Football League Division Three
J.H. Yates
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 | |
| Orient | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Ray GODDARD1 | ||
| 2Mick JONES2 | ||
| 3Bert HOWE3 | ||
| 4Peter ALLEN4 | ||
| 5Terry MANCINI5 | ||
| 6Tommy TAYLOR6 | ||
| 7Malcolm SLATER7 | ||
| 8Roy MASSEY8 | ||
| 9Jimmy BLOOMFIELD9 | ||
 63' | 10Vic HALOM10 | 63' |
| 11Dennis ROFE11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12 UNKNOWN12 | ||
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday October 5th, 1968:
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
2-0 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
1-0 | 
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
2-3 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
1-0 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
1-2 | 
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
0-0 | 
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
1-0 | 
Orient
Orient
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
3-0 | 
Southport
Southport
|
Watford
Watford
|
1-0 | 
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday October 5th, 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
|
11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 2.88 | 16 |
| 2 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 2.57 | 15 |
| 3 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 1.62 | 15 |
| 4 | 
Reading
Reading
|
11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 1.53 | 14 |
| 5 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1.45 | 14 |
| 6 | 
Barrow
Barrow
|
11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1.38 | 14 |
| 7 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 | 13 |
| 8 |
Watford
Watford
|
11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1.25 | 13 |
| 9 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1.22 | 12 |
| 10 | 
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 1.20 | 12 |
| 11 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 12 |
| 12 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 0.88 | 12 |
| 13 | 
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1.07 | 11 |
| 14 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 0.77 | 11 |
| 15 |
Orient
Orient
|
10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 16 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 0.87 | 9 |
| 17 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0.79 | 9 |
| 18 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0.74 | 9 |
| 19 |
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0.90 | 8 |
| 20 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0.59 | 8 |
| 21 | 
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
|
10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0.38 | 8 |
| 22 |
Southport
Southport
|
11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 0.59 | 7 |
| 23 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 0.75 | 6 |
| 24 |
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 0.21 | 4 |
Match Programme
