Football League Division Three
T.H.C. Reynolds
Lineups
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Peter DOWNSBOROUGH | |
| 2Owen DAWSON | |
| 3Rod THOMAS | |
| 4Joe BUTLER | |
| 5Frank BURROWS | |
| 6Stan HARLAND | |
| 7Don HEATH | |
| 8Roger SMART | |
| 9John SMITH | |
| 10Peter NOBLE | |
| 11Don ROGERS | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Willie PENMAN | |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Danny WILLIAMS |
| Plymouth Argyle | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Pat DUNNE1 | ||
| 2Mike REEVES2 | ||
| 3Colin SULLIVAN3 | ||
| 4John HORE4 | ||
| 5Bobby SAXTON5 | ||
| 6Duncan NEALE6 | ||
| 7Dick REYNOLDS7 | ||
| 8Norman PIPER8 | ||
| 77' | 9Mike BICKLE9 | 77' |
| 10David BURNSIDE10 | ||
| 11Danny TRAINOR11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 77' | 12John TEDESCO12 | 77' |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Billy BINGHAM |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday August 31st, 1968:
Barrow
Barrow
|
1-1 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
2-0 | 
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
6-1 | 
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-3 | 
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
1-1 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
3-1 | 
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
0-0 | 
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
3-0 | 
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
0-1 | 
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Watford
Watford
|
0-1 | 
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday August 31st, 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
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1.60 | 7 |
| 3 | 
Reading
Reading
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 | 6 |
| 4 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.29 | 6 |
| 6 |
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1.25 | 6 |
| 7 |
Barrow
Barrow
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1.80 | 5 |
| 10 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1.29 | 5 |
| 11 | 
Orient
Orient
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1.14 | 5 |
| 12 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 |
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 |
Watford
Watford
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 4 |
| 17 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0.62 | 4 |
| 18 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0.50 | 3 |
| 20 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.43 | 3 |
| 21 |
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0.31 | 3 |
| 22 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.40 | 2 |
| 23 | 
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 24 | 
Southport
Southport
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0.42 | 1 |
Match Programme
