1968-11-23
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | Highbury | 45,588 | |
| Lineups | Houseman | |||||
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 2 | West Ham United | Portman Road | 28,996 | |
| Morris, Viljoen | Lineups | Hurst 2 | ||||
| Leeds United | 2 | 1 | Everton | Elland Road | 41,716 | |
| Giles (p), Gray | Lineups | Royle | ||||
| Leicester City | 1 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Filbert Street | 21,217 | |
| Clarke | Lineups | Fantham | ||||
| Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Coventry City | Anfield Road | 44,820 | |
| Strong, Callaghan | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 5 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Maine Road | 24,667 | |
| Bell 2, Young 2, Doyle | Lineups | Brown | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Loftus Road | 18,857 | |
| Marsh, Hazell | Lineups | Lyons | ||||
| Southampton | 2 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | The Dell | 27,384 | |
| Davies 2 | Lineups | Greaves | ||||
| Stoke City | 0 | 0 | Manchester United | Victoria Ground | 30,630 | Largest home gate 1968-69 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Sunderland | 2 | 0 | Burnley | Roker Park | 19,607 | |
| Harris, Herd | Lineups | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | Newcastle United | Molineux | 25,425 | |
| Dougan 2, Knowles 2, Wignall | 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 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 30 | W | W | W | D | W | 1968-11-30 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 2 | 1 | Leeds United | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1.75 | 29 | W | W | D | D | D | 1968-11-30 | Chelsea | A |
| 3 | -1 | Everton | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 2.278 | 28 | L | W | D | W | W | 1968-11-30 | Leicester City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Arsenal | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1.833 | 25 | L | W | D | D | L | 1968-11-30 | Burnley | A |
| 5 | 0 | West Ham United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.739 | 24 | D | W | L | W | D | 1968-11-30 | Manchester City | H |
| 6 | 2 | Chelsea | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 1.667 | 24 | W | L | L | W | L | 1968-11-30 | Leeds United | H |
| 7 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.31 | 23 | L | W | D | D | W | 1968-12-07 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 8 | -1 | Burnley | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 0.853 | 23 | L | D | W | W | W | 1968-11-30 | Arsenal | H |
| 9 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 0.833 | 21 | L | W | L | D | D | 1968-11-30 | Sunderland | H |
| 10 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 | D | L | W | D | L | 1968-11-30 | Stoke City | H |
| 11 | 1 | Southampton | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.931 | 20 | W | W | W | D | D | 1968-11-30 | Newcastle United | A |
| 12 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 19 | W | D | W | D | L | 1968-11-30 | Manchester United | A |
| 13 | 2 | Sunderland | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 0.706 | 19 | W | L | D | L | W | 1968-11-30 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 14 | -3 | Newcastle United | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0.867 | 18 | L | W | D | D | L | 1968-11-30 | Southampton | H |
| 15 | -2 | Manchester United | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0.846 | 18 | D | D | D | D | W | 1968-11-30 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Manchester City | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 1.036 | 17 | W | L | L | L | D | 1968-11-30 | West Ham United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.788 | 15 | D | D | D | L | L | 1968-11-30 | Coventry City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Stoke City | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 0.621 | 15 | D | L | L | D | W | 1968-11-30 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 19 | 0 | Coventry City | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 0.576 | 12 | L | L | W | D | L | 1968-11-30 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 20 | 1 | Leicester City | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 0.486 | 12 | D | L | D | D | L | 1968-11-30 | Everton | A |
| 21 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0.75 | 11 | L | L | D | D | D | 1968-11-30 | Liverpool | H |
| 22 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 0.511 | 11 | W | L | L | L | L | 1968-12-07 | Coventry City | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Middlesbrough | Villa Park | 15,281 | |
