English First Division 1968/1969
Historical league standings at 26th October 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 | Liverpool | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 23 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Everton | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 23 | 2.29 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 1.82 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 1.81 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 1.88 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 1.24 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 0.96 |
| 9 | Burnley | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 18 | 0.81 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 16 | 0.77 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 1.04 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 0.84 |
| 15 | Southampton | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 0.76 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 0.70 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 0.68 |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 0.53 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 0.52 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 0.50 |
