English First Division 1968/1969
Historical league standings at 19th 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 | Leeds United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 3.10 |
| 3 | Everton | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 21 | 2.31 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 1.82 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 2.07 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 1.88 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 1.20 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 0.96 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Burnley | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 0.74 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 1.04 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 0.65 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 0.81 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 0.78 |
| 17 | Southampton | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 0.61 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 0.58 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 0.54 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 0.52 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 0.78 |