| Rooks OG | Lineups | |||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | Ewood Park | 8,914 | |
| Lineups | Peacock | |||||
| Blackpool | 6 | 0 | Bury | Bloomfield Road | 10,499 | |
| Rowe 3, Brown, Suddick 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | Birmingham City | Burnden Park | 7,175 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Bristol City | 0 | 1 | Norwich City | Ashton Gate | 13,822 | |
| Lineups | O'Donnell | |||||
| Derby County | 3 | 3 | Carlisle United | Baseball Ground | 23,395 | |
| Mackay, O'Hare, Carlin | Lineups | McVitie, McIlmoyle 2 | ||||
| Fulham | 4 | 3 | Huddersfield Town | Craven Cottage | 11,394 | |
| Halom, Jones, Byrne, Conway | Lineups | Lawson 2, Aimson | ||||
| Hull City | 2 | 2 | Portsmouth | Boothferry Park | 14,257 | |
| Wagstaff, Lord | Lineups | Tindall, Hiron | ||||
| Millwall | 0 | 2 | Crystal Palace | The Den, New Cross | 27,913 | Largest home gate 1968-69 |
| Lineups | Woodruff, Lazarus | |||||
| Oxford United | 0 | 2 | Cardiff City | Manor Ground | 9,836 | |
| Lineups | Clark, Toshack | |||||
| Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | Preston North End | Bramall Lane | 15,969 | |
| Tudor 2, McNab OG, Reece | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 0 | Millwall | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 1.8 | 26 | L | W | W | W | D | 1968-11-30 | Portsmouth | A |
| 2 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1.44 | 26 | W | W | W | W | L | 1968-11-30 | Derby County | H |
| 3 | -1 | Derby County | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.375 | 25 | D | D | W | W | W | 1968-11-30 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 4 | 2 | Hull City | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1.318 | 23 | D | D | W | L | D | 1968-11-30 | Birmingham City | A |
| 5 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1.3 | 23 | L | L | W | L | W | 1968-11-30 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 6 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1.182 | 23 | L | D | L | W | W | 1968-11-30 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 7 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.04 | 23 | W | D | L | D | L | 1968-11-30 | Fulham | H |
| 8 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 1.154 | 22 | L | L | W | W | W | 1968-11-30 | Oxford United | H |
| 9 | 1 | Cardiff City | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 1.034 | 22 | W | D | W | W | D | 1968-11-30 | Sheffield United | H |
| 10 | -2 | Preston North End | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 21 | L | W | W | D | W | 1968-11-25 | Fulham | H |
| 11 | 0 | Blackpool | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1.444 | 20 | W | L | L | D | W | 1968-11-30 | Norwich City | A |
| 12 | 1 | Sheffield United | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.174 | 20 | W | W | L | L | W | 1968-11-30 | Cardiff City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Portsmouth | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 1.038 | 19 | D | W | D | W | D | 1968-11-30 | Millwall | H |
| 14 | 0 | Carlisle United | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.741 | 19 | D | W | W | W | D | 1968-11-30 | Bristol City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1.125 | 18 | D | D | L | L | W | 1968-11-30 | Preston North End | A |
| 16 | 0 | Norwich City | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 18 | W | D | L | L | D | 1968-11-30 | Blackpool | H |
| 17 | 0 | Birmingham City | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 0.921 | 16 | D | W | L | L | L | 1968-11-30 | Hull City | H |
| 18 | 1 | Bristol City | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.65 | 14 | L | L | L | D | L | 1968-11-30 | Carlisle United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Bury | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 0.61 | 14 | L | L | L | D | L | 1968-11-30 | Aston Villa | H |
| 20 | 0 | Oxford United | 20 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 14 | L | D | L | W | L | 1968-11-30 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 21 | 0 | Fulham | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0.633 | 13 | W | L | D | D | L | 1968-11-25 | Preston North End | A |
| 22 | 0 | Aston Villa | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 0.467 | 13 | W | L | L | L | D | 1968-11-30 | Bury | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 0 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | Oakwell | 7,754 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Barrow | 1 | 1 | Walsall | Holker Street | 4,602 | |
