1968-08-23
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 2 | 2 | Walsall | Edgeley Park | 7,574 | |
| Atkins 2 | Lineups | Watson, Biggs | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | Southport | Prenton Park | 8,097 | |
| Yardley | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Orient | A |
| 2 | 6 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.25 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Watford | A |
| 3 | 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 4 | -2 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Rotherham United | H |
| 5 | -2 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Walsall | H |
| 6 | -2 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.75 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Luton Town | A |
| 7 | -2 | Barrow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Torquay United | A |
| 8 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 9 | -2 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 10 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Reading | H |
| 11 | -1 | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Barrow | H |
| 12 | -1 | Orient | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 13 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 14 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 15 | -1 | Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 16 | 1 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Northampton Town | A |
| 17 | -1 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Gillingham | H |
| 18 | 0 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Barnsley | A |
| 19 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 20 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Swindon Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 22 | 0 | Southport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.286 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1968-08-26 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Stockport County | H |
| 24 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 3 | Scunthorpe United | Belle Vue | 10,474 | |
| Rabjohn, Webber, Jeffrey 2 | Lineups | Heath 2, Kerr | ||||
| Southend United | 1 | 1 | Darlington | Roots Hall | 12,572 | |
| Best | Lineups | Hale | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Newport County | H |
| 2 | 4 | Darlington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1968-08-26 | Newport County | A |
| 3 | 6 | Southend United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.25 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Lincoln City | A |
| 4 | 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Colchester United | A |
| 5 | -3 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Port Vale | H |
| 6 | -3 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Rochdale | A |
| 7 | -3 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Peterborough United | A |
| 8 | -3 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Swansea Town | H |
| 9 | -2 | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Exeter City | H |
| 10 | -2 | Aldershot | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.333 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Halifax Town | H |
| 11 | -1 | Wrexham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Workington | A |
| 12 | -1 | Swansea Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 13 | -1 | Chester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Colchester United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | York City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.667 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Brentford | A |
| 16 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.75 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1968-08-26 | Colchester United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Peterborough United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Bradford City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Workington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Wrexham | H |
| 19 | 0 | York City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Chesterfield | A |
| 20 | 0 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.286 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Bradford | A |
| 21 | 0 | Bradford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Notts County | H |
| 22 | 0 | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Chester | A |
| 23 | 0 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Lincoln City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Halifax Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Aldershot | A |
