1968-11-02

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate	Notes
Burnley	1	0	Ipswich Town	Turf Moor	14,721
Blant	Lineups
Chelsea	2	0	Manchester City	Stamford Bridge	40,700
Osgood, Baldwin	Lineups
Coventry City	1	1	Southampton	Highfield Road	24,124
Machin	Lineups		Paine
Everton	2	0	Sunderland	Goodison Park	40,492
Ball, Morrissey	Lineups
Manchester United	0	0	Leeds United	Old Trafford	53,839
	Lineups
Newcastle United	0	0	Leicester City	St James' Park	20,374
	Lineups
Nottingham Forest	0	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Meadow Lane	19,490	Match played at Meadow Lane after fire at City Ground
	Lineups
Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	Stoke City	White Hart Lane	33,308
Greaves	Lineups		Herd
West Bromwich Albion	0	0	Liverpool	The Hawthorns	34,805
	Lineups
West Ham United	4	3	Queens Park Rangers	Upton Park	36,008
Hurst, Moore, Peters, Redknapp	Lineups		Leach 2, Bridges

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	1	Everton	17	7	1	1	18	4	3	4	1	16	10	2.429	25	W	W	W	W	D	1968-11-09	Ipswich Town	A
2	-1	Liverpool	17	7	1	0	19	5	3	3	3	14	6	3	24	D	W	L	W	D	1968-11-09	Chelsea	H
3	0	Leeds United	16	6	2	0	14	3	4	2	2	11	12	1.667	24	D	D	L	W	W	1968-11-09	Tottenham Hotspur	H
4	1	Chelsea	17	5	4	0	17	7	3	2	3	14	9	1.938	22	W	L	W	D	D	1968-11-09	Liverpool	A
5	-1	Arsenal	16	5	3	0	13	4	3	3	2	7	7	1.818	22	D	L	W	D	D	1968-11-09	Newcastle United	H
6	0	West Ham United	17	5	3	1	26	10	2	4	2	8	9	1.789	21	W	D	W	L	L	1968-11-09	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
7	0	Tottenham Hotspur	17	4	3	2	20	12	3	3	2	12	14	1.231	20	D	W	W	L	D	1968-11-09	Leeds United	A
8	1	Burnley	17	7	1	1	17	9	2	1	5	9	22	0.839	20	W	W	W	W	W	1968-11-09	Queens Park Rangers	A
9	-1	West Bromwich Albion	17	5	3	1	18	10	2	2	4	9	18	0.964	19	D	D	W	W	W	1968-11-09	Southampton	A
10	0	Sheffield Wednesday	16	4	3	1	14	10	1	4	3	6	10	1	17	D	L	L	D	D	1968-11-09	Manchester City	A
11	0	Sunderland	17	5	1	2	13	7	0	5	4	7	21	0.714	16	L	W	L	W	L	1968-11-09	Manchester United	H
12	1	Newcastle United	17	2	5	2	12	12	2	2	4	13	13	1	15	D	L	W	W	W	1968-11-09	Arsenal	A
13	-1	Manchester City	17	3	5	0	16	9	1	2	6	8	16	0.96	15	L	D	D	W	D	1968-11-09	Sheffield Wednesday	H
14	0	Manchester United	16	4	3	2	11	10	1	2	4	10	15	0.84	15	D	W	L	L	D	1968-11-09	Sunderland	A
15	0	Southampton	17	3	2	3	13	14	1	4	4	7	12	0.769	14	D	D	W	L	L	1968-11-09	West Bromwich Albion	H
16	0	Stoke City	17	5	1	2	9	7	0	3	6	8	17	0.708	14	D	W	L	L	W	1968-11-09	Coventry City	H
17	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	2	4	2	8	12	2	2	5	7	10	0.682	14	D	L	W	D	L	1968-11-09	West Ham United	H
18	0	Ipswich Town	17	3	0	5	11	13	2	2	5	11	16	0.759	12	L	L	W	L	L	1968-11-09	Everton	H
19	0	Nottingham Forest	15	0	5	2	8	11	1	3	4	13	15	0.808	10	D	D	L	L	L	1968-11-09	Leicester City	A
20	1	Coventry City	17	2	3	4	12	13	0	3	5	4	17	0.533	10	D	L	D	L	L	1968-11-09	Stoke City	A
21	1	Leicester City	17	3	2	3	11	10	0	2	7	3	18	0.5	10	D	L	L	L	W	1968-11-09	Nottingham Forest	H
22	-2	Queens Park Rangers	17	2	4	2	12	15	0	1	8	10	25	0.55	9	L	L	L	W	W	1968-11-09	Burnley	H

