Match Centre

Saturday October 26th, 1968

Football League Division Three

Oldham Athletic

2 - 3

2

J. Bowie (28'), K. Bebbington (80')

Swindon Town

Swindon Town

3

D. Heath (31'), D. Rogers (68'), R. Smart (85')
J. Bowie (28'), K. Bebbington (80')
(HT: 1-1)

Attendance: 4,238

D. Heath (31'), D. Rogers (68'), R. Smart (85')
T.A. Pallister
Boundary Park, Oldham

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Results


Football League Division Three results on Saturday October 26th, 1968:

Barnsley Barnsley 1-0 Reading Reading
Barrow Barrow 2-0 Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra
Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton 0-1 Watford Watford
Gillingham Gillingham 1-0 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle
Luton Town Luton Town 2-1 Northampton Town Northampton Town
Mansfield Town Mansfield Town 0-0 Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers
Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic 2-3 Swindon Town Swindon
Orient Orient 0-1 Hartlepool Hartlepool
Rotherham United Rotherham United 1-1 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Bournemouth
Torquay United Torquay United 2-0 Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town

Table


Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday October 26th, 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 14 6 1 0 11 1 3 2 2 8 7 9 3 2 19 8 2.38 21
2 Watford Watford 15 4 2 1 8 1 4 2 2 10 7 8 4 3 18 8 2.25 20
3 Luton Town Luton Town 15 8 0 0 25 6 1 2 4 4 8 9 2 4 29 14 2.07 20
4 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Bournemouth 15 7 0 1 14 2 2 2 3 10 10 9 2 4 24 12 2 20
5 Torquay United Torquay United 16 7 1 0 20 5 2 1 5 7 11 9 2 5 27 16 1.69 20
6 Barrow Barrow 15 6 2 0 15 5 3 0 4 9 14 9 2 4 24 19 1.26 20
7 Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers 16 6 0 3 13 9 2 2 3 9 13 8 2 6 22 22 1 18
8 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle 16 5 2 2 15 7 2 1 4 5 10 7 3 6 20 17 1.18 17
9 Rotherham United Rotherham United 15 5 2 0 13 5 1 3 4 7 12 6 5 4 20 17 1.18 17
10 Stockport County Stockport County 15 5 2 1 22 14 1 3 3 2 8 6 5 4 24 22 1.09 17
11 Reading Reading 15 5 0 2 14 5 1 4 3 11 14 6 4 5 25 19 1.32 16
12 Northampton Town Northampton Town 13 3 3 1 9 7 2 1 3 5 6 5 4 4 14 13 1.08 14
13 Mansfield Town Mansfield Town 15 4 2 1 13 5 1 2 5 9 16 5 4 6 22 21 1.05 14
14 Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers 15 5 1 1 15 8 0 3 5 9 19 5 4 6 24 27 0.89 14
15 Barnsley Barnsley 16 4 2 2 14 8 0 4 4 5 14 4 6 6 19 22 0.86 14
16 Southport Southport 15 5 1 1 19 9 1 0 7 5 17 6 1 8 24 26 0.92 13
17 Walsall Walsall 16 2 4 1 10 7 1 3 5 6 11 3 7 6 16 18 0.89 13
18 Hartlepool Hartlepool 15 2 6 0 7 5 1 1 5 2 16 3 7 5 9 21 0.43 13
19 Orient Orient 14 3 3 1 10 6 0 3 4 9 18 3 6 5 19 24 0.79 12
20 Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton 16 2 2 3 12 9 2 2 5 9 19 4 4 8 21 28 0.75 12
21 Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town 15 3 3 1 7 5 1 1 6 6 16 4 4 7 13 21 0.62 12
22 Gillingham Gillingham 15 3 3 1 12 6 1 0 7 7 19 4 3 8 19 25 0.76 11
23 Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra 15 3 1 4 16 14 0 3 4 5 14 3 4 8 21 28 0.75 10
24 Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic 15 1 2 5 7 12 0 0 7 2 22 1 2 12 9 34 0.26 4

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