1968-08-30
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7 | 0 | Hartlepool | Elm Park | 8,969 | |
| Silvester 4, Collins 2, Sainty | Lineups | |||||
| Southport | 2 | 2 | Orient | Haig Avenue | 4,379 | |
| Andrews, Alty | Lineups | Halom, Taylor | ||||
| 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 | Luton Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1968-08-31 | Gillingham | A |
| 2 | 12 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2.2 | 6 | W | D | L | W | D | 1968-09-07 | Walsall | A |
| 3 | -1 | 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 |
| 4 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.2 | 5 | D | W | W | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Barrow | A |
| 5 | -1 | Torquay United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | D | W | L | W | # | 1968-08-31 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 6 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Swindon Town | A |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 9 | 1 | Orient | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.143 | 5 | D | W | D | D | # | 1968-09-07 | Luton Town | H |
| 10 | -2 | 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 |
| 11 | -2 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Stockport County | H |
| 12 | -1 | 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 | -1 | 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 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0.571 | 4 | L | D | W | D | # | 1968-08-31 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.4 | 3 | W | L | L | D | # | 1968-08-31 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | 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 |
| 18 | 0 | 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 |
| 19 | 0 | 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 |
| 20 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.111 | 2 | L | D | L | D | # | 1968-09-06 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 21 | 0 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-31 | Walsall | A |
| 22 | 2 | Southport | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.417 | 1 | D | L | L | L | L | 1968-09-06 | Barrow | H |
| 23 | -1 | Barnsley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.4 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Rotherham United | A |
| 24 | -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 |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe United | 2 | 2 | Chester | Old Showground | 5,072 | |
| Kerr, Colquhoun | Lineups | Talbot, Brodie | ||||
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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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1968-08-31 | Darlington | A |
| 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 | 7 | Chester | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.8 | 5 | D | W | L | W | # | 1968-09-03 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | -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 |
| 8 | -1 | Chesterfield | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 | 5 | W | D | L | W | # | 1968-08-31 | Bradford City | A |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | -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 |
| 11 | 0 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | D | D | W | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Halifax Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.25 | 4 | W | W | L | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Bradford | H |
| 13 | 4 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1.2 | 4 | D | W | L | D | L | 1968-09-06 | Bradford City | H |
| 14 | -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 |
| 15 | -1 | Southend United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | L | D | D | W | # | 1968-08-31 | Newport County | A |
| 16 | -1 | Workington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | D | D | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Swansea Town | A |
| 17 | -1 | 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 |
| 18 | 0 | 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 |
| 19 | 0 | Peterborough United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | L | D | L | D | # | 1968-08-31 | York City | A |
| 20 | 0 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.4 | 2 | L | D | D | L | # | 1968-08-31 | Aldershot | 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 |
