Latemporada 1968-69 fue la 89.ª del fútbol competitivo enInglaterra. Esta temporada fue la 72.ª en que se jugó laFootball League, competencia que se convertiría en la más importante hasta la temporada1992-93, en la cual entraría en vigor laFA Premier League que desplazó a la Football League al segundo lugar de importancia en Inglaterra.
| Competencia | Ganador | Segundo lugar |
|---|---|---|
| First Division | Leeds United (1° título) | Liverpool |
| Second Division | Derby County (3° título) | Crystal Palace |
| Third Division | Watford (1° título) | Swindon Town |
| Fourth Division | Doncaster Rovers (2° título) | Halifax Town |
| FA Cup | Manchester City (4° título) | Leicester City |
| League Cup | Swindon Town (1° título) | Arsenal |
| Charity Shield | Manchester City (2° título) | West Bromwich Albion |
| Home Championship | ENG | SCO |
Por única ocasión en la historia, el premioFootball Writers' Association Footballer of the Year(Futbolista del año de la asociación de escritores de fútbol) fue compartido por dos jugadores —Tony Book delManchester City yDave Mackay delDerby County.
Los equipos de la Football League juegan dos veces al año entre sí, una como visitante y otra como local y le son otorgados dos puntos por victoria y uno por empate.
| PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | Prom.G | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 26 | 2.538 | 67 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 2.625 | 61 |
| 3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 77 | 36 | 2.139 | 57 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 27 | 2.074 | 56 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | 1.377 | 50 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 45 |
| 7 | Southampton | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 45 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 66 | 50 | 1.320 | 44 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 55 | 1.109 | 44 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 67 | 0.955 | 43 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 1.075 | 42 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 0.983 | 41 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 55 | 1.164 | 40 |
| 14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 82 | 0.671 | 39 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 54 | 0.759 | 36 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 0.707 | 35 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 67 | 0.642 | 34 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 57 | 0.789 | 33 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 63 | 0.635 | 33 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 0.719 | 31 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 68 | 0.574 | 30 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 95 | 0.411 | 18 |
| Campeón de Inglaterra y clasificado a laCopa de Campeones de Europa | |
| Copa de Ferias | |
| Recopa de Europa | |
| Descendido a la Second Division |
| PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | Prom.G | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 32 | 2.031 | 63 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 70 | 47 | 1.489 | 56 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 61 | 52 | 1.173 | 50 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 49 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 67 | 54 | 1.241 | 47 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 1.152 | 46 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 59 | 1.237 | 44 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 1.244 | 43 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 50 | 1.220 | 43 |
| 10 | Millwall | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 49 | 1.163 | 43 |
| 11 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 59 | 52 | 1.135 | 42 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 49 | 0.939 | 42 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 56 | 0.946 | 40 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 44 | 0.864 | 39 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 1.000 | 38 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 53 | 0.868 | 38 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 67 | 0.821 | 38 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 0.771 | 38 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | 37 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 0.618 | 33 |
| 21 | Bury | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 0.637 | 30 |
| 22 | Fulham | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 81 | 0.494 | 25 |
| PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | Prom.G | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 34 | 2.176 | 64 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 35 | 2.029 | 64 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 38 | 1.947 | 61 |
| 4 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 45 | 1.333 | 51 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 53 | 49 | 1.082 | 49 |
| 6 | Torquay United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 46 | 1.174 | 48 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 48 |
| 8 | Southport | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 64 | 1.109 | 47 |
| 9 | Stockport County | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 67 | 68 | 0.985 | 46 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 63 | 0.921 | 46 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 50 | 1.120 | 45 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 72 | 65 | 1.108 | 45 |
| 13 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 49 | 1.020 | 44 |
| 14 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 66 | 1.015 | 43 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 62 | 0.935 | 43 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 63 | 71 | 0.887 | 43 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 67 | 0.761 | 43 |
| 18 | Orient | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 58 | 0.879 | 42 |
| 19 | Barrow | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 75 | 0.747 | 42 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 63 | 0.857 | 41 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 61 | 0.885 | 40 |
| 22 | Hartlepool | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 40 | 70 | 0.571 | 39 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 0.684 | 35 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 50 | 83 | 0.602 | 35 |
| PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | Prom.G | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 38 | 1.711 | 59 |
| 2 | Halifax Town | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 53 | 37 | 1.432 | 57 |
| 3 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 68 | 35 | 1.943 | 56 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 65 | 46 | 1.413 | 56 |
| 5 | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 62 | 45 | 1.378 | 52 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 53 | 1.075 | 52 |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 78 | 61 | 1.279 | 51 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 54 | 52 | 1.038 | 51 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 52 | 1.173 | 50 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 54 | 1.074 | 49 |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 48 |
| 12 | Workington | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 40 | 43 | 0.930 | 47 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 1.000 | 46 |
| 14 | Chester City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 76 | 66 | 1.152 | 45 |
| 15 | Aldershot | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 66 | 66 | 1.000 | 45 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 44 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 66 | 65 | 1.015 | 43 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 60 | 57 | 1.053 | 42 |
| 19 | Notts County | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 57 | 0.842 | 42 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 50 | 0.860 | 41 |
| 21 | York City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 39 |
| 22 | Newport County | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 74 | 0.662 | 36 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 0.681 | 33 |
| 24 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 106 | 0.302 | 20 |
PJ = Partidos jugados;PG = Partidos ganados;PE = Partidos empatados;PP = Partidos perdidos;GF = Goles a favor;GC = Goles en contra;Prom.G = Promedio de goles;Pts = Puntos
Laselección de fútbol de Inglaterra disfrutó de un año muy exitoso en su preparación para laCopa del Mundo de 1970, para la cual estaba calificada automáticamente por ser campeona de laCopa Mundial de 1966. Ganó elBritish Home Championship derrotando a sus tres oponentes y perdiendo un solo partido en el año, contra Brasil, durante su gira por América.
| 1 de junio de 1969 | MEX | 0–0 | ENG | Estadio Azteca,Ciudad de México, | |
| 8 de junio de 1969 | URU | 1–2 | ENG | Estadio Centenario,Montevideo, | |
| Luis Cubilla | Francis Lee,Geoff Hurst | ||||
| 12 de junio de 1969 | BRA | 2–1 | ENG | Estadio Maracaná,Río de Janeiro, | |
| Tostão,Jairzinho | Colin Bell | ||||
| Predecesor: Anexo:1967-68 en el fútbol de Inglaterra | Football League First Division 1968-69 | Sucesor: Anexo:1969-70 en el fútbol de Inglaterra |