1968-08-24
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 1 | 2 | West Ham United | Highfield Road | 33,575 | |
| Setters | Lineups | Brooking, Peters | ||||
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 2 | Arsenal | Portman Road | 25,825 | |
| Crawford | Lineups | Radford, Jenkins | ||||
| Liverpool | 4 | 1 | Sunderland | Anfield Road | 46,547 | |
| Smith, Lawler, Callaghan, Hateley | Lineups | Suggett | ||||
| Manchester United | 0 | 4 | Chelsea | Old Trafford | 55,114 | |
| Lineups | Tambling, Baldwin 2, Birchenall | |||||
| Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | Everton | St James' Park | 38,851 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Nottingham Forest | # | # | Leeds United | City Ground | Abandoned - Fire in main stand | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 1 | Manchester City | Loftus Road | 19,716 | |
| Bridges | Lineups | Doyle | ||||
| Southampton | 2 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | The Dell | 19,746 | |
| Kemp, Paine | Lineups | Wagstaffe | ||||
| Stoke City | 1 | 0 | Leicester City | Victoria Ground | 18,638 | |
| Mahoney | Lineups | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | White Hart Lane | 30,542 | |
| England | Lineups | McCalliog, Whitham | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 2 | Burnley | The Hawthorns | 21,882 | |
| Astle 2, Collard | Lineups | Lochhead, Casper | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1968-08-28 | Sunderland | H |
| 2 | 0 | Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.667 | 8 | W | D | D | W | W | 1968-08-27 | Manchester City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | W | D | W | D | D | 1968-08-28 | Chelsea | A |
| 4 | 2 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | W | W | D | L | W | 1968-08-27 | Everton | A |
| 5 | 2 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.167 | 7 | W | L | W | W | D | 1968-08-26 | Burnley | H |
| 6 | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.143 | 6 | W | D | L | W | D | 1968-08-27 | Coventry City | A |
| 7 | 7 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | W | L | W | D | # | 1968-08-28 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 8 | 1 | Everton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.6 | 5 | D | W | L | W | L | 1968-08-27 | Liverpool | H |
| 9 | -5 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | L | D | W | W | L | 1968-08-28 | Leeds United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | D | W | L | D | D | 1968-08-28 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 11 | -6 | Burnley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.889 | 5 | L | W | W | L | D | 1968-08-26 | West Ham United | A |
| 12 | -4 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | L | W | D | L | W | 1968-08-28 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 13 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.778 | 4 | L | L | W | L | W | 1968-08-27 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 14 | 5 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.75 | 4 | W | L | L | W | L | 1968-08-28 | Stoke City | H |
| 15 | 3 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.625 | 4 | D | L | D | W | L | 1968-08-27 | Arsenal | A |
| 16 | 5 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.571 | 4 | W | L | L | L | W | 1968-08-28 | Southampton | A |
| 17 | -4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | L | D | W | L | # | 1968-08-28 | Manchester United | A |
| 18 | -3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.857 | 3 | L | D | W | L | L | 1968-08-28 | Leicester City | H |
| 19 | -3 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.75 | 3 | D | L | D | D | # | 1968-08-28 | Newcastle United | A |
| 20 | -3 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.625 | 3 | L | W | L | L | D | 1968-08-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 21 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.545 | 3 | D | D | L | L | D | 1968-08-27 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Coventry City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.167 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1968-08-27 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 5 | 2 | Portsmouth | St Andrew's | 23,915 | |
| Pickering 2, Vowden, Summerill, Tindall OG | Lineups | Trebilcock, Pointer | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | Ewood Park | 12,666 | |
| Darling, Connelly | Lineups | |||||
| Blackpool | 2 | 2 | Bristol City | Bloomfield Road | 15,767 | |
| Milne, Green | Lineups | Garland, Kellard | ||||
| Bury | 2 | 1 | Crystal Palace | Gigg Lane | 7,811 | |
| Farrell (p), Jones | Lineups | Blyth | ||||
| Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | Preston North End | Ninian Park | 10,817 | |
| King | Lineups | |||||
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | Norwich City | The Valley | 14,861 | |
| Tees, Gregory | Lineups | Curran | ||||
| Fulham | 0 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Craven Cottage | 12,830 | |
| Lineups | Hulme, Hill | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | Derby County | Leeds Road | 10,442 | |
| Aimson 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | Carlisle United | Ayresome Park | 22,392 | |