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate
Birmingham City	0	1	Oxford United	St Andrew's	23,466
	Lineups		Atkinson G
Cardiff City	2	1	Blackburn Rovers	Ninian Park	11,672
Toshack, Bird	Lineups		Martin
Charlton Athletic	0	0	Blackpool	The Valley	14,906
	Lineups
Crystal Palace	2	1	Bolton Wanderers	Selhurst Park	13,027
Jackson C, Payne	Lineups		Fletcher
Huddersfield Town	3	1	Aston Villa	Leeds Road	9,346
Dobson, Nicholson 2	Lineups		Ferguson
Norwich City	0	3	Millwall	Carrow Road	19,339
	Lineups		Weller 2 (p), Possee
Portsmouth	2	1	Sheffield United	Fratton Park	18,497
Pointer, Hiron	Lineups		Colquhoun

				Home					Away
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	3	Millwall	17	4	2	2	14	9	5	2	2	18	9	1.778	22	W	D	W	W	W	1968-11-09	Middlesbrough	H
2	-1	Middlesbrough	16	6	2	0	14	3	4	0	4	12	16	1.368	22	W	W	W	L	D	1968-11-09	Millwall	A
3	0	Derby County	16	6	2	0	12	4	2	3	3	4	7	1.455	21	W	W	W	L	D	1968-11-09	Charlton Athletic	H
4	-2	Blackburn Rovers	17	4	2	2	11	8	4	3	2	12	8	1.438	21	L	W	W	L	W	1968-11-09	Birmingham City	H
5	2	Huddersfield Town	17	7	2	0	20	5	1	2	5	6	15	1.3	20	W	W	W	L	W	1968-11-09	Bristol City	A
6	2	Crystal Palace	17	6	2	1	21	11	2	2	4	10	14	1.24	20	W	L	W	D	W	1968-11-09	Oxford United	A
7	-1	Charlton Athletic	17	5	3	1	14	9	2	3	3	9	13	1.045	20	D	L	W	L	D	1968-11-09	Derby County	A
8	-3	Hull City	16	4	3	1	14	8	2	4	2	9	10	1.278	19	D	L	W	W	W	1968-11-04	Carlisle United	A
9	0	Blackpool	17	3	4	1	12	7	2	4	3	7	8	1.267	18	D	W	L	D	L	1968-11-09	Cardiff City	H
10	0	Preston North End	16	3	4	1	11	8	2	3	3	6	7	1.133	17	D	W	L	D	D	1968-11-09	Aston Villa	A
11	3	Cardiff City	17	5	1	3	12	10	2	2	4	13	17	0.926	17	W	D	L	L	L	1968-11-09	Blackpool	A
12	-1	Bolton Wanderers	17	4	1	3	17	13	2	3	4	10	11	1.125	16	L	L	W	W	L	1968-11-16	Middlesbrough	A
13	-1	Sheffield United	17	6	0	2	13	7	0	4	5	8	15	0.955	16	L	W	L	L	D	1968-11-09	Carlisle United	H
14	-1	Norwich City	17	2	2	5	9	13	4	1	3	15	12	0.96	15	L	L	D	W	L	1968-11-16	Oxford United	H
15	3	Portsmouth	17	3	2	4	14	12	1	5	2	7	10	0.955	15	W	D	L	D	D	1968-11-09	Fulham	A
16	-1	Bury	16	2	2	4	13	16	2	4	2	12	14	0.833	14	D	L	D	D	D	1968-11-08	Hull City	A
17	-1	Bristol City	16	2	5	1	7	8	0	5	3	6	9	0.765	14	D	L	D	W	D	1968-11-09	Huddersfield Town	H
18	-1	Birmingham City	17	5	0	4	24	15	1	1	6	8	20	0.914	13	L	L	L	D	W	1968-11-09	Blackburn Rovers	A
19	1	Oxford United	17	1	5	2	7	9	3	0	6	6	12	0.619	13	W	L	L	D	L	1968-11-09	Crystal Palace	H
20	-1	Carlisle United	16	1	4	3	5	11	2	2	4	8	13	0.542	12	D	W	W	W	D	1968-11-04	Hull City	H
21	0	Aston Villa	17	2	5	1	7	5	0	2	7	6	22	0.481	11	L	D	D	D	L	1968-11-09	Preston North End	H
22	0	Fulham	16	2	4	2	6	8	0	2	6	7	15	0.565	10	D	L	L	D	L	1968-11-09	Portsmouth	H

