1968-09-13
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulham | 1 | 0 | Crystal Palace | Craven Cottage | 23,132 | Largest home gate 1968-69 |
| Macdonald | Lineups | |||||
| Portsmouth | 1 | 2 | Bury | Fratton Park | 18,317 | |
| McCann | Lineups | Dawson 2 | ||||
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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 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1.385 | 12 | W | D | W | W | W | 1968-09-14 | Preston North End | A |
| 2 | 0 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.778 | 11 | W | W | W | L | D | 1968-09-14 | Blackpool | H |
| 3 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.538 | 11 | L | W | D | W | L | 1968-09-21 | Preston North End | H |
| 4 | 0 | Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | W | W | D | D | D | 1968-09-14 | Millwall | A |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1.25 | 9 | L | L | W | W | W | 1968-09-14 | Oxford United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Cardiff City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.167 | 9 | W | W | W | W | D | 1968-09-14 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | L | L | D | W | W | 1968-09-14 | Birmingham City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.333 | 8 | L | W | L | W | D | 1968-09-14 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 9 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1.25 | 8 | L | L | D | W | W | 1968-09-14 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 10 | 0 | Norwich City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | W | D | L | L | D | 1968-09-14 | Carlisle United | A |
| 11 | 5 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.933 | 8 | W | L | D | L | W | 1968-09-17 | Birmingham City | A |
| 12 | -1 | Preston North End | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.75 | 7 | W | W | D | L | W | 1968-09-14 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 13 | -1 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | W | W | D | L | L | 1968-09-14 | Bristol City | A |
| 14 | -1 | Oxford United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | W | L | W | D | D | 1968-09-14 | Sheffield United | A |
| 15 | -1 | Hull City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.889 | 6 | D | W | D | D | D | 1968-09-14 | Aston Villa | A |
| 16 | -1 | Bristol City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.875 | 6 | D | W | L | D | D | 1968-09-14 | Derby County | H |
| 17 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.636 | 6 | L | D | D | W | D | 1968-09-14 | Cardiff City | H |
| 18 | 3 | Fulham | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.429 | 6 | W | L | L | L | L | 1968-09-18 | Derby County | A |
| 19 | -1 | Portsmouth | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.615 | 5 | L | L | L | D | L | 1968-09-21 | Norwich City | A |
| 20 | -1 | Birmingham City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0.789 | 4 | W | L | L | W | L | 1968-09-14 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 21 | -1 | Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0.455 | 4 | L | L | W | L | D | 1968-09-14 | Hull City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Carlisle United | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.25 | 3 | L | D | L | L | D | 1968-09-14 | Norwich City | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool | 0 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | Victoria Park | 5,348 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Reading | 0 | 1 | Watford | Elm Park | 12,099 | |
| Lineups | Garbett | |||||
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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 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | D | W | W | W | D | 1968-09-14 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 2 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.4 | 9 | W | D | W | L | W | 1968-09-14 | Barrow | A |
| 3 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.333 | 8 | D | W | D | W | L | 1968-09-14 | Luton Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | D | W | D | D | W | 1968-09-14 | Walsall | H |
| 5 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | W | W | W | L | L | 1968-09-14 | Stockport County | H |
| 6 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.75 | 7 | D | D | D | W | W | 1968-09-14 | Gillingham | A |
| 7 | -1 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.625 | 7 | L | D | W | D | L | 1968-09-18 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 8 | 0 | Torquay United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.571 | 7 | W | L | D | W | L | 1968-09-14 | Rotherham United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Rotherham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1.222 | 7 | D | D | W | L | W | 1968-09-14 | Torquay United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Orient | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.143 | 7 | D | D | D | W | D | 1968-09-14 | Barnsley | A |
| 11 | 0 | Stockport County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.143 | 7 | W | W | D | D | L | 1968-09-14 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 12 | 6 | Watford | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | W | L | D | L | D | 1968-09-16 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 13 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1.1 | 6 | L | W | L | D | W | 1968-09-14 | Northampton Town | H |
| 14 | -1 | Walsall | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | D | L | D | D | D | 1968-09-14 | Swindon Town | A |
| 15 | -1 | Barrow | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.857 | 6 | L | D | W | L | D | 1968-09-14 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 16 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0.714 | 6 | W | L | L | W | D | 1968-09-14 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 17 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.571 | 6 | D | W | L | W | D | 1968-09-16 | Stockport County | A |
| 18 | -2 | Northampton Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | W | L | W | D | L | 1968-09-14 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 19 | -2 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.857 | 5 | L | L | W | W | D | 1968-09-14 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 20 | 0 | Southport | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.5 | 3 | W | D | L | L | L | 1968-09-14 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 21 | 0 | Gillingham | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.4 | 3 | L | L | L | W | D | 1968-09-14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 22 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.235 | 3 | L | W | L | L | D | 1968-09-14 | Southport | H |
| 23 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.182 | 3 | D | L | L | D | L | 1968-09-16 | Watford | H |
| 24 | -1 | Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.385 | 2 | L | D | L | L | D | 1968-09-14 | Orient | H |