| Hickton | Lineups | |||||
| Oxford United | 1 | 1 | Hull City | Manor Ground | 9,637 | |
| Harrington | Lineups | Wagstaff | ||||
| Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | Millwall | Bramall Lane | 17,545 | |
| Addison | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.25 | 8 | W | W | L | W | W | 1968-08-27 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 2 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.5 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1968-08-28 | Blackpool | H |
| 3 | 0 | Sheffield United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1968-08-27 | Fulham | H |
| 4 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.429 | 7 | W | W | D | W | L | 1968-08-27 | Bury | A |
| 5 | 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.333 | 6 | W | D | W | D | # | 1968-08-26 | Millwall | A |
| 6 | -4 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.111 | 6 | L | L | W | W | W | 1968-08-28 | Norwich City | H |
| 7 | 2 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.667 | 5 | D | D | D | W | # | 1968-08-28 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 8 | -3 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.167 | 5 | L | D | W | W | # | 1968-08-26 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 9 | 3 | Bury | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | W | D | L | W | # | 1968-08-27 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 10 | -3 | Norwich City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | L | D | W | L | W | 1968-08-28 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 11 | 7 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | W | D | L | L | D | 1968-08-27 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 12 | -4 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.833 | 4 | L | L | W | D | D | 1968-08-26 | Preston North End | A |
| 13 | -3 | Fulham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.667 | 4 | L | D | D | W | # | 1968-08-27 | Sheffield United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Bristol City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.833 | 3 | D | D | D | L | # | 1968-08-26 | Aston Villa | A |
| 15 | 1 | Oxford United | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.75 | 3 | D | D | L | D | # | 1968-08-27 | Carlisle United | A |
| 16 | 4 | Cardiff City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.455 | 3 | W | D | L | L | L | 1968-08-28 | Birmingham City | H |
| 17 | 5 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.9 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1968-08-28 | Cardiff City | A |
| 18 | -5 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.667 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1968-08-26 | Portsmouth | H |
| 19 | -4 | Carlisle United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.6 | 2 | L | D | D | L | # | 1968-08-27 | Oxford United | H |
| 20 | -3 | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.429 | 2 | L | D | D | L | # | 1968-08-26 | Bristol City | H |
| 21 | -2 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.333 | 2 | L | L | D | D | # | 1968-08-28 | Hull City | H |
| 22 | -1 | Hull City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 2 | D | D | L | L | # | 1968-08-28 | Derby County | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 0 | 1 | Gillingham | Oakwell | 8,646 | |
| Lineups | Gibbs | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Goldstone Ground | 9,063 | |
| Flood, Henderson, Livesey, Wilkinson, Napier K, Templeman | Lineups | |||||
| Bristol Rovers | 3 | 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Eastville | 6,761 | |
| Gadston 2, Jones W | Lineups | Bolton 2 | ||||
| Hartlepool | 0 | 0 | Swindon Town | Victoria Park | 5,732 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Luton Town | 3 | 1 | Rotherham United | Kenilworth Road | 14,163 | |
| Rioch B 2, Lewis | Lineups | Storrie | ||||
| Orient | 1 | 0 | Mansfield Town | Brisbane Road | 7,087 | |
| Halom | Lineups | |||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | Reading | Home Park | 8,725 | |
| Burnside, Bickle, Meldrum OG | Lineups | Collins | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Gay Meadow | 7,532 | |
| Loyden (p) | Lineups | Stott | ||||
| Torquay United | 3 | 1 | Barrow | Plainmoor | 9,831 | |
| Rowlands, Scott, Cave | Lineups | Bebbington | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Barnsley | H |
| 2 | 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Swindon Town | A |
| 3 | 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Torquay United | H |
| 4 | 7 | Torquay United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.333 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 5 | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.333 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 6 | -5 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.333 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1968-08-26 | Southport | H |
| 7 | -5 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.25 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Watford | A |
| 8 | 6 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.2 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 9 | 3 | Orient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.2 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1968-08-30 | Southport | A |
