Football League Division Three
Bristol Rovers
2 - 1
2
W. Jones (48'), R. Graydon (80')
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
1
S. Taylor (83' o.g.)
K.A. Wynn
Lineups
| Bristol Rovers | |
|---|---|
| 1Ray WHITE | |
| 2Lindsay PARSONS | |
| 3Ray MABBUTT | |
| 4Stuart TAYLOR | |
| 5Larry LLOYD | |
| 6Frankie PRINCE | |
| 7Ray GRAYDON | |
| 8Vic BARNEY | |
| 9Bobby JONES | |
| 10Wayne JONES | |
| 11Harold JARMAN | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Ken RONALDSON | |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Peter DOWNSBOROUGH1 | ||
| 2Owen DAWSON2 | ||
| 3Rod THOMAS3 | ||
| 4Joe BUTLER4 | ||
| 5Mick BLICK5 | ||
| 6Stan HARLAND6 | ||
| 7Don HEATH7 | ||
| 60' | 8Roger SMART8 | 60' |
| 9John SMITH9 | ||
| 10Peter NOBLE10 | ||
| 11Don ROGERS11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 60' | 12Chris JONES12 | 60' |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday September 21st, 1968:
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
1-0 | 
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
|
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
2-1 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
0-1 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
0-0 | 
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
|
Orient
Orient
|
3-0 | 
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
3-3 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
3-1 | 
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
Watford
Watford
|
1-0 | 
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday September 21st, 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
|
9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 3.14 | 14 |
| 2 | 
Barrow
Barrow
|
9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1.75 | 12 |
| 3 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1.44 | 12 |
| 4 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 2.14 | 11 |
| 5 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 1.67 | 11 |
| 6 | 
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1.30 | 11 |
| 7 |
Reading
Reading
|
9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1.50 | 10 |
| 8 |
Orient
Orient
|
8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 9 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1.50 | 9 |
| 10 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1.15 | 9 |
| 11 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 9 |
| 12 | 
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 |
Watford
Watford
|
9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 |
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 0.75 | 9 |
| 15 | 
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| 16 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.69 | 8 |
| 18 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 7 |
| 19 | 
Southport
Southport
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0.75 | 7 |
| 20 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.71 | 7 |
| 21 |
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
|
8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.33 | 6 |
| 22 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0.75 | 5 |
| 23 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0.53 | 5 |
| 24 |
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 0.19 | 4 |
Match Programme