Third Division

Third Division				Venue	Gate
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	3	0	Barnsley	Dean Court	7,569
East, Pound, Bolton	Lineups
Bristol Rovers	0	2	Tranmere Rovers	Eastville	6,250
	Lineups		Hudson, Sinclair
Northampton Town	1	1	Torquay United	County Ground	7,279
Fairbrother	Lineups		Barnes
Plymouth Argyle	1	1	Oldham Athletic	Home Park	9,811
Bickle	Lineups		Blore
Reading	2	1	Mansfield Town	Elm Park	5,677
Collins 2	Lineups		Partridge
Shrewsbury Town	1	0	Orient	Gay Meadow	3,601
Hawkins	Lineups
Swindon Town	5	1	Southport	County Ground	18,913
Rogers 4 (1p), Smith	Lineups		Andrews
Walsall	0	0	Rotherham United	Fellows Park	4,857
	Lineups
Watford	2	1	Gillingham	Vicarage Road	11,625
Eddy 2	Lineups		Simpson T

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	1	Swindon Town	15	7	1	0	16	2	3	2	2	8	7	2.667	23	W	W	W	W	W	1968-11-09	Luton Town	A
2	3	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	16	8	0	1	17	2	2	2	3	10	10	2.25	22	W	D	W	L	W	1968-11-06	Torquay United	H
3	0	Watford	16	5	2	1	10	2	4	2	2	10	7	2.222	22	W	W	W	W	D	1968-11-04	Barnsley	H
4	-3	Barrow	16	6	2	0	15	5	4	0	4	13	15	1.4	22	W	W	L	W	W	1968-11-04	Bristol Rovers	A
5	1	Torquay United	17	7	1	0	20	5	2	2	5	8	12	1.647	21	D	W	L	W	D	1968-11-06	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A
6	-2	Luton Town	15	8	0	0	25	6	1	2	4	4	8	2.071	20	W	L	W	L	L	1968-11-05	Walsall	A
7	1	Tranmere Rovers	17	6	0	3	13	9	3	2	3	11	13	1.091	20	W	W	L	L	W	1968-11-08	Shrewsbury Town	H
8	-1	Stockport County	16	6	2	1	25	15	1	3	3	2	8	1.174	19	W	L	W	D	W	1968-11-04	Rotherham United	H
9	2	Reading	16	6	0	2	16	6	1	4	3	11	14	1.35	18	W	L	W	L	L	1968-11-06	Orient	H
10	-1	Rotherham United	16	5	2	0	13	5	1	4	4	7	12	1.176	18	D	D	L	W	L	1968-11-04	Stockport County	A
11	-1	Plymouth Argyle	17	5	3	2	16	8	2	1	4	5	10	1.167	18	D	L	W	D	L	1968-11-06	Mansfield Town	H
12	0	Northampton Town	14	3	4	1	10	8	2	1	3	5	6	1.071	15	D	L	W	L	W	1968-11-05	Gillingham	H
13	0	Mansfield Town	16	4	2	1	13	5	1	2	6	10	18	1	14	L	D	L	W	L	1968-11-06	Plymouth Argyle	A
14	3	Walsall	17	2	5	1	10	7	1	3	5	6	11	0.889	14	D	L	W	D	D	1968-11-05	Luton Town	H
15	-1	Bristol Rovers	16	5	1	2	15	10	0	3	5	9	19	0.828	14	L	D	W	L	L	1968-11-04	Barrow	H
16	-1	Barnsley	17	4	2	2	14	8	0	4	5	5	17	0.76	14	L	W	L	D	W	1968-11-04	Watford	A
17	4	Shrewsbury Town	16	4	3	1	8	5	1	1	6	6	16	0.667	14	W	L	W	L	W	1968-11-05	Oldham Athletic	H
18	-2	Southport	16	5	1	1	19	9	1	0	8	6	22	0.806	13	L	W	L	W	W	1968-11-06	Hartlepool United	A
19	-1	Hartlepool United	16	2	6	1	8	9	1	1	5	2	16	0.4	13	L	W	W	D	L	1968-11-06	Southport	H
20	-1	Orient	15	3	3	1	10	6	0	3	5	9	19	0.76	12	L	L	W	L	L	1968-11-06	Reading	A
21	-1	Brighton & Hove Albion	17	2	2	3	12	9	2	2	6	10	22	0.71	12	L	L	L	L	W	1968-11-06	Crewe Alexandra	A
22	0	Gillingham	16	3	3	1	12	6	1	0	8	8	21	0.741	11	L	W	L	D	W	1968-11-05	Northampton Town	A
23	0	Crewe Alexandra	15	3	1	4	16	14	0	3	4	5	14	0.75	10	L	W	L	L	L	1968-11-06	Brighton & Hove Albion	H
24	0	Oldham Athletic	16	1	2	5	7	12	0	1	7	3	23	0.286	5	D	L	L	L	L	1968-11-05	Shrewsbury Town	A