| 10 | -7 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 11 | -6 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Walsall | H |
| 12 | -6 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.143 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Gillingham | H |
| 13 | 2 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Reading | H |
| 14 | -7 | Barrow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 15 | -6 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Swindon Town | A |
| 16 | 2 | Gillingham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.75 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Rotherham United | A |
| 17 | -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 |
| 18 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1968-08-30 | Reading | A |
| 19 | -2 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Luton Town | A |
| 20 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.6 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 21 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 22 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.091 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Barrow | H |
| 23 | -1 | Southport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.286 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1968-08-26 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 24 | -1 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Stockport County | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 0 | 2 | Halifax Town | Recreation Ground | 4,449 | |
| Lineups | Ryden 2 | |||||
| Bradford | 1 | 1 | Notts County | Park Avenue | 2,395 | |
| Singleton | Lineups | Murphy JB | ||||
| Brentford | 3 | 1 | Port Vale | Griffin Park | 7,443 | |
| Mansley, Fenton 2 | Lineups | Chapman R | ||||
| Chester | 5 | 1 | Colchester United | Sealand Road | 5,813 | |
| Jones L 2, Dearden, Talbot, Sutton | Lineups | Simpson | ||||
| Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | York City | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 7,036 | |
| Randall | Lineups | Provan | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 1 | 2 | Swansea Town | Blundell Park | 4,878 | |
| Wilson | Lineups | Williams H, Gwyther | ||||
| Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | Newport County | Sincil Bank | 8,038 | |
| Hughes | Lineups | |||||
| Peterborough United | 2 | 2 | Bradford City | London Road | 6,457 | |
| Brace, Hall | Lineups | Rackstraw, Ham | ||||
| Rochdale | 1 | 1 | Exeter City | Spotland | 3,225 | |
| Melledew | Lineups | Mitten (p) | ||||
| Workington | 0 | 0 | Wrexham | Borough Park | 2,469 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Southend United | H |
| 2 | 3 | Brentford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1968-08-26 | Rochdale | H |
| 3 | 3 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Brentford | H |
| 4 | 9 | Chester | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.333 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1968-08-30 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 5 | 2 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.667 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1968-08-26 | York City | A |
| 6 | -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 |
| 7 | 2 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.333 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1968-08-26 | Brentford | A |
| 8 | -5 | 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 |
| 9 | 3 | Swansea Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.25 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Wrexham | H |
| 10 | -6 | 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 |
| 11 | -3 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Workington | H |
| 12 | -1 | Wrexham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Swansea Town | A |
| 13 | -3 | Aldershot | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1968-08-26 | Bradford | A |
| 14 | 0 | Chesterfield | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Peterborough United | H |
| 15 | 9 | Halifax Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Notts County | A |
| 16 | 1 | Peterborough United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.75 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Chesterfield | A |
| 17 | -2 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Rochdale | H |
| 18 | 1 | York City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1968-08-26 | Bradford City | H |
| 19 | -1 | Workington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1968-08-27 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 20 | 1 | Bradford | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1968-08-26 | Aldershot | H |
| 21 | -1 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.375 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Halifax Town | H |
| 22 | -6 | 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 |
| 23 | -1 | Colchester United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1968-08-26 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 24 | -1 | Newport County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1968-08-26 | Darlington | H |
