1968-09-18
| Cup and International Matches |
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| European Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | Fenerbahce |  | Maine Road | 38,787 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
 | Waterford | 1 | 3 | Manchester United | D 1 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 48,000 | |
| Matthews | Lineups | Law 3 | ||||||
| European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 2 | Cardiff City | 2 | 2 | Porto FC |  | Ninian Park | 19,202 | |
| Bird (p), Toshack | Lineups | Pinto 2 | ||||||
 | Club Bruges | 3 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | Olympiastadion | 14,724 | |
| Bailliu, Lambert, Thio | Lineups | Hartford | ||||||
| Euro Fairs Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | 1 | Liverpool | D 1 | San Mamés Stadium | 28,004 | |
| Estefano, Ormaza | Lineups | Hunt | ||||||
| D 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | Morton |  | Stamford Bridge | 28,736 | |
| Birchenall, Boyle, Cooke, Hollins, Osgood | Lineups | |||||||
| Standard Liege | 0 | 0 | Leeds United | D 1 | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 35,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | Oxford United | Ewood Park | 10,895 | |
| Rogers (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | Aston Villa | Burnden Park | 14,513 | |
| Greaves 2, Hill, Hulme | Lineups | Godfrey | ||||
| Derby County | 1 | 0 | Fulham | Baseball Ground | 26,771 | |
| Hinton | Lineups | |||||
| Hull City | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | Boothferry Park | 17,480 | |
| Butler I | Lineups | Reece | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.833 | 13 | D | W | W | W | D | 1968-09-21 | Fulham | H |
| 2 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1.357 | 13 | D | W | D | W | W | 1968-09-21 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Millwall | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.462 | 12 | D | L | W | W | W | 1968-09-21 | Derby County | A |
| 4 | 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.545 | 11 | W | D | L | W | L | 1968-09-21 | Hull City | A |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.333 | 11 | W | D | L | L | D | 1968-09-21 | Sheffield United | H |
| 7 | -2 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1.182 | 11 | W | L | L | D | W | 1968-09-21 | Bury | A |
| 8 | -2 | Norwich City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1.333 | 10 | W | W | D | L | L | 1968-09-21 | Portsmouth | H |
| 9 | 5 | Derby County | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.111 | 10 | W | D | W | W | D | 1968-09-21 | Millwall | H |
| 10 | 2 | Sheffield United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1.091 | 10 | D | L | L | L | W | 1968-09-21 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 11 | -4 | Bury | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.063 | 10 | W | W | L | D | L | 1968-09-21 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 12 | -4 | Preston North End | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 9 | D | D | W | W | D | 1968-09-21 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 13 | -2 | Oxford United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 | L | W | W | L | W | 1968-09-21 | Bristol City | H |
| 14 | -1 | Cardiff City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0.933 | 9 | L | W | W | W | W | 1968-09-21 | Carlisle United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.909 | 8 | W | L | D | D | W | 1968-09-21 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 16 | 1 | Hull City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.909 | 8 | D | D | D | W | D | 1968-09-21 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 17 | -1 | Bristol City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.9 | 8 | D | D | D | W | L | 1968-09-21 | Oxford United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0.375 | 6 | L | W | L | L | L | 1968-09-21 | Blackpool | A |
| 19 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Aston Villa | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0.438 | 5 | L | D | L | L | W | 1968-09-21 | Birmingham City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Birmingham City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0.68 | 4 | L | L | W | L | L | 1968-09-21 | Aston Villa | H |
| 22 | 0 | Carlisle United | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.188 | 3 | L | L | D | L | L | 1968-09-21 | Cardiff City | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2 | 0 | Swindon Town | Dean Court | 12,113 | Largest home gate 1968-69 |
| Bumstead, East | Lineups | |||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 2 | Reading | Gresty Road | 6,509 | |
| Wallace | Lineups | Harris, Silvester | ||||
| Luton Town | 4 | 2 | Mansfield Town | Kenilworth Road | 19,315 | |
| Harrison (p), Sheffield, French, Lewis | Lineups | Partridge, Jones | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | Walsall | Home Park | 11,318 | |
| Bickle | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.667 | 14 | W | W | D | W | W | 1968-09-21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 2 | 3 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2.5 | 11 | W | W | W | W | W | 1968-09-21 | Watford | A |
| 3 | -1 | Barrow | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.375 | 10 | W | W | L | D | W | 1968-09-20 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 4 | -1 | Rotherham United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1.333 | 10 | D | W | D | D | W | 1968-09-21 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 5 | -1 | Swindon Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | 9 | L | W | D | W | D | 1968-09-21 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 6 | 5 | Reading | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.667 | 9 | W | L | D | W | D | 1968-09-21 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Torquay United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.5 | 9 | W | L | W | L | D | 1968-09-21 | Barnsley | H |
