1968-09-20
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southport | 4 | 2 | Gillingham | Haig Avenue | 2,592 | |
| Shaw 2, Alty, Harkin | Lineups | Yeo, Woodley | ||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | Edgeley Park | 6,194 | |
| Goodwin, Low | Lineups | Trainor, Piper, Bickle | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 3 | Barrow | Prenton Park | 5,016 | |
| Lineups | Mulvaney 2, Bebbington | |||||
| Walsall | 1 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Fellows Park | 5,570 | |
| Wilson | Lineups | Curley | ||||
| 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 | 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 | 1 | Barrow | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1.75 | 12 | W | W | W | L | D | 1968-09-28 | Orient | H |
| 3 | -1 | 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 |
| 4 | 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.3 | 11 | W | W | W | L | L | 1968-09-23 | Barnsley | H |
| 5 | -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 |
| 6 | -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 |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 9 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Stockport County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | L | W | L | W | W | 1968-09-28 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 11 | 0 | 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 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 8 | D | L | D | L | W | 1968-09-28 | Watford | H |
| 13 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.692 | 8 | L | L | L | D | W | 1968-09-28 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 14 | -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 |
| 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 | 1 | Walsall | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.8 | 7 | D | L | L | D | L | 1968-09-28 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 18 | 3 | Southport | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0.75 | 7 | W | L | W | W | D | 1968-09-28 | Rotherham United | A |
| 19 | -2 | 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 |
| 20 | -1 | 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 |
| 21 | -1 | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0.75 | 5 | L | L | W | L | L | 1968-09-28 | Mansfield Town | 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 | 0 | 0 | Darlington | Recreation Ground | 5,201 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Colchester United | 1 | 0 | Port Vale | Layer Road | 6,441 | |
| Joslyn | Lineups | |||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | Peterborough United | Belle Vue | 12,965 | |
| Johnson | Lineups | |||||
| Southend United | 1 | 0 | Workington | Roots Hall | 10,105 | |
| Hamilton | Lineups | |||||
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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 | Darlington | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | D | W | W | W | W | 1968-09-28 | Bradford | H |
| 2 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.889 | 14 | W | W | W | W | L | 1968-09-28 | Chesterfield | A |
| 3 | 1 | Aldershot | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1.571 | 12 | D | W | W | L | W | 1968-09-28 | Newport County | A |
| 4 | -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 |
| 5 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 7 | -1 | Workington | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 10 | L | D | W | W | D | 1968-09-28 | Lincoln City | H |
| 8 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 4 | Southend United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0.857 | 9 | W | L | D | W | L | 1968-09-28 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 13 | 9 | Colchester United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0.438 | 8 | W | W | D | W | L | 1968-09-28 | Exeter City | A |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 15 | -3 | Peterborough United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0.769 | 7 | L | W | W | D | L | 1968-09-28 | Chester | H |
| 16 | -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 |
| 17 | -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 |
| 18 | -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 |
| 19 | -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 |
| 20 | -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 |
| 21 | -1 | 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 |
| 22 | -1 | 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 |
| 23 | 0 | Port Vale | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0.583 | 5 | L | W | L | L | D | 1968-09-28 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 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 |
