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1968-69

Second Division

Finished 18th of 22 · P42 W12 D14 L16 · 37 scored, 48 conceded

Results

Date		Opponent	Score
10 Aug 1968	A	Sheffield United	1–3	L
17 Aug 1968	H	Fulham	1–1	D
19 Aug 1968	H	Millwall	1–1	D
24 Aug 1968	A	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	L
26 Aug 1968	H	Bristol City	1–0	W
31 Aug 1968	H	Blackpool	0–1	L
7 Sept 1968	A	Derby County	1–3	L
14 Sept 1968	H	Hull City	1–1	D
18 Sept 1968	A	Bolton Wanderers	1–4	L
21 Sept 1968	A	Birmingham City	0–4	L
28 Sept 1968	H	Oxford United	2–0	W
5 Oct 1968	A	Cardiff City	1–1	D
8 Oct 1968	A	Bristol City	0–1	L
12 Oct 1968	H	Crystal Palace	1–1	D
19 Oct 1968	A	Norwich City	1–1	D
26 Oct 1968	H	Carlisle United	0–0	D
2 Nov 1968	A	Huddersfield Town	1–3	L
9 Nov 1968	H	Preston North End	0–1	L
16 Nov 1968	A	Portsmouth	0–2	L
23 Nov 1968	H	Middlesbrough	1–0	W
30 Nov 1968	A	Bury	2–3	L
7 Dec 1968	H	Charlton Athletic	0–0	D
14 Dec 1968	A	Crystal Palace	2–4	L
21 Dec 1968	H	Norwich City	2–1	W
26 Dec 1968	H	Cardiff City	2–0	W
28 Dec 1968	A	Carlisle United	1–0	W
11 Jan 1969	H	Huddersfield Town	1–0	W
18 Jan 1969	A	Preston North End	0–1	L
1 Feb 1969	H	Portsmouth	2–0	W
15 Feb 1969	H	Bury	1–0	W
22 Feb 1969	A	Charlton Athletic	1–1	D
1 Mar 1969	H	Sheffield United	3–1	W
4 Mar 1969	A	Middlesbrough	0–0	D
8 Mar 1969	A	Fulham	1–1	D
15 Mar 1969	H	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	D
22 Mar 1969	A	Blackpool	1–1	D
29 Mar 1969	H	Derby County	0–1	L
4 Apr 1969	A	Millwall	1–0	W
5 Apr 1969	A	Oxford United	0–1	L
8 Apr 1969	H	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	D
12 Apr 1969	H	Birmingham City	1–0	W
19 Apr 1969	A	Hull City	0–1	L

Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Derby County	42	26	11	5	65	32	+33	63
2	Crystal Palace	42	22	12	8	70	47	+23	56
3	Charlton Athletic	42	18	14	10	61	52	+9	50
4	Middlesbrough	42	19	11	12	58	49	+9	49
5	Cardiff City	42	20	7	15	67	54	+13	47
6	Huddersfield Town	42	17	12	13	53	46	+7	46
7	Birmingham City	42	18	8	16	73	59	+14	44
8	Blackpool	42	14	15	13	51	41	+10	43
9	Sheffield United	42	16	11	15	61	50	+11	43
10	Millwall	42	17	9	16	57	49	+8	43
11	Hull City	42	13	16	13	59	52	+7	42
12	Carlisle United	42	16	10	16	46	49	-3	42
13	Norwich City	42	15	10	17	53	56	-3	40
14	Preston North End	42	12	15	15	38	44	-6	39
15	Portsmouth	42	12	14	16	58	58	0	38
16	Bristol City	42	11	16	15	46	53	-7	38
17	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	14	16	55	67	-12	38
18	Aston Villa	42	12	14	16	37	48	-11	38
19	Blackburn Rovers	42	13	11	18	52	63	-11	37
20	Oxford United	42	12	9	21	34	55	-21	33
21	Bury	42	11	8	23	51	80	-29	30
22	Fulham	42	7	11	24	40	81	-41	25

Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.

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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.