1968-10-14
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool | 1 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Victoria Park | 4,748 | |
| Bircumshaw | Lineups | Lord | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Prenton Park | 6,482 | |
| Lineups | Templeman, Napier K | |||||
| 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 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2.455 | 18 | W | L | L | W | L | 1968-10-19 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 2 | 0 | Torquay United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.714 | 18 | W | D | W | W | L | 1968-10-19 | Swindon Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Barrow | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.467 | 18 | W | W | L | W | W | 1968-10-19 | Watford | A |
| 4 | 0 | Swindon Town | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2.8 | 17 | W | W | W | W | L | 1968-10-19 | Torquay United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2.1 | 17 | L | W | W | W | L | 1968-10-19 | Southport | H |
| 6 | 0 | Watford | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1.625 | 16 | W | D | W | W | W | 1968-10-19 | Barrow | H |
| 7 | 0 | Rotherham United | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.267 | 16 | W | L | L | W | W | 1968-10-19 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 8 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 16 | L | W | W | W | W | 1968-10-19 | Northampton Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Stockport County | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.267 | 15 | D | W | W | D | L | 1968-10-18 | Orient | H |
| 10 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.125 | 15 | D | L | W | L | L | 1968-10-19 | Luton Town | H |
| 11 | -1 | Reading | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.333 | 14 | L | L | W | W | D | 1968-10-18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 12 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1.105 | 13 | W | L | D | D | L | 1968-10-18 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 13 | 0 | Northampton Town | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.1 | 12 | L | W | W | D | D | 1968-10-19 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 14 | 0 | Barnsley | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.85 | 12 | D | W | D | W | D | 1968-10-18 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 15 | 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 0.826 | 12 | W | L | D | L | L | 1968-10-18 | Reading | A |
| 16 | -1 | Walsall | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.867 | 11 | D | D | W | L | L | 1968-10-19 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 17 | -1 | Southport | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0.75 | 11 | W | W | L | L | W | 1968-10-19 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 18 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 0.731 | 11 | L | L | W | L | W | 1968-10-19 | Gillingham | H |
| 19 | -1 | Orient | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0.875 | 10 | L | L | L | W | D | 1968-10-18 | Stockport County | A |
| 20 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0.632 | 10 | L | W | D | L | D | 1968-10-19 | Rotherham United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Gillingham | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0.85 | 9 | D | W | L | D | L | 1968-10-19 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 22 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0.3 | 9 | D | L | L | D | D | 1968-10-18 | Barnsley | H |
| 23 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.76 | 8 | L | L | L | L | D | 1968-10-18 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0.207 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | 1968-10-19 | Walsall | A |
