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86th season in existence of Manchester United
Manchester United 1967?68 football season
The 1967?68 season was one of the most successful seasons in
Manchester United
's history, as the team beat
Benfica
4?1 in the
final
of the
1967?68 European Cup
to become the first
English
team to win the competition. The team was led by manager
Matt Busby
. Despite the European Cup success, United finished second in the
First Division
, two points behind local rival
Manchester City
after losing the last game of the season against
Sunderland
.
The 1967?68 season was a breakout year for winger
George Best
, who led the team with 28 goals in the
First Division
and 32 goals overall, being voted
European Footballer of the Year
and
FWA Footballer of the Year
. Four other players scored double-digit goals during the campaign:
Bobby Charlton
(20),
Brian Kidd
(17),
Denis Law
(11), and young winger
John Aston, Jr.
(10).
FA Charity Shield
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On 12 August 1967, United and
Tottenham Hotspur
kicked off the season, playing for the
1967 FA Charity Shield
at
Old Trafford
. Bobby Charlton scored two goals for United, while Denis Law scored their third. The match finished at 3?3,
[1]
which meant that the two clubs shared the Shield, each holding it for six months.
Date
|
Opponents
|
H / A
|
Result
F?A
|
Scorers
|
Attendance
|
League
position
|
19 August 1967
|
Everton
|
A
|
1?3
|
Charlton
|
61,452
|
18th
|
23 August 1967
|
Leeds United
|
H
|
1?0
|
Charlton
|
53,016
|
13th
|
26 August 1967
|
Leicester City
|
H
|
1?1
|
Foulkes
|
51,256
|
11th
|
2 September 1967
|
West Ham United
|
A
|
3?1
|
Kidd
,
Ryan
,
Sadler
|
36,562
|
9th
|
6 September 1967
|
Sunderland
|
A
|
1?1
|
Kidd
|
51,527
|
10th
|
9 September 1967
|
Burnley
|
H
|
2?2
|
Burns
,
Crerand
|
55,809
|
11th
|
16 September 1967
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
A
|
1?1
|
Best
|
47,274
|
9th
|
23 September 1967
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
H
|
3?1
|
Best
(2),
Law
|
58,779
|
7th
|
30 September 1967
|
Manchester City
|
A
|
2?1
|
Charlton
(2)
|
62,942
|
5th
|
7 October 1967
|
Arsenal
|
H
|
1?0
|
Aston
|
60,197
|
3rd
|
14 October 1967
|
Sheffield United
|
A
|
3?0
|
Aston
,
Kidd
,
Law
|
29,170
|
3rd
|
25 October 1967
|
Coventry City
|
H
|
4?0
|
Aston
(2),
Best
,
Charlton
|
54,253
|
2nd
|
28 October 1967
|
Nottingham Forest
|
A
|
1?3
|
Best
|
49,946
|
2nd
|
4 November 1967
|
Stoke City
|
H
|
1?0
|
Charlton
|
51,041
|
2nd
|
8 November 1967
|
Leeds United
|
A
|
0?1
|
|
43,999
|
2nd
|
11 November 1967
|
Liverpool
|
A
|
2?0
|
Best
(2)
|
54,515
|
1st
|
18 November 1967
|
Southampton
|
H
|
3?2
|
Aston
,
Charlton
,
Kidd
|
48,732
|
1st
|
25 November 1967
|
Chelsea
|
A
|
1?1
|
Kidd
|
54,712
|
1st
|
2 December 1967
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
H
|
2?1
|
Best
(2)
|
52,568
|
1st
|
9 December 1967
|
Newcastle United
|
A
|
2?2
|
Dunne
,
Kidd
|
48,639
|
1st
