1967–68 Everton F.C. season

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

Final league table edit

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
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:

^ 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.

Win	Draw	Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
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


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


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