A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division; B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division. |
LC League Cup; FAC FA Cup; CWC Cup Winners' Cup W Winner(s); F Finalist(s). |
| Position | Club | Points | History | Notes |
| Liverpool | CWC-F | |||
| Leeds United | ||||
| Burnley | ||||
| Manchester United | ||||
| Chelsea | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | LC-W | |||
| Leicester City | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
| Sheffield United | ||||
| Stoke City | ||||
| Everton | FAC-W | |||
| West Ham United | LC-F | |||
| Blackpool | ||||
| Arsenal | ||||
| Newcastle United | ||||
| Aston Villa | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | FAC-F | |||
| Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Sunderland | ||||
| Fulham | ||||
| Northampton Town | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers |
| League Cup Final First Leg | West Ham United 2 West Bromwich Albion 1 |
| League Cup Final Second Leg | West Bromwich Albion 4 West Ham United 1 |
| FA Cup Final | Everton 3 Sheffield Wednesday 2 |
Northampton Town are relegated after a succession of promotions from the Fourth Division beginning in 1960. They would return back to that level in 1969.
Everton win the FA Cup 3-2 after going 0-2 down.
Substitutes were allowed for an injured player for the first time.
This is the last two-legged League Cup final.