1968-01-16
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 1 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | Vicarage Road | 12,531 | Largest home gate 1967-68 |
| Garbett | Lineups | Magee, Towers | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Walsall | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 1.382 | 32 | L | D | L | W | D | 1968-01-20 | Reading | H |
| 2 | 0 | Torquay United | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 1.156 | 32 | W | L | D | W | W | 1968-01-20 | Gillingham | A |
| 3 | 0 | Swindon Town | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1.708 | 29 | W | D | W | D | W | 1968-01-20 | Northampton Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Stockport County | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 1.063 | 29 | D | W | L | W | D | 1968-01-20 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 5 | 0 | Peterborough United | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 1.075 | 28 | L | L | W | W | L | 1968-01-20 | Oxford United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 1.056 | 28 | W | W | D | D | L | 1968-01-20 | Orient | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bury | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 1.268 | 27 | L | W | D | D | D | 1968-01-17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 8 | 0 | Oxford United | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1.167 | 27 | L | D | D | D | D | 1968-01-20 | Peterborough United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Barrow | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 1.161 | 27 | W | W | L | L | D | 1968-01-20 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Reading | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 0.949 | 27 | W | L | W | L | W | 1968-01-20 | Walsall | A |
| 11 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1.208 | 26 | D | W | D | D | D | 1968-01-17 | Bury | A |
| 12 | 0 | Gillingham | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 0.912 | 26 | D | L | L | D | W | 1968-01-20 | Torquay United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Watford | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 1.448 | 25 | L | L | W | L | D | 1968-01-20 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 14 | 0 | Southport | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 1.025 | 25 | L | D | W | W | L | 1968-01-20 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 0.906 | 25 | W | W | L | W | L | 1968-01-20 | Stockport County | H |
| 16 | 4 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 0.949 | 24 | W | L | W | L | W | 1968-01-20 | Southport | H |
| 17 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 0.946 | 24 | L | W | L | W | W | 1968-01-20 | Watford | H |
| 18 | -1 | Colchester United | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 0.767 | 24 | L | L | W | L | W | 1968-01-20 | Bury | A |
| 19 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 0.932 | 23 | D | W | L | L | D | 1968-01-19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 20 | -1 | Northampton Town | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 0.842 | 23 | D | L | D | D | L | 1968-01-20 | Swindon Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Orient | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 0.788 | 20 | W | L | W | D | W | 1968-01-20 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 0.756 | 18 | W | W | W | L | L | 1968-01-20 | Barrow | A |
| 23 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 0.638 | 18 | W | D | L | W | L | 1968-01-20 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 0.581 | 15 | L | L | D | L | L | 1968-01-20 | Scunthorpe United | A |
