1968-08-27
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 4 | 1 | Manchester City | Highbury | 40,776 | |
| Jenkins 2, Sammels, Radford | Lineups | Bell | ||||
| Coventry City | 4 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Highfield Road | 36,678 | |
| Hunt 3 (1p), Machin | Lineups | Rees, Brown | ||||
| Everton | 0 | 0 | Liverpool | Goodison Park | 63,898 | Largest home, D 1 & league gate 1968-69 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Portman Road | 24,049 | |
| Morris, Hegan, Crawford | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | W | W | D | D | W | 1968-08-31 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 2 | -1 | West Ham United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | W | W | L | W | W | 1968-08-31 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 3 | -1 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1968-08-28 | Sunderland | H |
| 4 | 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | D | W | W | D | L | 1968-08-31 | Leeds United | A |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | 2 | Everton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.6 | 6 | D | D | W | L | W | 1968-08-31 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 7 | 6 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.111 | 6 | W | L | L | W | L | 1968-08-31 | Manchester City | A |
| 8 | -2 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.909 | 6 | L | W | D | L | W | 1968-08-31 | West Ham United | A |
| 9 | -2 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | W | L | W | D | # | 1968-08-28 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | -1 | Burnley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0.571 | 5 | L | L | W | W | L | 1968-08-31 | Coventry City | H |
| 13 | -1 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 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 |
| 16 | -1 | Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.5 | 4 | L | D | L | D | W | 1968-08-31 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0.429 | 3 | L | D | D | L | L | 1968-08-31 | Arsenal | A |
| 22 | 0 | Coventry City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.625 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Burnley | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 2 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | Gigg Lane | 8,399 | |
| Kerr, Jones | Lineups | Moore, Gregory (p), Curtis | ||||
| Carlisle United | 0 | 2 | Oxford United | Brunton Park | 9,390 | |
| Lineups | Atkinson G, Bullock | |||||
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | Ayresome Park | 25,422 | |
| McMordie | Lineups | Aimson | ||||
| Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | Fulham | Bramall Lane | 17,932 | |
| Addison | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | W | W | W | D | W | 1968-08-31 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 2 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | D | W | W | L | W | 1968-08-31 | Hull City | A |
| 3 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.444 | 9 | W | W | W | D | W | 1968-08-31 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 4 | -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 |
| 5 | 0 | Millwall | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.429 | 7 | W | L | D | W | W | 1968-08-31 | Fulham | H |
| 6 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.333 | 6 | L | W | D | W | D | 1968-08-31 | Sheffield United | H |
| 7 | 0 | 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 |
| 8 | 0 | 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 |
| 9 | 6 | Oxford United | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.25 | 5 | W | D | D | L | D | 1968-08-31 | Derby County | A |
| 10 | 0 | 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 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | D | W | D | L | L | 1968-08-31 | Carlisle United | A |
| 12 | -3 | Bury | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.909 | 5 | L | W | D | L | W | 1968-08-31 | Norwich City | A |
| 13 | -2 | Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.833 | 5 | D | L | L | W | D | 1968-08-31 | Cardiff City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.571 | 4 | W | L | D | D | L | 1968-08-31 | Blackpool | H |
| 15 | -2 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | L | L | D | D | W | 1968-08-31 | Millwall | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bristol City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.714 | 3 | L | D | D | D | L | 1968-08-31 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 17 | 0 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.667 | 3 | D | L | W | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Birmingham City | H |
| 18 | 0 | 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 |
| 19 | 0 | 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 |
| 20 | 0 | Carlisle United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.429 | 2 | L | L | D | D | L | 1968-08-31 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | Eastville | 7,820 | |
| Jarman | Lineups | Dolby, McLaughlin | ||||
| Northampton Town | 1 | 1 | Stockport County | County Ground | 9,622 | |
| Low OG | Lineups | Roberts OG | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 0 | 1 | Barrow | Boundary Park | 3,286 | |
| Lineups | Hartland | |||||
| Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | Gillingham | Millmoor | 10,762 | |
| Storrie | Lineups | |||||
| Swindon Town | 0 | 0 | Reading | County Ground | 16,969 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Watford | 0 | 0 | Walsall | Vicarage Road | 9,403 | |
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.75 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1968-08-31 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 2 | 0 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Barnsley | H |
| 3 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Swindon Town | A |
| 4 | 8 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.286 | 5 | W | L | W | D | # | 1968-08-31 | Barnsley | H |
| 5 | 2 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.25 | 5 | D | D | D | W | # | 1968-08-31 | Northampton Town | H |
| 6 | 8 | Barrow | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | W | L | D | W | # | 1968-08-31 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 7 | 4 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Stockport County | H |
| 8 | -4 | 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 |
| 9 | -4 | 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 |
| 10 | -4 | 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 |
| 11 | -2 | Orient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.2 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1968-08-30 | Southport | A |
| 12 | -4 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | L | W | D | D | # | 1968-08-31 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 13 | -3 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 14 | -1 | Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 15 | 0 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.8 | 4 | D | L | W | D | # | 1968-08-30 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 16 | 1 | Stockport County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.833 | 3 | D | D | L | D | # | 1968-08-31 | Watford | A |
| 17 | -1 | Gillingham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | L | W | D | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Luton Town | H |
| 18 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | W | D | L | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 19 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1968-08-30 | Reading | A |
| 20 | -1 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Luton Town | A |
| 21 | -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 |
| 22 | 2 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Walsall | A |
| 23 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.083 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Torquay United | H |
| 24 | -1 | Southport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.3 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1968-08-30 | Orient | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 0 | 1 | Workington | Blundell Park | 3,717 | |
| Lineups | Tinnion | |||||
| Swansea Town | 0 | 0 | Wrexham | Vetch Field | 9,865 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Southend United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Brentford | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | D | W | D | W | # | 1968-08-31 | Exeter City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bradford City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 5 | D | D | W | D | # | 1968-08-31 | Chesterfield | H |
| 4 | 0 | Darlington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | D | D | D | W | # | 1968-08-31 | Lincoln City | H |
| 5 | 5 | Swansea Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.25 | 5 | D | W | D | D | # | 1968-08-31 | Workington | H |
| 6 | -1 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 | 5 | D | D | D | W | # | 1968-08-31 | Port Vale | A |
| 7 | -1 | Aldershot | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | W | L | D | W | # | 1968-08-31 | Notts County | A |
| 8 | -1 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Brentford | H |
| 9 | -1 | Chester | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.333 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1968-08-30 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 10 | 3 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | D | D | W | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 11 | -2 | 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 |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 13 | 7 | Workington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | D | D | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Swansea Town | A |
| 14 | -2 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.333 | 3 | L | L | D | W | # | 1968-08-31 | Wrexham | A |
| 15 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1.25 | 3 | W | L | D | L | # | 1968-08-30 | Chester | H |
| 16 | -1 | Chesterfield | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Peterborough United | H |
| 17 | -1 | York City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | D | D | D | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Peterborough United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Halifax Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1968-08-28 | Notts County | A |
| 19 | -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 |
| 20 | -1 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Rochdale | H |
| 21 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Bradford | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.333 | 2 | L | D | L | D | # | 1968-08-31 | Halifax Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Newport County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Southend United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Colchester United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.077 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
