1968–69 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1968–69 season was Manchester United's 67th season in the Football League, and their 24th consecutive season in the top division of English football. After the end of the season, on 4 June 1969, United manager Matt Busby stepped down as manager after 24 years as manager; he had announced his intention to retire on 14 January. He was replaced with Wilf McGuinness who only managed the team for a year and a half before Matt Busby returned as United manager for another six months.
| 1968–69 season | ||||
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Juan Ramón Verón scores against United (in dark shirts) in the 1968 Intercontinental Cup. | ||||
| Chairman | Louis Edwards | |||
| Manager | Sir Matt Busby | |||
| First Division | 11th | |||
| FA Cup | Sixth Round | |||
| European Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Intercontinental Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: George Best (19) All: Denis Law (30) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 63,500 vs Estudiantes de La Plata (16 October 1968) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 36,638 vs Queens Park Rangers (19 March 1969) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 53,271 | |||
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George Best was United's top goalscorer in the league with 19 goals, although Denis Law added to his 14 league goals with a further 16 in the cups to reach a grand total of 30 goals in all competitions to top the club's goalscoring charts.
United finished 11th in the First Division this season, and were semi-finalists in the European Cup.