1967–68 Everton F.C. season

During the 1967–68 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Everton
1967–68 season
ManagerHarry Catterick
GroundGoodison Park
First Division5th
FA CupFinalists
League CupThird Round

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Liverpool 42 22 11 9 71 40 1.775 55 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
4 Leeds United 42 22 9 11 71 41 1.732 53
5 Everton 42 23 6 13 67 40 1.675 52
6 Chelsea 42 18 12 12 62 68 0.912 48 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round[a]
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 9 14 70 59 1.186 47
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Everton were ineligible to participate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as Liverpool had already qualified. Under the rules of the cup, only one team per city could participate. Chelsea took their place as the highest-ranked team that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

Results

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 1967 Manchester United H 3–1
23 August 1967 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1
26 August 1967 Sunderland A 0–1
29 August 1967 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1
2 September 1967 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4–2
5 September 1967 West Ham United H 2–0
9 September 1967 Fulham A 1–2
16 September 1967 Leeds United H 0–1
23 September 1967 Liverpool A 0–1
30 September 1967 Leicester City A 2–0
7 October 1967 Southampton H 4–2
14 October 1967 Chelsea A 1–1
24 October 1967 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1
28 October 1967 Newcastle United A 0–1
4 November 1967 Manchester City H 1–1
11 November 1967 Arsenal H 2–2
18 November 1967 Sheffield United H 1–0
25 November 1967 Coventry City A 2–0
2 December 1967 Nottingham Forest H 1–0
9 December 1967 Stoke City A 0–1
16 December 1967 Manchester United A 1–3
23 December 1967 Sunderland H 3–0
26 December 1967 Burnley H 2–0
30 December 1967 Burnley A 1–2
6 January 1968 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–1
20 January 1968 Leeds United A 0–2
3 February 1968 Liverpool H 1–0
26 February 1968 Southampton A 2–3
2 March 1968 Coventry City H 3–1
16 March 1968 West Bromwich Albion A 6–2
23 March 1968 Newcastle United H 1–0
6 April 1968 Arsenal H 2–0
9 April 1968 Leicester City H 2–1
13 April 1968 Sheffield United A 1–0
15 April 1968 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0
16 April 1968 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0
20 April 1968 Chelsea H 2–1
22 April 1968 Nottingham Forest A 0–1
29 April 1968 Manchester City A 0–2
4 May 1968 Stoke City H 3–0
11 May 1968 West Ham United A 1–1
21 May 1968 Fulham H 5–1

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FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
3 27 January 1969 Southport A 1–0 18,795
4 17 February 1968 Carlisle United A 2–0 25,000
5 9 March 1968 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 61,982
6 30 March 1968 Leicester City A 3–1 43,519 Husband (2), Kendall
SF 27 April 1968 Leeds United N 1–0 63,000 Morrissey (pen)
F 18 May 1968 West Bromwich Albion N 0–1 100,000

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League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
2 13 September 1967 Bristol City A 5–0
3 11 October 1967 Sunderland H 2–3

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Squad

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References

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