3' | David Sadler | vs Everton | D1 | 0–0 | 16 Dec 1967 |
| 52' | John Aston Jnr | vs Everton | D1 | 1–0 | 16 Dec 1967 |
| 64' | Denis Law | vs Everton | D1 | 2–0 | 16 Dec 1967 |
| 75' | Alex Young | vs Everton | D1 | 3–0 | 16 Dec 1967 |
| 52' | John Sjoberg | @ Leicester City | D1 | 0–0 | 23 Dec 1967 |
| 60' | Bobby Charlton | @ Leicester City | D1 | 0–1 | 23 Dec 1967 |
| 69' | Denis Law | @ Leicester City | D1 | 1–1 | 23 Dec 1967 |
| 87' | Alan Tewley | @ Leicester City | D1 | 2–1 | 23 Dec 1967 |
| 10' | George Best | vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 0–0 | 26 Dec 1967 |
| 30' | Brian Kidd | vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 1–0 | 26 Dec 1967 |
| 42' | George Best | vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 2–0 | 26 Dec 1967 |
| 50' | Bobby Charlton | vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 3–0 | 26 Dec 1967 |
| 1' | Pat Buckley | @ Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 0–0 | 30 Dec 1967 |
| 46' | Bobby Charlton | @ Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 0–1 | 30 Dec 1967 |
| 50' | John Aston Jnr | @ Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 1–1 | 30 Dec 1967 |
| 60' | Brian Kidd | @ Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 2–1 | 30 Dec 1967 |
| 67' | Mike Bailey | @ Wolverhampton Wanderers | D1 | 3–1 | 30 Dec 1967 |
| 11' | Bobby Charlton | vs West Ham United | D1 | 0–0 | 6 Jan 1968 |
| 22' | Trevor Brooking | vs West Ham United | D1 | 1–0 | 6 Jan 1968 |
| 51' | George Best | vs West Ham United | D1 | 1–1 | 6 Jan 1968 |
| 77' | John Aston Jnr | vs West Ham United | D1 | 2–1 | 6 Jan 1968 |
| 16' | George Best | vs Sheffield Wednesday | D1 | 0–0 | 20 Jan 1968 |
| 56' | George Best | vs Sheffield Wednesday | D1 | 1–0 | 20 Jan 1968 |
| 64' | Bobby Charlton | vs Sheffield Wednesday | D1 | 2–0 | 20 Jan 1968 |
| 67' | Brian Kidd | vs Sheffield Wednesday | D1 | 3–0 | 20 Jan 1968 |
| 77' | Jack Whitham | vs Sheffield Wednesday | D1 | 4–0 | 20 Jan 1968 |
| 88' | Jack Whitham | vs Sheffield Wednesday | D1 | 4–1 | 20 Jan 1968 |
| 2' | Martin Chivers | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 0–0 | 27 Jan 1968 |
| 4' | George Best | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 0–1 | 27 Jan 1968 |
| 73' | Bobby Charlton | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 1–1 | 27 Jan 1968 |
| 89' | Martin Chivers | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 2–1 | 27 Jan 1968 |
| 104' | Jimmy Robertson | @ Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 0–0 | 31 Jan 1968 |
| 2' | Martin Chivers | @ Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 0–0 | 3 Feb 1968 |
| 18' | George Best | @ Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 0–1 | 3 Feb 1968 |
| 88' | Bobby Charlton | @ Tottenham Hotspur | D1 | 1–1 | 3 Feb 1968 |
| 8' | George Best | @ Burnley | D1 | 0–0 | 17 Feb 1968 |
| 61' | Brian O'Neill | @ Burnley | D1 | 1–0 | 17 Feb 1968 |
| 68' | Martin Dobson | @ Burnley | D1 | 1–1 | 17 Feb 1968 |
| 23' | Peter Storey OG | @ Arsenal | D1 | 0–0 | 24 Feb 1968 |
| 56' | George Best | @ Arsenal | D1 | 1–0 | 24 Feb 1968 |
| 60' | Stefan Florenski OG | vs Gornik Zabrze | EC | 0–0 | 28 Feb 1968 |
| 89' | Brian Kidd | vs Gornik Zabrze | EC | 1–0 | 28 Feb 1968 |
| 16' | Bobby Tambling | vs Chelsea | D1 | 0–0 | 2 Mar 1968 |
| 52' | Brian Kidd | vs Chelsea | D1 | 0–1 | 2 Mar 1968 |
| 59' | Tommy Baldwin | vs Chelsea | D1 | 1–1 | 2 Mar 1968 |
| 79' | Peter Osgood | vs Chelsea | D1 | 1–2 | 2 Mar 1968 |
