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1968–69 →. In the 1967–68 Football League First Division season Manchester City won the First Division title for the second time in the club's history, and for the first time since 1937. They won the title on 11 May, with a 4–3 win at Newcastle United whilst the defending champions and their nearest rivals Manchester United lost 2–1 ...
Jimmy Greaves (357) The Football League First Division was a division of the Football League in England from 1888 until 2004. It was the top division in the English football league system until the end of the 1991-92 season, at which point all of its teams broke away to form the Premier League. From 1992 to 2004, the name First Division was ...
Derby County won the First Division title for the first time in the club's history that season. Derby's first ever First Division title was confirmed on May 8, after title challengers Liverpool and Leeds United failed to win their final games at Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively.
The First Division title race saw many teams take the lead throughout the season, including traditional favourites like Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, as well as thriving Ipswich Town and Southampton, and most incredibly a Swansea City side who had never been in the First Division before, and who had been in the Fourth Division just a few seasons previously.
List of English football champions Football League (1888–1892) Football League First Division (1892–1992) Premier League (1992–present) Leicester City celebrate winning the 2015–16 Premier League Country England Founded 1888 Number of teams 24 Current champions Manchester City (2023–24) Most successful club Manchester United (20 championships) The English football champions are the ...
This article concerns football records in England.Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the Football League or Premier League.Where a different record exists for the top flight (Football League First Division 1888–1992, and Premier League 1992–present), this is also given.
Another English striker who established himself as a top scorer at this level this season was the Sheffield Wednesday striker David Hirst, scoring the goals that helped the Owls win the League Cup and an instant return to the First Division in 1990–91, and finishing among the First Division's leading scorers in 1991–92.
Football League First Division; Season: 1972–73: Champions: Liverpool 8th English title: Relegated: Crystal Palace West Bromwich Albion: European Cup: Liverpool: UEFA Cup: Leeds United Ipswich Town Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham Hotspur: Watney Cup: West Ham United Stoke City: Matches played: 462: Goals scored: 1,160 (2.51 per match) Top ...