Football League Division Three
M.U. Sinclair
Lineups
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Peter DOWNSBOROUGH | |
| 2Owen DAWSON | 55' |
| 3Rod THOMAS | |
| 4Joe BUTLER | |
| 5Frank BURROWS | |
| 6Stan HARLAND | |
| 7Don HEATH | |
| 8Roger SMART | |
| 9John SMITH |  21' |
| 10Peter NOBLE | |
| 11Don ROGERS | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Willie PENMAN | 55' |
| Torquay United | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Andy DONNELLY1 | ||
| 2John BOND2 | ||
| 67' | 3Bill KITCHENER3 | 67' |
| 4Alan SMITH4 | ||
| 5Ken BROWN5 | ||
| 6Frank MATTHEWS6 | ||
| 7Alan WELSH7 | ||
| 8Jimmy DUNNE8 | |
| ~88' | 9Pat MORRISSEY9 | ~88' |
| 10Robin STUBBS10 | ||
| 11John BENSON11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| ~88' | 12Ken SANDERCOCK12 | ~88' |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday October 19th, 1968:
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
2-1 | 
Southport
Southport
|
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
5-1 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
2-1 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
2-0 | 
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
1-0 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2-1 | 
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
2-1 | 
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
Watford
Watford
|
4-0 | 
Barrow
Barrow
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday October 19th, 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 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2.67 | 19 |
| 2 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 2.09 | 19 |
| 3 |
Watford
Watford
|
14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 2.13 | 18 |
| 4 |
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 2.08 | 18 |
| 5 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 1.56 | 18 |
| 6 |
Barrow
Barrow
|
14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 1.16 | 18 |
| 7 | 
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 1.41 | 17 |
| 8 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 1.25 | 17 |
| 9 | 
Reading
Reading
|
14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 1.39 | 16 |
| 10 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 1.19 | 16 |
| 11 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 0.95 | 16 |
| 12 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1.18 | 14 |
| 13 | 
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1.05 | 13 |
| 14 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 0.94 | 13 |
| 15 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 0.89 | 13 |
| 16 | 
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 0.82 | 12 |
| 17 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 0.79 | 12 |
| 18 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0.68 | 12 |
| 19 |
Southport
Southport
|
14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 0.73 | 11 |
| 20 | 
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
|
14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 0.38 | 11 |
| 21 | 
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 22 | 
Orient
Orient
|
12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 23 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 0.72 | 9 |
| 24 |
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 0.23 | 4 |
Match Programme
