1968-11-26
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town | 2 | 6 | Swindon Town | County Ground | 6,827 | |
| Roberts, Hatton | Lineups | Smith, Rogers 2, Smart, Heath, Noble | ||||
| 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 | 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 | 4 | Swindon Town | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 25 | W | L | L | W | W | 1968-12-14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 3 | -1 | 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 |
| 4 | -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 |
| 5 | -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 |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0.909 | 18 | L | D | W | L | D | 1968-11-30 | Barnsley | H |
| 13 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 |