|
16 December 1967
|
Everton
|
H
|
3?1
|
Aston
,
Law
,
Sadler
|
60,736
|
1st
|
23 December 1967
|
Leicester City
|
A
|
2?2
|
Charlton
,
Law
|
40,104
|
1st
|
26 December 1967
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
H
|
4?0
|
Best
(2),
Charlton
,
Kidd
|
63,450
|
1st
|
30 December 1967
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
A
|
3?2
|
Aston
,
Charlton
,
Kidd
|
53,940
|
1st
|
6 January 1968
|
West Ham United
|
H
|
3?1
|
Aston
,
Best
,
Charlton
|
54,468
|
1st
|
20 January 1968
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
H
|
4?2
|
Best
(2),
Charlton
,
Kidd
|
55,254
|
1st
|
3 February 1968
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
A
|
2?1
|
Best
,
Charlton
|
57,790
|
1st
|
17 February 1968
|
Burnley
|
A
|
1?2
|
Best
|
31,965
|
1st
|
24 February 1968
|
Arsenal
|
H
|
2?0
|
Best
,
Own goal
|
46,417
|
1st
|
2 March 1968
|
Chelsea
|
H
|
1?3
|
Kidd
|
62,978
|
1st
|
16 March 1968
|
Coventry City
|
A
|
0?2
|
|
47,110
|
2nd
|
23 March 1968
|
Nottingham Forest
|
H
|
3?0
|
Brennan
,
Burns
,
Herd
|
61,978
|
2nd
|
27 March 1968
|
Manchester City
|
H
|
1?3
|
Best
|
63,004
|
3rd
|
30 March 1968
|
Stoke City
|
A
|
4?2
|
Aston
,
Best
,
Gowling
,
Ryan
|
30,141
|
1st
|
6 April 1968
|
Liverpool
|
H
|
1?2
|
Best
|
63,059
|
2nd
|
12 April 1968
|
Fulham
|
A
|
4?0
|
Best
(2),
Kidd
,
Law
|
40,152
|
1st
|
13 April 1968
|
Southampton
|
A
|
2?2
|
Best
,
Charlton
|
30,079
|
1st
|
15 April 1968
|
Fulham
|
H
|
3?0
|
Aston
,
Best
,
Charlton
|
60,465
|
1st
|
20 April 1968
|
Sheffield United
|
H
|
1?0
|
Law
|
55,033
|
1st
|
29 April 1968
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
A
|
3?6
|
Law
,
Kidd
(2)
|
43,412
|
1st
|
4 May 1968
|
Newcastle United
|
H
|
6?0
|
Best
(3),
Kidd
(2),
Sadler
|
59,976
|
2nd
|
11 May 1968
|
Sunderland
|
H
|
1?2
|
Best
|
62,963
|
2nd
|
Source:
World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C)
Champions
Notes:
FA Cup
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European Cup
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Date
|
Round
|
Opponents
|
H / A
|
Result
F?A
|
Scorers
|
Attendance
|
20 September 1967
|
First round
First leg
|
Hibernians
|
H
|
4?0
|
Law
(2),
Sadler
(2)
|
43,912
|
27 September 1967
|
First round
Second leg
|
Hibernians
|
A
|
0?0
|
|
25,000
|
15 November 1967
|
Second round
First leg
|
FK Sarajevo
|
A
|
0?0
|
|
45,000
|
29 November 1967
|
Second round
Second leg
|
FK Sarajevo
|
H
|
2?1
|
Aston
,
Best
|
62,801
|
27 February 1968
|
Quarter-final
First leg
|
Gornik Zabrze
|
H
|
2?0
|
Florenski
(
o.g.
),
Kidd
|
63,456
|
13 March 1968
|
Quarter-final
Second leg
|
Gornik Zabrze
|
A
|
0?1
|
|
105,000
|
24 April 1968
|
Semi-final
First leg
|
Real Madrid
|
H
|
1?0
|
Best
|
63,500
|
15 May 1968
|
Semi-final
Second leg
|
Real Madrid
|
A
|
3?3
|
Foulkes
,
Sadler
,
Zoco
(
o.g.
)
|
125,000
|
29 May 1968
|
Final
|
Benfica
|
N
|
4?1
(
a.e.t.
)
|
Charlton
(2),
Best
,
Kidd
|
100,000
|
Squad statistics
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