| 72' | Wlodzimierz Lubanski | @ Gornik Zabrze | EC | 0–0 | 13 Mar 1968 |
| 34' | Ernie Machin | @ Coventry City | D1 | 0–0 | 16 Mar 1968 |
| 52' | Maurice Setters | @ Coventry City | D1 | 0–1 | 16 Mar 1968 |
| 15' | David Herd | vs Nottingham Forest | D1 | 0–0 | 23 Mar 1968 |
| 29' | Shay Brennan | vs Nottingham Forest | D1 | 1–0 | 23 Mar 1968 |
| 69' | Francis Burns | vs Nottingham Forest | D1 | 2–0 | 23 Mar 1968 |
| 1' | George Best | vs Manchester City | D1 | 0–0 | 27 Mar 1968 |
| 18' | Colin Bell | vs Manchester City | D1 | 1–0 | 27 Mar 1968 |
| 57' | George Heslop | vs Manchester City | D1 | 1–1 | 27 Mar 1968 |
| 82' | Francis Lee pen | vs Manchester City | D1 | 1–2 | 27 Mar 1968 |
| 2' | George Best | @ Stoke City | D1 | 0–0 | 30 Mar 1968 |
| 9' | George Eastham | @ Stoke City | D1 | 1–0 | 30 Mar 1968 |
| 23' | Alan Gowling | @ Stoke City | D1 | 1–1 | 30 Mar 1968 |
| 37' | Peter Dobing | @ Stoke City | D1 | 2–1 | 30 Mar 1968 |
| 69' | John Aston Jnr | @ Stoke City | D1 | 2–2 | 30 Mar 1968 |
| 78' | Jim Ryan | @ Stoke City | D1 | 3–2 | 30 Mar 1968 |
| 2' | George Best | vs Liverpool | D1 | 0–0 | 6 Apr 1968 |
| 9' | Ron Yeats | vs Liverpool | D1 | 1–0 | 6 Apr 1968 |
| 17' | Roger Hunt | vs Liverpool | D1 | 1–1 | 6 Apr 1968 |
| 20' | George Best | @ Fulham | D1 | 0–0 | 12 Apr 1968 |
| 34' | George Best | @ Fulham | D1 | 1–0 | 12 Apr 1968 |
| 40' | Brian Kidd | @ Fulham | D1 | 2–0 | 12 Apr 1968 |
| 50' | Denis Law | @ Fulham | D1 | 3–0 | 12 Apr 1968 |
| 13' | Terry Paine | @ Southampton | D1 | 0–0 | 13 Apr 1968 |
| 34' | Ron "Tudor" Davies | @ Southampton | D1 | 0–1 | 13 Apr 1968 |
| 42' | Bobby Charlton | @ Southampton | D1 | 0–2 | 13 Apr 1968 |
| 44' | George Best | @ Southampton | D1 | 1–2 | 13 Apr 1968 |
| 12' | Bobby Charlton | vs Fulham | D1 | 0–0 | 15 Apr 1968 |
| 35' | George Best | vs Fulham | D1 | 1–0 | 15 Apr 1968 |
| 86' | John Aston Jnr | vs Fulham | D1 | 2–0 | 15 Apr 1968 |
| 5' | Denis Law | vs Sheffield United | D1 | 0–0 | 20 Apr 1968 |
| 36' | George Best | vs Real Madrid | EC | 0–0 | 24 Apr 1968 |
| 10' | Jeff Astle | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 0–0 | 29 Apr 1968 |
| 39' | Ronnie Rees | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 0–1 | 29 Apr 1968 |
| 58' | Tony Brown pen | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 0–2 | 29 Apr 1968 |
| 59' | Jeff Astle | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 0–3 | 29 Apr 1968 |
| 60' | Denis Law pen | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 0–4 | 29 Apr 1968 |
| 70' | Asa Hartford | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 1–4 | 29 Apr 1968 |
| 75' | Jeff Astle | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 1–5 | 29 Apr 1968 |
| 88' | Brian Kidd 80' | @ West Bromwich Albion | D1 | 1–6 | 29 Apr 1968 |
| 10' | Brian Kidd | vs Newcastle United | D1 | 0–0 | 4 May 1968 |
| 23' | George Best | vs Newcastle United | D1 | 1–0 | 4 May 1968 |
| 27' | George Best pen | vs Newcastle United | D1 | 2–0 | 4 May 1968 |
| 55' | George Best pen | vs Newcastle United | D1 | 3–0 | 4 May 1968 |
| 60' | Brian Kidd | vs Newcastle United | D1 | 4–0 | 4 May 1968 |
| 65' | David Sadler | vs Newcastle United | D1 | 5–0 | 4 May 1968 |
| 14' | Colin Suggett | vs Sunderland | D1 | 0–0 | 11 May 1968 |
| 32' | George Mulhall | vs Sunderland | D1 | 0–1 | 11 May 1968 |
| 44' | George Best | vs Sunderland | D1 | 0–2 | 11 May 1968 |
| 32' | Pirri | @ Real Madrid | EC | 0–0 | 15 May 1968 |