| McCarthy | Lineups | Morris | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | Northampton Town | Goldstone Ground | 6,813 | |
| Napier J | Lineups | Rankmore | ||||
| Gillingham | 4 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | Priestfield Stadium | 5,270 | |
| Simpson T, Riddick, Yeo, Machin (p) | Lineups | Hawkins | ||||
| Luton Town | 1 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Kenilworth Road | 14,150 | |
| Branston | Lineups | Bumstead | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | Swindon Town | Field Mill | 5,471 | |
| Roberts, Ledger | Lineups | |||||
| Oldham Athletic | 1 | 2 | Hartlepool | Boundary Park | 2,849 | |
| Bebbington | Lineups | Blowman 2 | ||||
| Orient | 2 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Brisbane Road | 3,442 | |
| Mancini, Bloomfield | Lineups | Mabbutt | ||||
| Rotherham United | 0 | 2 | Watford | Millmoor | 9,318 | |
| Lineups | Scullion, Bentley OG | |||||
| Torquay United | 1 | 0 | Reading | Plainmoor | 7,334 | |
| Stubbs | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2.385 | 25 | D | W | W | D | W | 1968-11-30 | Gillingham | H |
| 2 | 3 | Watford | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 25 | W | D | L | W | W | 1968-11-30 | Torquay United | H |
| 3 | -1 | Barrow | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 1.28 | 25 | D | W | L | W | W | 1968-12-14 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 4 | -1 | Stockport County | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1.28 | 24 | D | W | W | W | L | 1968-11-29 | Luton Town | H |
| 5 | 2 | Luton Town | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1.882 | 23 | D | W | L | W | L | 1968-11-29 | Stockport County | A |
| 6 | -2 | Swindon Town | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1.846 | 23 | L | L | W | W | W | 1968-11-26 | Northampton Town | A |
| 7 | 1 | Torquay United | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1.381 | 23 | W | L | L | D | W | 1968-11-30 | Watford | A |
| 8 | -2 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1.167 | 23 | D | W | W | W | L | 1968-11-29 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1.158 | 21 | D | L | W | D | L | 1968-11-30 | Orient | H |
| 10 | 0 | Reading | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1.217 | 19 | L | D | L | W | L | 1968-11-30 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 11 | 0 | Rotherham United | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0.957 | 19 | L | D | L | D | D | 1968-11-30 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 12 | 0 | Northampton Town | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1.125 | 18 | D | W | L | D | L | 1968-11-26 | Swindon Town | H |
| 13 | 1 | Barnsley | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0.821 | 18 | D | D | W | L | W | 1968-11-30 | Northampton Town | A |
| 14 | 3 | Gillingham | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 1.036 | 17 | W | W | W | L | W | 1968-11-30 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 15 | -2 | Southport | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 0.941 | 17 | W | D | D | L | W | 1968-11-30 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 16 | 2 | Orient | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0.852 | 17 | W | D | W | L | L | 1968-11-30 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 17 | -1 | Walsall | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0.826 | 17 | D | L | W | D | L | 1968-11-30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 18 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0.517 | 17 | W | D | D | L | W | 1968-11-29 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 19 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 0.962 | 16 | W | L | L | L | D | 1968-11-30 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 20 | -5 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 0.833 | 16 | L | L | W | L | D | 1968-11-30 | Southport | H |
| 21 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 0.765 | 15 | D | W | L | L | L | 1968-11-30 | Walsall | A |
| 22 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 0.552 | 14 | L | L | L | W | L | 1968-11-30 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 0.706 | 13 | L | D | W | L | W | 1968-11-30 | Rotherham United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 0.324 | 7 | L | W | D | L | L | 1968-11-30 | Reading | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 1 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | Recreation Ground | 4,556 | |
