1966–67 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal

1967–68 season
Chairman	Denis Hill-Wood
Manager	Bertie Mee
First Division	9th
FA Cup	Fifth Round
League Cup	Finalists
Top goalscorer	League: Ray Kennedy (19) All: Ray Kennedy (26)
Home colours Away colours
← 1966–67 1968–69 →

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

Final league table

Main article: 1967–68 Football League First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City (C)	42	26	6	10	86	43	+43	58	1968–69 European Cup
2	Manchester United	42	24	8	10	89	55	+34	56
3	Liverpool	42	22	11	9	71	40	+31	55	01967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup0
4	Leeds United	42	22	9	11	71	41	+30	53
5	Everton	42	23	6	13	67	40	+27	52
6	Chelsea	42	18	12	12	62	68	−6	48
7	Tottenham Hotspur	42	19	9	14	70	59	+11	47
8	West Bromwich Albion	42	17	12	13	75	62	+13	46	01968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup0
9	Arsenal	42	17	10	15	60	56	+4	44
10	Newcastle United	42	13	15	14	53	54	−1	41
11	Nottingham Forest	42	13	15	14	52	64	−12	41	1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
12	West Ham United	42	14	10	18	73	69	+4	38
13	Leicester City	42	13	12	17	64	69	−5	38
14	Burnley	42	14	10	18	64	71	−7	38
15	Sunderland	42	13	11	18	51	61	−10	37
16	Southampton	42	13	11	18	51	61	−10	37
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	14	8	20	66	75	−9	36
18	Stoke City	42	14	7	21	50	73	−23	35
19	Sheffield Wednesday	42	11	12	19	51	63	−12	34
20	Coventry City	42	9	15	18	51	71	−20	33
21	Sheffield United (R)	42	11	10	21	49	70	−21	32	Relegation to 1968–69 Second Division
22	Fulham (R)	42	10	7	25	56	98	−42	27

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results

Arsenal's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
20 August 1966	[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]	A	3–1
23 August 1966	West Ham United	H	2–1
27 August 1966	Aston Villa	H	1–0
29 August 1966	West Ham United	A	2–2
3 September 1966	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–3
6 September 1966	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–1
10 September 1966	Manchester City	A	1–1
17 September 1966	Blackpool	H	1–1
24 September 1966	Chelsea	A	1–3
1 October 1966	Leicester City	H	2–4
8 October 1966	Newcastle United	H	2–0
15 October 1966	Leeds United	A	1–3
22 October 1966	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–3
29 October 1966	Manchester United	A	0–1
5 November 1966	Leeds United	H	0–1
12 November 1966	Everton	A	1–0
19 November 1966	Fulham	H	1–0
26 November 1966	Nottingham Forest	A	1–2
2 December 1967	Burnley	A	0–1
16 December 1967	Stoke City	A	1–0
23 December 1967	Nottingham Forest	H	3–0
26 December 1967	Chelsea	A	1–2
30 December 1967	Chelsea	H	1–1
6 January 1968	Coventry City	A	1–1
13 January 1968	Sheffield United	H	1–1
20 January 1968	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–1
3 February 1968	Manchester City	A	1–1
10 February 1968	Newcastle United	H	0–0
24 February 1968	Manchester United	H	0–2
16 March 1968	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–2
23 March 1968	Fulham	A	3–1
29 March 1968	West Ham United	A	1–1
6 April 1968	Everton	A	0–2
10 April 1968	Southampton	A	0–2
13 April 1968	Leicester City	H	2–1
15 April 1968	Southampton	H	0–3
20 April 1968	Sunderland	H	0–2
27 April 1968	Burnley	H	2–0
30 April 1968	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3–2
4 May 1968	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–1
7 May 1968	Leeds United	H	4–3
11 May 1968	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–1

FA Cup

Main article: 1966–67 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R3	28 January 1967	Bristol Rovers	A	3–0
R4	18 February 1967	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–0
R4 R	22 February 1967	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–0
R5	11 March 196	Birmingham City	A	0–1

League Cup

Main article: 1966–67 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R2	13 September 1966	Gillingham	H	1–1
R2 R	21 September 1966	Gillingham	A	1–1 (aet)
R2 2R	28 September 1966	Gillingham	H	5–0
R3	5 October 1966	West Ham United	H	1–3

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player - GK Bob Wilson - GK Geoff Barnett - DF Pat Rice - DF Frank McLintock - DF Peter Simpson - DF Bob McNab - DF Sammy Nelson - DF John Roberts - MF George Armstrong - MF George Graham - MF Jon Sammels

No. Position Player - MF Peter Storey - MF Eddie Kelly - FW Ray Kennedy - FW John Radford - FW Charlie George - FW Peter Marinello