| 41' | Francisco Gento | @ Real Madrid | EC | 0–1 | 15 May 1968 |
| 43' | Ignacio Zoco OG | @ Real Madrid | EC | 0–2 | 15 May 1968 |
| 45' | Amancio Amaro | @ Real Madrid | EC | 1–2 | 15 May 1968 |
| 75' | David Sadler | @ Real Madrid | EC | 1–3 | 15 May 1968 |
| 78' | Bill Foulkes | @ Real Madrid | EC | 2–3 | 15 May 1968 |
| 53' | Bobby Charlton | v Benfica | EC | 0–0 | 29 May 1968 |
| 80' | Jaime Graca | v Benfica | EC | 1–0 | 29 May 1968 |
| 92' | George Best | v Benfica | EC | 1–1 | 29 May 1968 |
| 93' | Brian Kidd | v Benfica | EC | 2–1 | 29 May 1968 |
| 99' | Bobby Charlton | v Benfica | EC | 3–1 | 29 May 1968 |
Squad
19 players
| Player | League | FA Cup | Europe | Other | Total | Red | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | ||
| George Best | 41 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | 53 | 32 | – |
| Bobby Charlton | 41 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 20 | – |
| Pat Crerand | 41 | 1 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 53 | 1 | – |
| Alex Stepney | 41 | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 53 | – | – |
| David Sadler | 41 (1) | 3 | 2 | – | 9 | 3 | – | – | 52 (1) | 6 | – |
| Brian Kidd | 38 | 14 | 2 | – | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | 50 | 16 | 1 |
| Tony Dunne | 37 | 1 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 49 | 1 | – |
| John Aston Jnr | 37 (3) | 10 | 2 | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 46 (3) | 11 | – |
| Francis Burns | 36 | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 45 | 2 | – |
| William Foulkes | 24 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 31 | 2 | – |
| Denis Law | 23 | 7 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 1 |
| Nobby Stiles | 20 | – | – | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 28 | – | – |
| John Fitzpatrick | 17 (3) | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 21 (3) | – | – |
| Shay Brennan | 13 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 17 | 1 | – |
| Jimmy Ryan | 8 (1) | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 9 (1) | 2 | – |
| David Herd | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | – |
| Alan Gowling | 5 (1) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 (1) | 1 | – |
| Frank Kopel | 2 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (1) | – | – |
| Jimmy Rimmer | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
Division One Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 58 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 55 | +34 | 56 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 55 |
| 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 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 44 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 41 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 39 |
| 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 | 66 | 83 | -17 | 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 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 70 | -21 | 32 |
| 22 | Fulham | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 56 | 98 | -42 | 27 |
Points Progression
Division One
Transfers
1 moves
Out
- Noel Cantwell Left-Back
Debuts & Farewells
Debuts this season
- Brian Kidd 50 apps, 16 goals
- Francis Burns 45 apps, 2 goals
- Alan Gowling 5 apps, 1 goal
- Frank Kopel 2 apps
- Jimmy Rimmer 1 app
Final appearances
- David Herd last of 8 apps
Quick Quiz
Who was Manchester United's top scorer in 1967-1968?
On this day in 1967-1968