Football League Division Three
C.H. Nicholls
Lineups
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Peter DOWNSBOROUGH | |
| 2Owen DAWSON | |
| 3Rod THOMAS | |
| 4Joe BUTLER | |
| 5Frank BURROWS | |
| 6Stan HARLAND | |
| 7Don HEATH | |
| 8Peter NOBLE | |
| 9Chris JONES | |
| 10John SMITH | |
| 11Don ROGERS | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Roger SMART | |
| Shrewsbury Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1John PHILLIPS1 | ||
| 2Tony GREGORY2 | ||
| 3Geoff FELLOWS3 | ||
| 4John MOORE4 | ||
| 5Alan JONES5 | ||
| 6Maurice PARKIN6 | ||
| 7Trevor MEREDITH7 | ||
| 8Dave POUNTNEY8 | ||
| 9Eddie GARBETT9 | ||
| 62' | 10George BOARDMAN10 | 62' |
| 11Jimmy McLAUGHLIN11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 62' | 12Terry MATTHIAS12 | 62' |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday September 28th, 1968:
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
4-0 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Barrow
Barrow
|
3-1 | 
Orient
Orient
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
1-0 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
2-3 | 
Watford
Watford
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-1 | 
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
|
0-0 | 
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
1-0 | 
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
1-2 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
0-1 | 
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
3-1 | 
Southport
Southport
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
3-0 | 
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday September 28th, 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
|
10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3.29 | 16 |
| 2 |
Barrow
Barrow
|
10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 1.89 | 14 |
| 3 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1.60 | 14 |
| 4 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 2.29 | 13 |
| 5 | 
Reading
Reading
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1.54 | 12 |
| 6 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1.18 | 12 |
| 7 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 | 11 |
| 8 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 1.50 | 11 |
| 9 |
Watford
Watford
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1.13 | 11 |
| 10 |
Orient
Orient
|
9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 11 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 12 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 13 |
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 15 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 0.88 | 9 |
| 16 | 
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 0.73 | 9 |
| 17 |
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 0.94 | 8 |
| 18 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0.74 | 8 |
| 19 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0.73 | 7 |
| 20 |
Southport
Southport
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0.68 | 7 |
| 21 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0.59 | 7 |
| 22 |
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
|
9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.33 | 7 |
| 23 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 0.76 | 6 |
| 24 |
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 0.22 | 4 |
Match Programme
