Season 1968-1969

Results

Football League Division Three

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 17 AUG Stockport County (Home) Stockport County (H) W1 - 0 P. Noble 13,350
2 24 AUG Hartlepool (Away) Hartlepool (A) D0 - 0 - 5,732
3 27 AUG Reading (Home) Reading (H) D0 - 0 - 16,765
4 31 AUG Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W3 - 0 D. Rogers 2, R. Smart 12,302
5 07 SEP Watford (Away) Watford (A) D0 - 0 - 8,668
6 14 SEP Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) W1 - 0 P. Noble 10,594
7 18 SEP Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) L0 - 2 - 12,217
8 21 SEP Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) L1 - 2 S. Taylor (o.g.) 10,364
9 28 SEP Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) W3 - 0 P. Noble 2, D. Rogers 12,092
10 05 OCT Orient (Home) Orient (H) W1 - 0 B. Howe (o.g.) 12,455
11 09 OCT Reading (Away) Reading (A) W1 - 0 R. Smart 17,629
12 12 OCT Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) W3 - 1 J. Smith, D. Rogers, J. Butler 7,355
13 19 OCT Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W2 - 1 D. Rogers, P. Noble 15,159
14 26 OCT Oldham Athletic (Away) Oldham Athletic (A) W3 - 2 D. Heath, D. Rogers, R. Smart 4,238
15 02 NOV Southport (Home) Southport (H) W5 - 1 D. Rogers 4 (1 pen), J. Smith 18,913
16 09 NOV Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) L0 - 2 - 17,250
17 23 NOV Mansfield Town (Away) Mansfield Town (A) L0 - 2 - 5,471
18 26 NOV Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) W6 - 2 J. Smith, D. Rogers 2, R. Smart, D. Heath, P. Noble 6,827
19 14 DEC Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) W1 - 0 D. Rogers 10,914
20 21 DEC Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) W1 - 0 J. Smith 8,327
21 26 DEC Orient (Away) Orient (A) L0 - 1 - 7,101
22 11 JAN Southport (Away) Southport (A) D1 - 1 D. Rogers 5,232
23 18 JAN Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) D0 - 0 - 18,909
24 24 JAN Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) W5 - 3 C. Jones 2, D. Rogers, R. Smart, P. Noble 8,353
25 28 JAN Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H) W5 - 1 F. Burrows, C. Jones 3, R. Smart 21,316
26 01 FEB Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) D1 - 1 J. Trollope 13,983
27 04 FEB Hartlepool (Home) Hartlepool (H) D1 - 1 P. Noble 18,921
28 15 FEB Barrow (Away) Barrow (A) W3 - 0 R. Smart, P. Noble, C. Jones 3,470
29 18 FEB Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) W1 - 0 P. Noble 19,714
30 22 FEB Rotherham United (Home) Rotherham United (H) W1 - 0 P. Noble 23,515
31 25 FEB Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) W1 - 0 P. Noble 17,489
32 01 MAR Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W1 - 0 D. Rogers 17,081
33 05 MAR Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) L0 - 2 - 6,104
34 08 MAR Stockport County (Away) Stockport County (A) L1 - 2 P. Noble 6,647
35 22 MAR Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L1 - 2 R. Smart 20,776
36 25 MAR Barnsley (Home) Barnsley (H) W2 - 0 P. Noble 2 17,198
37 29 MAR Watford (Home) Watford (H) L0 - 1 - 28,898
38 04 APR Crewe Alexandra (Away) Crewe Alexandra (A) W2 - 1 P. Noble, J. Smith 9,053
39 05 APR Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) D1 - 1 S. Harland 7,387
40 08 APR Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) W3 - 0 R. Smart, D. Rogers, J. Smith 22,484
41 12 APR Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D2 - 2 D. Rogers 2 (1 pen) 20,401
42 15 APR Crewe Alexandra (Home) Crewe Alexandra (H) W1 - 0 W. Penman 19,897
43 19 APR Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) W2 - 0 D. Rogers 2 10,654
44 22 APR Mansfield Town (Home) Mansfield Town (H) W1 - 0 B. Ledger (o.g.) 21,045
45 02 MAY Rotherham United (Away) Rotherham United (A) D1 - 1 C. Jones 9,584
46 05 MAY Barrow (Home) Barrow (H) W2 - 0 J. Smith, D. Rogers 21,289

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 16 NOV Canterbury City (Away) Canterbury City (A) W1 - 0 D. Rogers pen. 14,367
SECOND ROUND
2 07 DEC Grantham (Away) Grantham (A) W2 - 0 C. Jones, J. Smith 3,922
THIRD ROUND
3 04 JAN Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) L0 - 2 - 18,828

Football League Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 13 AUG Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W2 - 1 R. Smart, P. Noble 14,702
SECOND ROUND
2 04 SEP Bradford City (Away) Bradford (A) D1 - 1 R. Smart 7,806
2R 10 SEP Bradford City (Home) Bradford (H) W4 - 3 J. Smith, D. Rogers pen., R. Smart, P. Noble 12,214
THIRD ROUND
3 24 SEP Blackburn Rovers (Home) Blackburn (H) W1 - 0 D. Rogers 15,402
FOURTH ROUND
4 16 OCT Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) D2 - 2 D. Rogers, R. Smart 23,588
4R 21 OCT Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) W3 - 0 D. Rogers, R. Smart, W. Penman 23,828
QUARTER FINAL
QF 30 OCT Derby County (Away) Derby County (A) D0 - 0 - 35,014
QFR 05 NOV Derby County (Home) Derby County (H) W1 - 0 D. Rogers 26,973
SEMI FINAL
SF-1L 20 NOV Burnley (Away) Burnley (A) W2 - 1 S. Harland, P. Noble 26,231
SF-2L 04 DEC Burnley (Home) Burnley (H) L1 - 2  (AET)
D3 - 3  (Agg.) 		J. Smith 28,000
SFR 18 DEC Burnley (Neutral) Burnley (N) W3 - 2  (AET) J. Smith, A. Bellamy (o.g.), P. Noble 20,000
FINAL
F 15 MAR Arsenal (Neutral) Arsenal (N) W3 - 1  (AET) R. Smart, D. Rogers 2 98,189