| League Result: | 5th |
| League Topscorer: | John Toshack (22) |
| Season Topscorer: | John Toshack (31) |
| Cup1 Result: | 3rd round |
| Cup2 Result: | 2nd round |
| Cup3 Result: | 1st round |
| Cup4 Result: | Winners |
| Average Attendance: | 16,870 |
| Highest Attendance: | 26,210 (v Bristol City, 25 January 1969) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 10,809 (v Carlisle United, 21 September 1968) |
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| Nextseason: | 1969–70 |
The 1968–69 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 42nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifth.
The team enjoyed nearly no success in cup competitions as they were knocked out in their first match of every cup apart from the Welsh Cup which they went on to win by beating local rivals Swansea Town in the final.
John Toshack would go on to finish the season with a total of 31 goals in all competitions, equalling the record set by Hughie Ferguson in the 1926–27 season that would not be beaten until2003 when Robert Earnshaw finished with a total of 35 goals.