1968-11-16
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Round 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL | Altrincham | 0 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | D 3 | Moss Lane | 7,000 | |
| Lineups | Emmerson | |||||||
| NPL | Bangor City | 2 | 3 | Morecambe | NPL | Farrar Road | 3,985 | |
| Conde 2 | Lineups | Wroth, Porter, Lancaster (p) | ||||||
| SL | Barnet | 1 | 1 | Brentwood Town | SL | Underhill Stadium | 3,065 | |
| Meadows | Lineups | Stevenson | ||||||
| D 3 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | Rochdale | D 4 | Oakwell | 11,414 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| WMR | Bilston | 1 | 3 | Halifax Town | D 4 | Queen Street | 4,300 | |
| Silwood (p) | Lineups | Massie, Flower, Lawther | ||||||
| D 4 | Bradford City | 1 | 2 | Chester | D 4 | Valley Parade | 7,404 | |
| Bannister | Lineups | Dearden, Talbot | ||||||
| D 4 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | Woking | IsL | Griffin Park | 5,990 | |
| Fenton, Ross | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 2 | Kidderminster Harriers | WMR | Goldstone Ground | 9,244 | |
| Livesey, Lawton | Lineups | Wassall P, Wassall B | ||||||
| D 3 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | Peterborough United | D 4 | Eastville | 7,108 | |
| Stanton, Graydon, Mabbutt | Lineups | Downes | ||||||
| Met | Bury Town | 0 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | D 3 | Ram Meadow | 2,730 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| SL | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 4 | Watford | D 3 | Whaddon Road | 5,800 | |
| Lineups | Eddy (p), Hale, Garbett, Endean | |||||||
| D 4 | Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | Skelmersdale United | CCL | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 8,153 | |
| Moss, Randall | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Colchester United | 5 | 0 | Chesham United | AtL | Layer Road | 5,497 | |
| Light 2, Hall 2,Price | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Darlington | 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | D 4 | Feethams Ground | 6,089 | |
| Hale, Robson | Lineups | |||||||
| SL | Dartford | 3 | 1 | Aldershot | D 4 | Watling Street | 3,700 | |
| Sitford, Ripley, Burns (p) | Lineups | Howarth | ||||||
| D 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | Notts County | D 4 | Belle Vue | 8,318 | |
| Jeffrey | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | Newport County | D 4 | St James Park | 6,045 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| NPL | Goole Town | 1 | 3 | Barrow | D 3 | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 4,581 | |
| Thompson | Lineups | Mulvaney 2, McLean | ||||||
| ML | Grantham | 2 | 1 | Chelmsford City | SL | London Road | 3,029 | |
| Tomlinson, Bly | Lineups | Coughlin (p) | ||||||
| D 3 | Hartlepool | 1 | 1 | Rotherham United | D 3 | Victoria Park | 6,579 | |
| Young | Lineups | Womble | ||||||
| SL | Hereford United | 0 | 0 | Torquay United | D 3 | Edgar Street | 7,271 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| IsL | Leytonstone | 0 | 1 | Walsall | D 3 | New Writtle Street | 1,900 | |
| Lineups | Baker | |||||||
| D 3 | Luton Town | 6 | 1 | Ware | AtL | Kenilworth Road | 10,952 | |
| Potter, Slough 2, Allen 3 (1p) | Lineups | Francis | ||||||
| NPL | Macclesfield Town | 1 | 3 | Lincoln City | D 4 | Moss Rose | 6,809 | |
| Clay (p) | Lineups | Kearns, Smith, Thom | ||||||
| D 3 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 1 | Tow Law Town | NL | Field Mill | 6,361 | |
| Ledger 2, Sharkey, Keeley | Lineups | Hunt H | ||||||
| D 3 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | Margate | SL | County Ground | 7,672 | |
| Fairbrother, Roberts 2 | Lineups | Houston | ||||||
| D 3 | Orient | 1 | 1 | Gillingham | D 3 | Brisbane Road | 4,903 | |
| Bloomfield | Lineups | Smillie | ||||||
| IsL | Oxford City | 2 | 3 | Swansea Town | D 4 | White House Ground | 6,000 | |
| Pentecost, Woodley | Lineups | Thomas (p), Gwyther 2 | ||||||
| D 3 | Reading | 1 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | D 3 | Elm Park | 7,179 | |
| Henderson | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | Port Vale | D 4 | Gay Meadow | 5,933 | |
| Wood | Lineups | Gough | ||||||
| NPL | South Shields | 0 | 6 | York City | D 4 | Simonside Hall | 5,000 | |
| Lineups | Baker (p), Ross 3, MacDougall 2 | |||||||
| D 4 | Southend United | 9 | 0 | King's Lynn | SL | Roots Hall | 9,983 | |
| Moore 3, Best 3, Chisnall 2,Haskins OG | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | Bradford | D 4 | Edgeley Park | 8,413 | |
| Atkins, Harley, Low (p) | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | Canterbury City | SL | County Ground | 14,367 | Venue switched |
| Rogers (p) | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 1 | Southport | D 3 | Prenton Park | 8,611 | |
| Lineups | Spence | |||||||