| Walton | Lineups | Regan, Haselden | ||||
| Bradford | 0 | 2 | Brentford | Park Avenue | 2,391 | |
| Lineups | Kirby, Fenton | |||||
| Darlington | 0 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | Feethams Ground | 4,903 | |
| Lineups | Heath | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 1 | 1 | Port Vale | Blundell Park | 3,313 | |
| Walker | Lineups | Goodfellow | ||||
| Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | Exeter City | The Shay | 3,186 | |
| Shawcross, Massie | Lineups | Whatling | ||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | Chester | Sincil Bank | 6,033 | |
| Corner, Smith D | Lineups | |||||
| Newport County | 1 | 2 | Chesterfield | Somerton Park | 1,776 | |
| Buck | Lineups | Randall 2 | ||||
| Notts County | 0 | 0 | York City | Meadow Lane | 3,295 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Swansea Town | 2 | 0 | Colchester United | Vetch Field | 5,080 | |
| Gwyther, Hall OG | Lineups | |||||
| Workington | 1 | 0 | Peterborough United | Borough Park | 2,111 | |
| Trail | Lineups | |||||
| Wrexham | 3 | 2 | Rochdale | Racecourse Ground | 5,663 | |
| May, Kinsey, Griffiths | Lineups | Melling 2 | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2.25 | 26 | L | D | W | D | L | 1968-11-30 | York City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Aldershot | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 1.348 | 24 | L | D | L | W | W | 1968-11-30 | Chesterfield | A |
| 3 | 2 | Lincoln City | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 1.13 | 24 | W | W | L | W | L | 1968-11-30 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 4 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1.154 | 23 | W | L | D | L | L | 1968-11-29 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 5 | -2 | Chester | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 22 | L | L | D | L | D | 1968-11-30 | Workington | H |
| 6 | -2 | Southend United | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 1.364 | 22 | W | W | D | W | L | 1968-11-29 | Colchester United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Workington | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.308 | 22 | W | W | L | L | D | 1968-11-30 | Chester | A |
| 8 | 3 | Brentford | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1.348 | 21 | W | L | L | L | W | 1968-11-30 | Halifax Town | H |
| 9 | 3 | Halifax Town | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 21 | W | D | L | W | D | 1968-11-30 | Brentford | A |
| 10 | 3 | Swansea Town | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1.053 | 21 | W | D | D | L | W | 1968-11-30 | Exeter City | A |
| 11 | -3 | Bradford City | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 1.13 | 20 | L | D | W | D | W | 1968-11-30 | Newport County | H |
| 12 | -3 | Colchester United | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0.846 | 20 | L | L | W | W | W | 1968-11-29 | Southend United | H |
| 13 | -3 | Rochdale | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1.667 | 19 | L | D | L | W | W | 1968-11-30 | Notts County | H |
| 14 | 2 | Wrexham | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1.278 | 19 | W | L | D | L | D | 1968-11-30 | Port Vale | A |
| 15 | -1 | Newport County | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1.095 | 18 | L | D | W | D | D | 1968-11-30 | Bradford City | A |
| 16 | -1 | Exeter City | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 0.879 | 18 | L | L | W | D | W | 1968-11-30 | Swansea Town | H |
| 17 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 17 | W | W | L | W | L | 1968-11-30 | Lincoln City | H |
| 18 | -1 | Peterborough United | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 0.957 | 17 | L | D | W | D | D | 1968-11-30 | Bradford | H |
| 19 | -1 | Port Vale | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0.909 | 17 | D | D | D | W | L | 1968-11-30 | Wrexham | H |
| 20 | 0 | Chesterfield | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0.731 | 17 | W | D | W | D | W | 1968-11-30 | Aldershot | H |
| 21 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0.818 | 15 | D | W | W | D | D | 1968-11-29 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 22 | 0 | York City | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 0.471 | 15 | D | L | W | L | D | 1968-11-30 | Darlington | H |
| 23 | 0 | Notts County | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 0.531 | 11 | D | W | L | L | D | 1968-11-30 | Rochdale | A |
| 24 | 0 | Bradford | 20 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 0.326 | 9 | L | W | L | L | L | 1968-11-30 | Peterborough United | A |
