Football League Division Three
Hartlepool
0 - 0
0
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
0
(HT: 0-0)
Attendance: 5,732
Attendance: 5,732
R. Harper
Lineups
| Hartlepool | |
|---|---|
| 1George SMITH | |
| 2Alan GOAD | |
| 3Brian DRYSDALE | |
| 4John SHERIDAN | |
| 5Johnny GILL | |
| 6Tony PARRY | |
| 7John McGOVERN | |
| 8Terry BELL | |
| 9Bobby CUMMINGS | |
| 10Cliff WRIGHT | |
| 11Wilson HEPPLEWHITE | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12 UNKNOWN | |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Peter DOWNSBOROUGH1 | ||
| 2Rod THOMAS2 | ||
| 46' | 3John TROLLOPE3 | 46' |
| 4Roger SMART4 | ||
| 5Frank BURROWS5 | ||
| 6Stan HARLAND6 | ||
| 7Don HEATH7 | ||
 ~44' | 8Peter NOBLE8 | ~44' |
| 9Chris JONES9 | ||
| ~70' | 10Joe BUTLER10 | ~70' |
| 11John SMITH11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 46' | 12Willie PENMAN12 | 46' |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday August 24th, 1968:
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
0-1 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
6-0 | 
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
3-2 | 
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
|
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
|
0-0 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
3-1 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
Orient
Orient
|
1-0 | 
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
3-1 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
1-1 | 
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
3-1 | 
Barrow
Barrow
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday August 24th, 1968:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 | 4 |
| 4 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 | 4 |
| 5 |
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 4 |
| 6 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 4 |
| 7 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 4 |
| 8 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1.20 | 4 |
| 9 |
Orient
Orient
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1.20 | 4 |
| 10 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 
Watford
Watford
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1.14 | 3 |
| 13 |
Barrow
Barrow
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.80 | 3 |
| 14 |
Reading
Reading
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.80 | 3 |
| 15 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 3 |
| 16 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | 
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.80 | 2 |
| 18 |
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| 19 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.60 | 1 |
| 20 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.60 | 1 |
| 21 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 |
| 22 |
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.09 | 1 |
| 23 | 
Southport
Southport
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 0 |
| 24 | 
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Match Programme