| HpL | Waterlooville | 1 | 2 | Kettering Town | SL | Jubilee Park | 1,350 | |
| Goodall | Lineups | Gully, Daldy | ||||||
| IsL | Wealdstone | 1 | 1 | St Albans City | IsL | Northwood Park | 3,500 | |
| Lindsay (p) | Lineups | Childs (p) | ||||||
| SL | Weymouth | 2 | 1 | Yeovil Town | SL | Recreation Ground | 5,526 | |
| Glover (p), Bennett | Lineups | Harris | ||||||
| D 4 | Workington | 2 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | D 4 | Borough Park | 3,325 | |
| Tinnion, Griffin | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Wrexham | 4 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | D 3 | Racecourse Ground | 7,086 | |
| Griffiths 2, Moir, Kinsey | Lineups | Chapman, Bebbington | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 1 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Turf Moor | 20,848 | |
| Casper | Lineups | Dougan | ||||
| Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Southampton | Stamford Bridge | 31,325 | |
| Baldwin, Birchenall | Lineups | Davies, Channon, OG | ||||
| Coventry City | 0 | 1 | Leeds United | Highfield Road | 33,224 | |
| Lineups | Madeley | |||||
| Everton | 4 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Goodison Park | 43,552 | |
| Harvey, Husband, Morrissey, Royle (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester United | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town | Old Trafford | 45,796 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Manchester City | St James' Park | 36,420 | |
| Davies | Lineups | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | 2 | Arsenal | City Ground | 24,550 | |
| Lineups | Armstrong, Radford | |||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 2 | Liverpool | Hillsborough | 31,245 | |
| McCalliog | Lineups | Lawler, Callaghan | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | Sunderland | White Hart Lane | 29,072 | |
| Greaves 4, England | Lineups | Hughes | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | Stoke City | The Hawthorns | 21,026 | |
| Fraser, Hartford | Lineups | Dobing | ||||
| West Ham United | 4 | 0 | Leicester City | Upton Park | 26,328 | |
| Dear 2, Peters, Woollett OG | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 2.846 | 28 | W | W | D | W | L | 1968-11-23 | Coventry City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Everton | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 2.5 | 28 | W | D | W | W | W | 1968-11-23 | Leeds United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Leeds United | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1.733 | 27 | W | D | D | D | L | 1968-11-23 | Everton | H |
| 4 | 0 | Arsenal | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 25 | W | D | D | L | W | 1968-11-23 | Chelsea | H |
| 5 | 2 | West Ham United | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.81 | 23 | W | L | W | D | W | 1968-11-23 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 6 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.37 | 23 | W | D | D | W | W | 1968-11-23 | Southampton | A |
| 7 | -1 | Burnley | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 0.906 | 23 | D | W | W | W | W | 1968-11-23 | Sunderland | A |
| 8 | -3 | Chelsea | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 1.619 | 22 | L | L | W | L | W | 1968-11-23 | Arsenal | A |
| 9 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 0.935 | 21 | W | L | D | D | W | 1968-11-23 | Manchester City | A |
| 10 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 19 | L | W | D | L | L | 1968-11-23 | Leicester City | A |
| 11 | 1 | Newcastle United | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1.04 | 18 | W | D | D | L | W | 1968-11-23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 12 | 1 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.893 | 18 | W | W | D | D | W | 1968-11-23 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 13 | 1 | Manchester United | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0.846 | 17 | D | D | D | W | L | 1968-11-23 | Stoke City | A |
| 14 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0.783 | 17 | D | W | D | L | W | 1968-11-23 | Newcastle United | H |
| 15 | -4 | Sunderland | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 0.647 | 17 | L | D | L | W | L | 1968-11-23 | Burnley | H |
| 16 | 0 | Manchester City | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 0.889 | 15 | L | L | L | D | D | 1968-11-23 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 17 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.774 | 14 | D | D | L | L | W | 1968-11-23 | West Ham United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Stoke City | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 0.621 | 14 | L | L | D | W | L | 1968-11-23 | Manchester United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Coventry City | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0.613 | 12 | L | W | D | L | D | 1968-11-23 | Liverpool | A |