| 8 | 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.25 | 9 | W | W | L | L | W | 1968-09-20 | Stockport County | A |
| 9 | -3 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1.167 | 9 | L | L | W | D | W | 1968-09-21 | Rotherham United | H |
| 10 | -2 | Stockport County | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.091 | 9 | W | L | W | W | D | 1968-09-20 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 11 | -2 | Orient | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.111 | 8 | D | D | D | D | W | 1968-09-21 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 12 | -2 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.9 | 8 | L | L | D | W | D | 1968-09-20 | Barrow | H |
| 13 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1.077 | 7 | L | D | D | D | W | 1968-09-21 | Luton Town | H |
| 14 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | L | D | L | W | L | 1968-09-20 | Walsall | A |
| 15 | 0 | Northampton Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | D | D | W | L | W | 1968-09-21 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Watford | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.833 | 7 | L | W | L | D | L | 1968-09-21 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 17 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 0.684 | 7 | D | L | W | L | L | 1968-09-21 | Swindon Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Walsall | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.778 | 6 | L | L | D | L | D | 1968-09-20 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 19 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.636 | 6 | L | D | W | L | W | 1968-09-21 | Reading | H |
| 20 | 0 | Gillingham | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0.833 | 5 | L | W | L | L | L | 1968-09-20 | Southport | A |
| 21 | 0 | Southport | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0.571 | 5 | L | W | W | D | L | 1968-09-20 | Gillingham | H |
| 22 | 0 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.563 | 5 | W | D | L | D | L | 1968-09-21 | Torquay United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.333 | 5 | W | D | L | L | D | 1968-09-21 | Northampton Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.222 | 4 | D | L | L | W | L | 1968-09-21 | Orient | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 2 | 1 | Southend United | Recreation Ground | 5,261 | |
| Walker (p), Gowans | Lineups | Best | ||||
| Chester | 2 | 2 | Brentford | Sealand Road | 8,638 | |
| Talbot, Brodie | Lineups | Terry, Ross | ||||
| Exeter City | 2 | 3 | Bradford City | St James Park | 6,182 | |
| Banks 2 | Lineups | Ham, Leighton, Hall | ||||
| Workington | 1 | 1 | Halifax Town | Borough Park | 4,292 | Largest home gate 1968-69 |
| Tyrer | Lineups | Massie | ||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Darlington | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | W | W | W | W | D | 1968-09-20 | Aldershot | A |
| 2 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.778 | 12 | W | W | W | L | W | 1968-09-20 | Peterborough United | H |
| 3 | 1 | Chester | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.7 | 11 | D | D | W | W | D | 1968-09-21 | Chesterfield | H |
| 4 | 3 | Aldershot | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1.571 | 11 | W | W | L | W | W | 1968-09-20 | Darlington | H |
| 5 | -2 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1.375 | 11 | D | W | L | L | W | 1968-09-21 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 6 | -1 | Workington | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.75 | 10 | D | W | W | D | W | 1968-09-20 | Southend United | A |
| 7 | -1 | Brentford | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.667 | 10 | D | L | W | D | D | 1968-09-21 | York City | H |
| 8 | 1 | Bradford City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.333 | 10 | W | D | L | W | D | 1968-09-21 | Rochdale | A |
| 9 | -1 | Swansea Town | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.125 | 9 | L | D | W | D | D | 1968-09-21 | Notts County | A |
| 10 | 0 | Newport County | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | W | W | L | W | D | 1968-09-21 | Bradford | A |
| 11 | 0 | Rochdale | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.889 | 8 | L | D | D | D | D | 1968-09-21 | Bradford City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Peterborough United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.833 | 7 | W | W | D | L | L | 1968-09-20 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 13 | 6 | Halifax Town | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0.818 | 7 | D | L | L | W | W | 1968-09-21 | Wrexham | H |
| 14 | -1 | Southend United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0.786 | 7 | L | D | W | L | L | 1968-09-20 | Workington | H |
| 15 | -1 | York City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.636 | 7 | L | W | L | W | D | 1968-09-21 | Brentford | A |
| 16 | -1 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.2 | 6 | L | L | L | W | D | 1968-09-21 | Halifax Town | A |
| 17 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1.067 | 6 | L | L | W | D | W | 1968-09-21 | Exeter City | H |
| 18 | -1 | Exeter City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.929 | 6 | L | D | L | L | D | 1968-09-21 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.875 | 6 | W | L | D | L | L | 1968-09-21 | Lincoln City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Chesterfield | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.727 | 6 | L | D | L | L | W | 1968-09-21 | Chester | A |
| 21 | 0 | Bradford | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.467 | 6 | D | L | W | D | L | 1968-09-21 | Newport County | H |
| 22 | 0 | Colchester United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0.375 | 6 | W | D | W | L | L | 1968-09-20 | Port Vale | H |
| 23 | 0 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0.636 | 5 | W | L | L | D | L | 1968-09-20 | Colchester United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Notts County | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0.5 | 4 | L | L | W | L | L | 1968-09-21 | Swansea Town | H |
