Football League Division Three
Tuesday, August 27, 1968

Swindon Town Reading

HT: 0-0
Attendance:  16,765    



Lineups
1
Peter DOWNSBOROUGH
                 
Roy BROWN
1
2
Rod THOMAS  
                 
Dave BACUZZI
2
3
Joe BUTLER
                 
Ray DEAN
3
4
Roger SMART
                 
Rod THORNHILL
4
5
Frank BURROWS
                 
Colin MELDRUM
5
6
Stan HARLAND
                 
Ernie YARD
6

7
Don HEATH
                 
Dennis ALLEN
7

8
Peter NOBLE
                 
John CHAPMAN
8
9
Chris JONES
                 
John COLLINS
9
10
John SMITH
                 
John SAINTY
10
11
Don ROGERS
                 
George HARRIS
11
Substitutes
12
Owen DAWSON
                
Peter SILVESTER
12













Results on Tuesday, August 27, 1968: League Table

 
  Bristol Rovers 1 - 2 Shrewsbury Town  
  Northampton Town 1 - 1 Stockport County  
  Oldham Athletic 0 - 1 Barrow  
  Rotherham United 1 - 0 Gillingham  
  Swindon Town 0 - 0 Reading  
  Watford 0 - 0 Walsall  

Table as at Tuesday, August 27, 1968:

  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Mansfield Town 4 3 0 1 7 4 1.75
2 Luton Town 3 2 1 0 7 1 7.00
3 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 1 0 6 3 2.00
4 Rotherham United 4 2 1 1 9 7 1.29
5 Walsall 4 1 3 0 5 4 1.25
6 Barrow 4 2 1 1 5 5 1.00
7 Swindon Town 3 1 2 0 1 0
8 Watford 3 1 2 0 3 1 3.00
9 Brighton and Hove Albion 3 2 0 1 10 4 2.50
10 Torquay United 3 2 0 1 7 3 2.33
11 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 2 0 4 3 1.33
12 Orient 3 1 2 0 6 5 1.20
13 Bristol Rovers 4 1 2 1 7 7 1.00
14 Tranmere Rovers 3 2 0 1 4 4 1.00
15 Reading 4 1 2 1 4 5 0.80
16 Stockport County 4 0 3 1 5 6 0.83
17 Gillingham 4 1 1 2 3 5 0.60
18 Shrewsbury Town 4 1 1 2 3 5 0.60
19 Hartlepool 3 0 2 1 1 2 0.50
20 Barnsley 3 0 1 2 3 5 0.60
21 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 3 0 1 2 3 5 0.60
22 Northampton Town 2 0 1 1 1 2 0.50
23 Oldham Athletic 4 0 1 3 1 12 0.08
24 Southport 4 0 0 4 3 10 0.30

Key: Promotion Relegation