1968-10-25
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southport | 5 | 0 | Stockport County | Haig Avenue | 6,003 | |
| Andrews 2, Redrobe, Alty, Crossley | Lineups | |||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | Walsall | Prenton Park | 6,879 | |
| Smith, Beamish | Lineups | Morris | ||||
| 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 | Swindon Town | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2.667 | 19 | W | W | W | W | W | 1968-10-26 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 2 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2.091 | 19 | W | L | W | W | W | 1968-10-26 | Rotherham United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Watford | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2.125 | 18 | W | W | D | W | W | 1968-10-26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 4 | 0 | Luton Town | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.077 | 18 | L | W | L | L | W | 1968-10-26 | Northampton Town | H |
| 5 | 0 | Torquay United | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1.563 | 18 | L | W | D | W | W | 1968-10-26 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | Barrow | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1.158 | 18 | L | W | W | L | W | 1968-10-26 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 7 | 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 18 | W | L | L | W | W | 1968-11-02 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 8 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.25 | 17 | W | D | L | W | L | 1968-10-26 | Gillingham | A |
| 9 | -2 | Stockport County | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1.091 | 17 | L | W | D | W | W | 1968-11-01 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 10 | -1 | Reading | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.389 | 16 | W | L | L | W | W | 1968-10-26 | Barnsley | A |
| 11 | -1 | Rotherham United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.188 | 16 | L | W | L | L | W | 1968-10-26 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 12 | 0 | Northampton Town | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.182 | 14 | W | L | W | W | D | 1968-10-26 | Luton Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 1.048 | 13 | L | W | L | D | D | 1968-10-26 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 14 | 6 | Southport | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 0.923 | 13 | W | L | W | W | L | 1968-11-02 | Swindon Town | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 0.889 | 13 | W | L | L | W | L | 1968-10-26 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 16 | -2 | Walsall | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.889 | 13 | L | W | D | D | W | 1968-11-02 | Rotherham United | H |
| 17 | -1 | Orient | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 0.826 | 12 | W | L | L | L | L | 1968-10-26 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Barnsley | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0.818 | 12 | L | D | W | D | W | 1968-10-26 | Reading | H |
| 19 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 0.778 | 12 | L | L | W | L | D | 1968-10-26 | Watford | H |
| 20 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0.684 | 12 | W | L | W | D | L | 1968-10-26 | Torquay United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0.381 | 11 | W | D | L | L | D | 1968-10-26 | Orient | A |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.808 | 10 | W | L | L | L | L | 1968-10-26 | Barrow | A |
| 23 | 0 | Gillingham | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 0.72 | 9 | L | D | W | L | D | 1968-10-26 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 24 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 0.226 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | 1968-10-26 | Swindon Town | H |
