



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Peter DOWNSBOROUGH | |
| 2Rod THOMAS | |
| 3John TROLLOPE | |
| 4Joe BUTLER | |
| 5Mel NURSE | |
| 6Stan HARLAND | |
| 7Willie PENMAN | |
| 8Peter NOBLE | |
| 9Pat TERRY | |
| 10Roger SMART | |
| 11Don ROGERS | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Don HEATH | |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Danny WILLIAMS |
| Grimsby Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Harry WAINMAN1 | ||
| 2Dave WORTHINGTON2 | ||
| 3Graham TAYLOR3 | ||
| 4Bobby SMITH4 | ||
| 5Graham RATHBONE5 | ||
| 6Bobby ROSS6 | ||
| 7Doug COLLINS7 | ||
| 8Dave WILSON8 | ||
| 9Gary MOORE9 | ||
| 10David BOYLEN10 | ||
| 11Geoff MARTIN11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12 UNKNOWN12 | ||
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Bill HARVEY |
Football League Division Three results on Tuesday February 27th, 1968:
Bury
Bury
|
4-2 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
5-0 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
Football League Division Three table after matches on Tuesday February 27th, 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 |
Bury
Bury
|
32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 47 | 1.51 | 40 |
| 2 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 36 | 1.17 | 40 |
| 3 |
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 39 | 1.21 | 36 |
| 4 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 40 | 1.13 | 35 |
| 5 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 41 | 1.22 | 34 |
| 6 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 32 | 1.63 | 33 |
| 7 |
Barrow
Barrow
|
31 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 38 | 1.24 | 33 |
| 8 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 1.18 | 33 |
| 9 |
Reading
Reading
|
31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 46 | 0.98 | 33 |
| 10 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 42 | 0.95 | 33 |
| 11 |
Watford
Watford
|
31 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 33 | 1.48 | 32 |
| 12 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
30 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 1.03 | 31 |
| 13 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 0.95 | 31 |
| 14 |
Southport
Southport
|
30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 47 | 0.98 | 30 |
| 15 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 51 | 0.94 | 28 |
| 16 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 47 | 0.79 | 28 |
| 17 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
29 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 53 | 0.91 | 27 |
| 18 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
31 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 51 | 0.71 | 27 |
| 19 |
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
31 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 47 | 0.89 | 26 |
| 20 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 0.78 | 24 |
| 21 |
Orient
Orient
|
27 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 0.79 | 23 |
| 22 |
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United
|
32 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 60 | 0.60 | 23 |
| 23 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
30 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 52 | 0.62 | 20 |
| 24 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 51 | 1.02 | 13* |