1967–68 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 1967–68 season was Leeds United's 41st season in the Football League, and their fourth consecutive season in the First Division, in which they finished 4th. Along with the First Division, they competed in the FA Cup, where they were defeated in the semi-final by Everton. The club were more successful in their other two cup competitions however, winning the Football League Cup after beating Arsenal in the final, and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup after beating Ferencváros in that final over two legs.

Competitions

First Division

League table

Matches WinDrawLoss + First Division match detailsDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance19 August 1967SunderlandH1–1Greenhoff36,25223 August 1967Manchester UnitedA0–153,01626 August 1967Wolverhampton WanderersA0–235,3682 September 1967FulhamH2–0Belfitt (2)25,7609 September 1967SouthamptonA1–1Lorimer25,52216 September 1967EvertonA1–0Gray53,15920 September 1967BurnleyH2–1Lorimer (2)32,94423 September 1967Leicester CityH3–2Lorimer (2, 1 pen.), Greenhoff37,08430 September 1967West Ham UnitedA0–028,9407 October 1967ChelseaH7–0Johanneson, Greenhoff, Charlton, Lorimer, Gray, Hinton (o.g.). Bremner40,46014 October 1967West Bromwich AlbionA0–221,30025 October 1967Newcastle UnitedH2–0Lorimer, Johanneson30,34728 October 1967Manchester CityA0–139,7134 November 1967ArsenalH3–1Lorimer (pen.), Jones, Gray31,6328 November 1967Manchester UnitedH1–0Greenhoff43,99911 November 1967Sheffield UnitedA0–124,71518 November 1967Coventry CityH1–1Lorimer32,46925 November 1967Nottingham ForestA2–0Greenhoff, Lorimer29,7502 December 1967Stoke CityH2–0Lorimer, Madeley29,9889 December 1967LiverpoolA0–239,67516 December 1967SunderlandA2–2Greenhoff, Gray21,18923 December 1967Wolverhampton WanderersH2–1Jones, Charlton28,37626 December 1967Sheffield WednesdayA1–0Giles (pen.)51,05530 December 1967Sheffield WednesdayH3–2Greenhoff, Gray, Hunter36,4096 January 1968FulhamA5–0Greenhoff (3), Gray (2)24,41913 January 1968SouthamptonH5–0Madeley (2), Lorimer, Jones, Hibbitt31,47420 January 1968EvertonH2–0Jones, Giles (pen.)44,1193 February 1968Leicester CityA2–2Madeley, Giles30,08110 February 1968West Ham UnitedH2–1Lorimer (2)41,81413 March 1968Nottingham ForestH1–1Bremner32,50816 March 1968Newcastle UnitedA1–1Hunter45,19020 March 1968ChelseaA0–047,47023 March 1968Manchester CityH2–0Charlton, Giles51,8186 April 1968Sheffield UnitedH3–0Madeley, Giles (2, 2 pens.)31,05912 April 1968Tottenham HotspurA1–2Madeley56,59713 April 1968Coventry CityA1–0Hibbitt48,77817 April 1968Tottenham HotspurH1–0Lorimer (pen.)50,00020 April 1968West Bromwich AlbionH3–1Gray (pen.), Madeley, Charlton38,33423 April 1968Stoke CityA2–3Charlton, Greenhoff23,9994 May 1968LiverpoolH1–2Jones44,5537 May 1968ArsenalA3–4Lorimer, Jones, Giles25,04311 May 1968BurnleyA0–313,247

FA Cup

WinDrawLoss

+FA Cup match resultsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceThird round27 January 1968Derby CountyH2–0Charlton, Lorimer39,753Fourth round17 February 1968Nottingham ForestH2–1Jones, Giles51,739Fifth round9 March 1968Bristol CityH2–0Jones, Lorimer45,227Sixth round30 March 1968Sheffield UnitedH1–0Madeley48,322Semi-final27 April 1968EvertonN0–163,000

League Cup

WinDrawLoss +League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round13 September 1967Luton TownH3–1Lorimer (3, 1 pen.)11,473Third round11 October 1967BuryH3–0Charlton, Johanneson, Greenhoff20,927Fourth round15 November 1967SunderlandA2–0Greenhoff (2)29,536Fifth round13 December 1967Stoke CityH2–0Bremner, Lorimer24,558Semi-final, first leg17 January 1968Derby CountyA1–0Giles (pen.)31,904Semi-final, second leg7 February 1968Derby CountyH3–2Belfitt (2), Gray29,367Final2 March 1968ArsenalN1–0Cooper97,887

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

WinDrawLoss +Inter-Cities Fairs Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round, first leg3 October 1967Spora LuxembourgA9–0Lorimer (4), Bremner, Greenhoff (2), Madeley, Jones2,500First round, second leg17 October 1967Spora LuxembourgH7–0Johanneson (3), Greenhoff (2), Cooper, Lorimer15,196Second round, first leg29 November 1967Partizan BelgradeA2–1Lorimer, Belfitt10,000Second round, second leg6 December 1967Partizan BelgradeH1–1Lorimer34,258Third round, first leg20 December 1967HibernianH1–0Gray31,522Third round, second leg10 January 1968HibernianA1–1Charlton30,000Fourth round, first leg26 March 1968RangersA0–080,000Fourth round, second leg9 April 1968RangersH2–0Giles (pen.), Lorimer50,498Semi-final, first leg1 May 1968DundeeA1–1Madeley30,000Semi-final, second leg15 May 1968DundeeH1–0Gray23,830Final, first leg7 August 1968FerencvárosH1–0Jones25,268Final, second leg11 September 1968FerencvárosA0–076,000

Appearances and goals Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Leeds. :Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

+ Players' appearances and goals by competitionNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupInter-Cities Fairs CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK360507080560GK60000040100DF050701200DF3000100040DF3454151111548DF4025070120642DF3705061121602DF2000000020DF1000000010MF000000MF3625061111584MF2075131713510MF326307182509MF21020302MF1000000010MF7150210MF6010001080MF1000000010MF0000000MF16526412830FW200215FW113073418FW1000100020FW2585200823812FW2001136

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