English First Division 1968/1969
Historical league standings at 21st September 1968
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Leeds United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 2.71 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 2.43 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 2.22 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 1.27 |
| 7 | Everton | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 1.78 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 0.87 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 0.68 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Southampton | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 0.81 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0.58 |
| 17 | Burnley | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 0.43 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 0.73 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0.53 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 0.35 |
