The results of this voting were published on France Football # 1186 (24 December 1968).
There were 25 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.
The columns are: Position Name of Player Name of Club Nationality Total Number of Points 1P = First Places 2P = Second Places 3P = Third Places 4P = Fourth Places 5P = Fifth Places Votes = Number of Voters who nominated this player
Pos Player Country Club Total 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P Votes
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1. George Best Northern Ireland Manchester United 61 7 3 4 1 - 15
2. Bobby Charlton England Manchester United 53 5 3 4 2 - 14
3. Dragan Dzajic Yugoslavia Crvena Zvezda 46 4 2 3 3 3 15
4. Franz Beckenbauer West Germany Bayern Munich 36 3 3 2 1 1 10
5. Giacinto Facchetti Italy Internazionale 30 2 4 - 1 2 9
6. Luigi Riva Italy Cagliari 22 1 2 1 2 2 8
7. Amancio Amaro Spain Real Madrid 21 1 1 3 1 1 7
8. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira Portugal Benfica 15 - 2 1 2 - 5
9. Gianni Rivera Italy Milan AC 13 1 2 - - - 3
10. Jimmy Greaves England Tottenham 8 1 - 1 - - 2
José Martínez "Pirri" Spain Real Madrid 8 - - 2 1 - 3
12. Willi Schulz West Germany Hamburger SV 7 - 1 - 1 1 3
Antal Dunai Hungary Újpest Dózsa 7 - - 1 2 - 3
14. Georgi Asparukhov Bulgaria Levski Sofia 6 - 1 - - 2 3
Albert Shesternev Soviet Union Torpedo Moskva 6 - - 1 1 1 3
16. Ove Kindvall Sweden Feyenoord 5 - - - 2 1 3
17. Lajos Szucs Hungary Ferencvaros 4 - 1 - - - 1
Alessandro Mazzola Italy Internazionale 4 - - 1 - 1 2
Florian Albert Hungary Ferencvaros 4 - - - 2 - 2
20. Gerd Müller West Germany Bayern Munich 3 - - 1 - - 1
Johan Cruyff Netherlands Ajax 3 - - - 1 1 2
22. Jacky Charlton England Leeds United 2 - - - 1 - 1
Bobby Moore England West Ham United 2 - - - 1 - 1
24. Alan Ball England Everton 1 - - - - 1 1
Ferenc Bene Hungary Újpest Dózsa 1 - - - - 1 1
Angelo Domenghini Italy Internazionale 1 - - - - 1 1
Mirsad Fazlagic Yugoslavia FK Sarajevo 1 - - - - 1 1
Tommy Gemmel Scotland Celtic Glasgow 1 - - - - 1 1
Jimmy Johnstone Scotland Celtic Glasgow 1 - - - - 1 1
Murtaz Khurtsilava Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilissi 1 - - - - 1 1
Ivica Osim Yugoslavia Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 1 - - - - 1 1
Louis Pilot Luxembourg Standard Ličge 1 - - - - 1 1
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