Season History

1968-69 Season

Season Overview
Division
Football League Division Four
Final Position
7
Chairman
Bill Rubin
FA Cup
R4
League Cup
R2
Manager
Ernie Shephard — from 1 April 1967 to 1 October 1969

Matches

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