Fourth Division

Fourth Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Brentford	2	4	Aldershot	Griffin Park	9,806	Largest home gate 1968-69
Mansley, Higginson	Lineups		Walton 2, Priscott, Howarth
Chester	1	2	Southend United	Sealand Road	5,508
Ashworth	Lineups		Chisnall, Hamilton
Chesterfield	2	2	Darlington	Saltergate Recreation Ground	3,943
Randall 2	Lineups		Hale (p), O'Neill
Colchester United	2	1	Wrexham	Layer Road	5,806
Price, Light	Lineups		Smith
Doncaster Rovers	0	2	Lincoln City	Belle Vue	5,497
	Lineups		Kearns, Smith D
Exeter City	2	2	Grimsby Town	St James Park	5,178
Banks, Pleat	Lineups		Hickman, Ross
Peterborough United	1	1	Newport County	London Road	4,792
Wright	Lineups		McClelland
Port Vale	3	1	Workington	Vale Park	2,953
Sproson, Morris, Williams	Lineups		Tyrer
Rochdale	6	0	Bradford	Spotland	2,795
Melling, Rudd 2, Melledew, Radcliffe, Butler (p)	Lineups

				Home					Away
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	16	5	2	1	13	4	3	5	0	10	4	2.875	23	D	L	D	D	W	1968-11-04	Brentford	A
2	1	Aldershot	16	5	1	2	13	9	5	2	1	16	10	1.526	23	W	W	L	W	W	1968-11-04	York City	A
3	-1	Chester	16	7	1	1	22	7	1	4	2	10	12	1.684	21	L	D	W	D	L	1968-11-06	Wrexham	H
4	0	Doncaster Rovers	16	6	1	2	19	12	3	1	3	9	11	1.217	20	L	L	W	L	W	1968-11-06	Swansea Town	H
5	3	Lincoln City	17	5	1	2	16	7	3	3	3	7	13	1.15	20	W	L	L	D	W	1968-11-06	Exeter City	A
6	-1	Brentford	16	4	3	1	18	9	2	4	2	11	12	1.381	19	L	W	D	W	D	1968-11-04	Darlington	H
7	4	Rochdale	16	3	4	1	17	5	1	6	1	6	6	2.091	18	W	W	L	D	D	1968-11-04	Newport County	H
8	-1	Halifax Town	15	5	0	2	14	8	3	2	3	8	8	1.375	18	W	D	W	W	W	1968-11-04	Chesterfield	A
9	-3	Workington	16	2	5	1	9	6	3	3	2	4	4	1.3	18	L	D	W	D	W	1968-11-04	Colchester United	A
10	3	Colchester United	16	4	2	2	7	8	3	2	3	11	14	0.818	18	W	W	D	L	W	1968-11-04	Workington	H
11	-2	Bradford City	15	5	1	1	16	5	1	4	3	8	15	1.2	17	D	W	L	W	L	1968-11-06	Bradford	H
12	2	Southend United	16	5	1	1	15	6	1	4	4	10	15	1.19	17	W	L	D	W	W	1968-11-04	Port Vale	A
13	-3	Swansea Town	16	2	4	1	8	7	4	1	4	10	12	0.947	17	L	W	W	L	L	1968-11-06	Doncaster Rovers	A
14	-2	Wrexham	16	5	1	1	13	4	1	3	5	6	10	1.357	16	L	D	D	W	W	1968-11-06	Chester	A
15	0	Exeter City	18	2	6	1	15	11	2	2	5	10	17	0.893	16	D	W	W	D	L	1968-11-06	Lincoln City	H
16	0	Newport County	16	4	3	1	13	7	1	2	5	8	12	1.105	15	D	D	L	W	L	1968-11-04	Rochdale	A
17	1	Peterborough United	16	4	4	1	15	10	0	2	5	3	9	0.947	14	D	D	D	L	W	1968-11-04	Notts County	H
18	1	Port Vale	16	5	3	1	15	7	0	1	6	3	13	0.9	14	W	L	D	D	L	1968-11-04	Southend United	H
19	-2	Scunthorpe United	16	4	2	2	12	9	1	1	6	16	20	0.966	13	W	L	W	D	L	1968-11-06	Grimsby Town	H
20	1	Chesterfield	17	2	3	4	9	11	2	1	5	6	14	0.6	12	D	W	L	D	W	1968-11-04	Halifax Town	H
21	-1	York City	16	3	4	1	11	9	0	2	6	3	21	0.467	12	L	D	D	L	L	1968-11-04	Aldershot	H
22	0	Grimsby Town	16	2	2	4	7	7	0	4	4	5	13	0.6	10	D	D	D	L	L	1968-11-06	Scunthorpe United	A
23	0	Notts County	15	1	2	4	6	12	1	2	5	8	17	0.483	8	L	D	D	L	W	1968-11-04	Peterborough United	A
24	0	Bradford	17	1	5	3	8	13	0	0	8	5	29	0.31	7	L	L	L	D	L	1968-11-06	Bradford City	A