| Date | Opponent | Score | Att. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 1968 | Home | Fulham | Friendly | 1–0 | W | 4719 | → |
| 3 August 1968 | Home | Clyde | Friendly | 4–2 | W | 4610 | → |
| 13 August 1968 | Away | Bournemouth + BA | League Cup | 6–1 | W | 7182 | → |
| 16 August 1968 | Home | Halifax Town | League | 2–1 | W | 10401 | → |
| 17 August 1968 | Away | Notts County | League | 2–2 | D | 5149 | → |
| 23 August 1968 | Home | Darlington | League | 1–1 | D | 12404 | → |
| 28 August 1968 | Away | Lincoln City | League | 1–2 | L | 10078 | → |
| 31 August 1968 | Away | Newport County | League | 1–4 | L | 2801 | → |
| 4 September 1968 | Away | Wolverhampton W. | League Cup | 0–1 | L | 18667 | → |
| 6 September 1968 | Home | Wrexham | League | 1–0 | W | 11832 | → |
| 14 September 1968 | Away | Swansea Town | League | 2–2 | D | 7668 | → |
| 18 September 1968 | Away | Aldershot | League | 1–2 | L | 5166 | → |
| 20 September 1968 | Home | Workington | League | 1–0 | W | 10105 | → |
| 23 September 1968 | Away | Cambridge United | Friendly | 2–4 | L | 0 | → |
| 28 September 1968 | Away | Grimsby Town | League | 0–0 | D | 2177 | → |
| 5 October 1968 | Away | Peterborough Utd | League | 0–1 | L | 5905 | → |
| 7 October 1968 | Home | Lincoln City | League | 3–0 | W | 9886 | → |
| 11 October 1968 | Home | Exeter City | League | 6–1 | W | 9860 | → |
| 19 October 1968 | Away | York City | League | 1–1 | D | 3760 | → |
| 26 October 1968 | Home | Rochdale | League | 1–3 | L | 9341 | → |
| 2 November 1968 | Away | Chester City | League | 2–1 | W | 5311 | → |
| 4 November 1968 | Away | Port Vale | League | 1–1 | D | 3572 | → |
| 9 November 1968 | Home | Doncaster Rovers | League | 2–0 | W | 8531 | → |
| 16 November 1968 | Home | Kings Lynn | FA Cup | 9–0 | W | 9983 | → |
| 22 November 1968 | Home | Bradford City | League | 2–0 | W | 11111 | → |
| 29 November 1968 | Away | Colchester United | League | 0–4 | L | 10604 | → |
| 7 December 1968 | Home | Brentwood Town | FA Cup | 10–1 | W | 13107 | → |
| 14 December 1968 | Away | Exeter City | League | 2–1 | W | 12475 | → |
| 20 December 1968 | Home | York City | League | 1–2 | L | 9095 | → |
| 26 December 1968 | Home | Peterborough Utd | League | 2–1 | W | 11124 | → |
| 4 January 1969 | Away | Swindon Town | FA Cup | 2–0 | W | 18828 | → |
| 10 January 1969 | Home | Chester City | League | 1–2 | L | 11149 | → |
| 18 January 1969 | Away | Doncaster Rovers | League | 0–2 | L | 7230 | → |
| 25 January 1969 | Away | Mansfield Town | FA Cup | 1–2 | L | 16160 | → |
| 31 January 1969 | Home | Brentford | League | 4–0 | W | 10954 | → |
| 14 February 1969 | Home | Colchester United | League | 3–1 | W | 12849 | → |
| 24 February 1969 | Home | Port Vale | League | 1–1 | D | 10725 | → |
| 1 March 1969 | Away | Halifax Town | League | 1–1 | D | 3522 | → |
| 3 March 1969 | Home | Chesterfield | League | 2–2 | D | 10243 | → |
| 7 March 1969 | Home | Notts County | League | 4–0 | W | 11029 | → |
| 10 March 1969 | Away | Brentford | League | 1–1 | D | 6030 | → |
| 17 March 1969 | Home | Scunthorpe United | League | 0–3 | L | 9942 | → |
| 28 March 1969 | Away | Wrexham | League | 3–3 | D | 4166 | → |
| 5 April 1969 | Home | Grimsby Town | League | 0–1 | L | 9740 | → |
| 7 April 1969 | Home | Aldershot | League | 4–2 | W | 8400 | → |
| 8 April 1969 | Away | Bradford PA | League | 3–0 | W | 2543 | → |
| 12 April 1969 | Away | Workington | League | 0–0 | D | 1411 | → |
| 14 April 1969 | Home | Bradford PA | League | 5–0 | W | 7525 | → |
| 18 April 1969 | Home | Swansea Town | League | 4–0 | W | 10647 | → |
| 25 April 1969 | Away | Chesterfield | League | 0–0 | D | 3000 | → |
| 28 April 1969 | Home | Newport County | League | 1–0 | W | 11905 | → |
| 2 May 1969 | Away | Bradford City | League | 2–3 | L | 11128 | → |
| 5 May 1969 | Away | Darlington | League | 3–2 | W | 6624 | → |
| 10 May 1969 | Away | Rochdale | League | 0–3 | L | 9095 | → |
| 12 May 1969 | Away | Scunthorpe United | League | 1–4 | L | 1950 | → |