1968-69 in Scottish football
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Season 1968-1969 was the 72nd season of Scottish league football.
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[edit] Scottish League Division One
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 89 | 32 | 57 | 54 |
| 2 | Rangers | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 81 | 32 | 49 | 49 |
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 45 | 18 | 45 |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 50 | 32 | 18 | 44 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 49 | 12 | 43 |
| 6 | St Johnstone | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | Hearts | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 36 |
| 9 | Dundee | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 48 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | Greenock Morton | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 68 | -10 | 32 |
| 11 | St Mirren | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 54 | -14 | 32 |
| 12 | Hibernian | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Clyde | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 31 |
| 14 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 53 | -14 | 28 |
| 15 | Aberdeen | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 59 | -9 | 26 |
| 16 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 45 | 67 | -22 | 21 |
| 17 | Falkirk | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 69 | -36 | 18 |
| 18 | Arbroath | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 41 | 82 | -41 | 16 |
Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Falkirk, Arbroath
[edit] Scottish League Division Two
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motherwell | 36 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 23 | 89 | 64 |
| 2 | Ayr | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 82 | 31 | 51 | 53 |
| 3 | East Fife | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 82 | 45 | 37 | 48 |
| 4 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 48 |
| 5 | Queen of the South | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 75 | 41 | 34 | 47 |
| 6 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 71 | 56 | 15 | 43 |
| 7 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 56 | 4 | 43 |
| 8 | Stranraer | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 45 | 12 | 41 |
| 9 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 39 |
| 10 | Montrose | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 71 | -12 | 34 |
| 11 | Queen's Park | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 59 | -9 | 33 |
| 12 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 29 |
| 13 | Clydebank | 36 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 27 |
| 14 | Dumbarton | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 46 | 69 | -23 | 27 |
| 15 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 72 | -35 | 24 |
| 16 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 70 | -28 | 23 |
| 17 | Brechin City | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 40 | 78 | -38 | 22 |
| 18 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 45 | 79 | -34 | 21 |
| 19 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 55 | 125 | -70 | 18 |
[edit] Cup Honours
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| Scottish Cup | Celtic |
| Scottish League Cup | Celtic |
[edit] Scotland national team
Note that scores are written Scotland first
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 1968 | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen (A) |  Denmark |
1-0 | F | Bobby Lennox |
| November 6, 1968 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) |  Austria |
2-1 | WCQ | Denis Law, Billy Bremner |
| December 11, 1968 | Palaio GSP Stadium, Nicosia (A) |  Cyprus |
5-0 | WCQ | Colin Stein (2), Alan Gilzean (2), Bobby Murdoch |
| April 16, 1969 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) |  West Germany |
1-1 | WCQ | Bobby Murdoch |
| May 3, 1969 | The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) |  Wales |
5-3 | BHC | Billy McNeill, Colin Stein, Alan Gilzean, Billy Bremner |
| May 6, 1969 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) |  Northern Ireland |
1-1 | BHC | Colin Stein |
| May 10, 1969 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) |  England |
1-4 | BHC | Colin Stein |
| May 17, 1969 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Cyprus |
8-0 | WCQ | Colin Stein (4), Billy McNeill, Willie Henderson, Tommy Gemmell (pen), Eddie Gray |