| 20 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 0.767 | 11 | L | D | D | D | L | 1968-11-23 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 21 | 0 | Leicester City | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 0.471 | 11 | L | D | D | L | L | 1968-11-23 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 22 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 0.478 | 9 | L | L | L | L | L | 1968-11-23 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | Blackpool | St Andrew's | 22,206 | |
| Summerill | Lineups | |||||
| Bury | 0 | 2 | Sheffield United | Gigg Lane | 7,372 | |
| Lineups | Tudor 2 | |||||
| Cardiff City | 1 | 1 | Derby County | Ninian Park | 17,328 | |
| Clark | Lineups | Durban | ||||
| Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | Fulham | Brunton Park | 9,644 | |
| Garbutt 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | Hull City | The Valley | 10,232 | |
| Tees | Lineups | Wagstaff | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Selhurst Park | 13,505 | |
| Jackson C | Lineups | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 0 | 2 | Millwall | Leeds Road | 18,614 | Largest home gate 1968-69 |
| Lineups | Possee, Weller | |||||
| Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Ayresome Park | 18,458 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Norwich City | 1 | 1 | Oxford United | Carrow Road | 11,911 | |
| Foggo | Lineups | Clarke | ||||
| Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | Fratton Park | 18,154 | |
| Jennings 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Preston North End | 1 | 0 | Bristol City | Deepdale | 12,325 | |
| Gemmill | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Millwall | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 26 | W | W | W | D | W | 1968-11-23 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 2 | 0 | Derby County | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.462 | 24 | D | W | W | W | W | 1968-11-23 | Carlisle United | H |
| 3 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1.36 | 24 | W | W | W | L | W | 1968-11-23 | Millwall | A |
| 4 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1.368 | 23 | L | W | L | W | W | 1968-11-23 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 5 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1.238 | 23 | D | L | W | W | W | 1968-11-23 | Aston Villa | A |
| 6 | 1 | Hull City | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1.35 | 22 | D | W | L | D | L | 1968-11-23 | Portsmouth | H |
| 7 | -3 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 1.227 | 22 | L | W | W | W | W | 1968-11-23 | Fulham | A |
| 8 | 1 | Preston North End | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1.267 | 21 | W | W | D | W | L | 1968-11-23 | Sheffield United | A |
| 9 | -1 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 21 | D | L | D | L | W | 1968-11-23 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 10 | 0 | Cardiff City | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 0.966 | 20 | D | W | W | D | L | 1968-11-23 | Oxford United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Blackpool | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1.111 | 18 | L | L | D | W | L | 1968-11-23 | Bury | H |
| 12 | 1 | Portsmouth | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1.042 | 18 | W | D | W | D | L | 1968-11-23 | Hull City | A |
| 13 | 1 | Sheffield United | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 18 | W | L | L | W | L | 1968-11-23 | Preston North End | H |
| 14 | 1 | Carlisle United | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.708 | 18 | W | W | W | D | W | 1968-11-23 | Derby County | A |
| 15 | -3 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1.125 | 17 | D | L | L | W | W | 1968-11-23 | Birmingham City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Norwich City | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0.962 | 16 | D | L | L | D | W | 1968-11-23 | Bristol City | A |
| 17 | 2 | Birmingham City | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 0.921 | 15 | W | L | L | L | L | 1968-11-23 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 18 | -1 | Bury | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 0.714 | 14 | L | L | D | L | D | 1968-11-23 | Blackpool | A |
| 19 | -1 | Bristol City | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.684 | 14 | L | L | D | L | D | 1968-11-23 | Norwich City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Oxford United | 19 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.583 | 14 | D | L | W | L | L | 1968-11-23 | Cardiff City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Fulham | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0.556 | 11 | L | D | D | L | L | 1968-11-23 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Aston Villa | 19 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 0.433 | 11 | L | L | L | D | D | 1968-11-23 | Middlesbrough | H |
