1969-05-02
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotherham United | 1 | 1 | Swindon Town | Millmoor | 9,584 | |
| Storrie | Lineups | Jones | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | Southport | Gay Meadow | 5,408 | |
| Harkin 3, Wood 2 | Lineups | Russell A | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Swindon Town promoted | ||||||
| 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 | Watford | 45 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 2.387 | 64 | L | L | W | W | W | 1969-05-05 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Swindon Town | 45 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 1.971 | 62 | D | W | W | W | D | 1969-05-05 | Barrow | H |
| 3 | 0 | Luton Town | 46 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 1.947 | 61 | W | W | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 1.333 | 51 | W | L | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 1.082 | 49 | L | D | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 1.029 | 48 | W | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Torquay United | 45 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 1.182 | 47 | L | L | W | D | L | 1969-05-06 | Southport | A |
| 8 | 0 | Southport | 45 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 1.113 | 46 | L | W | D | W | D | 1969-05-06 | Torquay United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 0.985 | 46 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 0.921 | 46 | W | W | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 1 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 1.12 | 45 | D | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 1.108 | 45 | L | D | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 1.02 | 44 | L | L | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 1.015 | 43 | L | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 0.887 | 43 | L | L | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Orient | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 0.879 | 42 | W | W | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Barrow | 45 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 50 | 0.767 | 42 | L | W | W | L | L | 1969-05-05 | Swindon Town | A |
| 18 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 44 | 0.9 | 41 | W | W | W | L | W | 1969-05-05 | Watford | H |
| 19 | 0 | Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 0.885 | 40 | D | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Gillingham | 45 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 0.855 | 40 | L | D | W | W | D | 1969-05-05 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 21 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 0.738 | 40 | W | L | W | D | W | 1969-05-05 | Gillingham | H |
| 22 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 45 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 0.571 | 38 | L | D | D | W | W | 1969-05-05 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 23 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 0.602 | 35 | D | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 45 | 0.684 | 34 | W | L | D | W | L | 1969-05-05 | Hartlepool United | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 3 | 2 | Southend United | Valley Parade | 11,128 | |
| Leighton, Ham, Hall | Lineups | Moore G, Hamilton | ||||
| Notts County | 2 | 0 | Colchester United | Meadow Lane | 3,576 | |
| Masson 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | Darlington | Old Showground | 2,500 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| York City | 0 | 2 | Swansea Town | Bootham Crescent | 3,204 | |
| Lineups | Evans, Crotty | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Doncaster Rovers promoted | ||||||
| York City to apply for re-election | ||||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 45 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 1.676 | 57 | D | W | L | W | W | 1969-05-05 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Rochdale | 44 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 1.912 | 54 | W | D | W | D | W | 1969-05-08 | Halifax Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bradford City | 44 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 1.419 | 54 | W | W | D | D | D | 1969-05-05 | Brentford | A |
| 4 | 1 | Darlington | 44 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1.513 | 52 | D | D | D | W | D | 1969-05-05 | Southend United | H |
| 5 | -1 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 1.075 | 52 | L | D | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Halifax Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 1.378 | 51 | L | W | L | D | W | 1969-05-03 | Aldershot | H |
| 7 | 0 | Lincoln City | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 1.038 | 51 | L | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Southend United | 43 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 1.423 | 49 | L | W | D | W | W | 1969-05-05 | Darlington | A |
| 9 | 0 | Wrexham | 45 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 1.154 | 48 | W | L | D | D | W | 1969-05-05 | Workington | H |
| 10 | 2 | Swansea Town | 45 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 1.037 | 47 | W | W | L | D | W | 1969-05-05 | Exeter City | H |
| 11 | -1 | Chester | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 1.152 | 45 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | -1 | Aldershot | 45 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 1.015 | 45 | L | L | W | L | L | 1969-05-03 | Halifax Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Workington | 44 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 0.925 | 45 | W | D | L | D | D | 1969-05-05 | Wrexham | A |
| 14 | 0 | Port Vale | 45 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 0.978 | 44 | L | D | W | L | D | 1969-05-05 | Bradford | A |
| 15 | 0 | Brentford | 44 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 0.938 | 44 | W | L | W | W | W | 1969-05-03 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 45 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 1.048 | 43 | W | D | W | W | W | 1969-05-05 | Swansea Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Peterborough United | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 1.053 | 42 | L | W | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 38 | 0.966 | 42 | D | W | W | L | L | 1969-05-12 | Southend United | H |
| 19 | 1 | Notts County | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 0.842 | 42 | W | D | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 20 | -1 | Chesterfield | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 0.86 | 41 | D | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | York City | 45 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 50 | 0.707 | 38 | L | L | W | W | L | 1969-05-05 | Halifax Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Newport County | 45 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 45 | 0.662 | 36 | L | L | L | L | W | 1969-05-08 | Workington | A |
| 23 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 0.719 | 33 | L | L | D | D | L | 1969-05-03 | Brentford | H |
| 24 | 0 | Bradford | 44 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 72 | 0.305 | 19 | D | L | W | L | L | 1969-05-05 | Port Vale | H |
