1968-12-13
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 1 | Rotherham United | Eastville | 5,611 | |
| Graydon | Lineups | Brogden | ||||
| Stockport County | 5 | 0 | Gillingham | Edgeley Park | 7,698 | |
| Atkins 2, Price 2, Harley | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 2 | Stockport County | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1.56 | 28 | W | W | D | W | W | 1968-12-26 | Barrow | A |
| 2 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 19 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2.538 | 27 | W | D | W | W | D | 1968-12-14 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 3 | -1 | Watford | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 26 | D | W | D | L | W | 1968-12-14 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 4 | 0 | 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 |
| 5 | 0 | 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 |
| 6 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.231 | 25 | W | D | W | W | W | 1968-12-14 | Reading | A |
| 7 | 0 | Torquay United | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1.381 | 24 | D | W | L | L | D | 1968-12-14 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 8 | 0 | Luton Town | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1.684 | 23 | L | D | W | L | W | 1968-12-14 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1.2 | 23 | W | D | L | W | D | 1968-12-14 | Southport | H |
| 10 | 0 | Reading | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1.333 | 21 | W | L | D | L | W | 1968-12-14 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 11 | 0 | Northampton Town | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | D | W | L | D | W | 1968-12-14 | Orient | H |
| 12 | 1 | Rotherham United | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 0.92 | 20 | D | L | L | D | L | 1968-12-21 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 13 | -1 | Walsall | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 19 | W | D | L | W | D | 1968-12-14 | Barnsley | H |
| 14 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 0.868 | 19 | D | W | L | L | W | 1968-12-21 | Gillingham | A |
| 15 | 0 | Orient | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 0.828 | 18 | D | L | W | D | W | 1968-12-14 | Northampton Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Barnsley | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 0.774 | 18 | L | D | D | W | L | 1968-12-14 | Walsall | A |
| 17 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 0.963 | 17 | D | W | L | L | L | 1968-12-14 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 18 | 1 | Southport | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 0.917 | 17 | L | W | D | D | L | 1968-12-14 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 19 | -2 | Gillingham | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 0.829 | 17 | L | L | W | W | W | 1968-12-21 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 20 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 20 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0.515 | 17 | L | W | D | D | L | 1968-12-14 | Luton Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 0.735 | 15 | W | L | D | W | L | 1968-12-14 | Torquay United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 0.684 | 15 | L | D | W | L | L | 1968-12-14 | Swindon Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 0.567 | 15 | D | L | L | L | W | 1968-12-14 | Barrow | H |
| 24 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 0.317 | 7 | L | L | W | D | L | 1968-12-14 | Watford | A |
