English First Division 1968–69

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The English First Division 1968–69 was the top-tier football league season in England during 1968–69, featuring the country’s leading clubs competing for the national championship before the formation of the Premier League.

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instanceOf English First Division season
football league season
alsoKnownAs 1968–69 Football League First Division NERFINISHED
averageGoalsPerMatch 2.92
champions Leeds United NERFINISHED
championsClubCity Leeds NERFINISHED
championsFirstTitle true
championsPoints 67
continentalQualification European Cup NERFINISHED
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup NERFINISHED
country England
domesticCup FA Cup NERFINISHED
endDate 1969-05-10
era pre-Premier League era
EuropeanCupQualifier Leeds United NERFINISHED
fairsCupQualifier Arsenal NERFINISHED
Everton NERFINISHED
Liverpool NERFINISHED
Southampton NERFINISHED
fewestLossesClub Leeds United NERFINISHED
fewestLossesNumber 2
followedBy English First Division 1969–70 NERFINISHED
governingBody The Football League NERFINISHED
league English First Division NERFINISHED
leagueCup Football League Cup NERFINISHED
levelOnPyramid 1
managerOfChampions Don Revie NERFINISHED
matchesPlayed 462
mostWinsClub Leeds United NERFINISHED
mostWinsNumber 27
numberOfTeams 22
pointsForDraw 1
pointsForLoss 0
pointsForWin 2
precededBy English First Division 1967–68 NERFINISHED
relegatedTeam Leicester City NERFINISHED
Queens Park Rangers NERFINISHED
runnersUp Liverpool NERFINISHED
seasonEndYear 1969
seasonStartYear 1968
sport association football
startDate 1968-08-10
thirdPlace Everton NERFINISHED
tier top tier of English football
topScorer Jimmy Greaves NERFINISHED
topScorerGoals 27
totalGoals 1350
winner Leeds United NERFINISHED

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