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			DIVISION 1 1968/69

				P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Leading League goalscorer: Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) 27 goals A serious fire broke out in the Main Stand of Nottingham Forest's City Ground in the fixture against Leeds United on 24th August 1968, forcing the abandonment of the match. There were no injuries but Forest were forced to play their next five League matches, and a League Cup tie, at neighbouring Notts County's Meadow Lane ground. The fire For the second in three seasons a First Division side was humbled in the League Cup Final at Wembley by a Third Division team. This time Swindon Town beat Arsenal 3-1. League Cup results 1968/69	Results	1	Leeds United	42	27	13	2	66	26	67
	Results	2	Liverpool	42	25	11	6	63	24	61
	Results	3	Everton	42	21	15	6	77	36	57
	Results	4	Arsenal	42	22	12	8	56	27	56
	Results	5	Chelsea	42	20	10	12	73	53	50
	Results	6	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	17	11	61	51	45
	Results	7	Southampton	42	16	13	13	57	48	45
	Results	8	West Ham United	42	13	18	11	66	50	44
	Results	9	Newcastle United	42	15	14	13	61	55	44
	Results	10	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	11	15	64	67	43
	Results	11	Manchester United	42	15	12	15	57	53	42
	Results	12	Ipswich Town	42	15	11	16	59	60	41
	Results	13	Manchester City	42	15	10	17	64	55	40
	Results	14	Burnley	42	15	9	18	55	82	39
	Results	15	Sheffield Wednesday	42	10	16	16	41	54	36
	Results	16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	10	15	17	41	58	35
	Results	17	Sunderland	42	11	12	19	43	67	34
	Results	18	Nottingham Forest	42	10	13	19	45	57	33
	Results	19	Stoke City	42	9	15	18	40	63	33
	Results	20	Coventry City	42	10	11	21	46	64	31
	Results	21	Leicester City	42	9	12	21	39	68	30
	Results	22	Queens Park Rangers	42	4	10	28	39	95	18

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