1968–69 Swindon Town F.C. season
Division Three | 2nd (Promoted) | |
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FA Cup | 3rd Round | |
League Cup | Champions | |
Top goalscorer | League: Don Rogers (22) All: Don Rogers (30) | |
Highest home attendance | 28,898 vs. Watford | |
Lowest home attendance | 10,594 vs. Walsall | |
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Third Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Watford (C) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 34 | 2.176 | 64 | Promotion to 1969–70 Second Division |
2 | Swindon Town (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 35 | 2.029 | 64 | |
3 | Luton Town | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 38 | 1.947 | 61 | |
4 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
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46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 45 | 1.333 | 51 | |
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 53 | 49 | 1.082 | 49 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Matchday squads
Division Three line-ups
Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
17/08/68 | Stockport County | H | 1–0 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Smart | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Noble | Jones | Smith | Rogers | |||
24/08/68 | Hartlepool | A | 0–0 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope1 | Smart | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Noble | Jones | Butler | Smith | Penman1 | ||
27/08/68 | Reading | H | 0–0 | Downsborough | Thomas | Butler | Smart | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Noble | Jones | Smith | Rogers | |||
31/08/68 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
07/09/68 | Watford | A | 0–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
14/09/68 | Walsall | H | 1–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
18/09/68 | Bournemouth & Boscombe | A | 0–2 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
21/09/68 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–2 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Blick | Harland | Heath | Smart1 | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Jones1 | ||
28/09/68 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 3–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Noble | Jones | Smith | Rogers | |||
05/10/68 | Orient | H | 1–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Noble | Jones | Smith | Rogers | |||
09/10/68 | Reading | A | 1–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath1 | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Jones1 | ||
12/10/68 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 3–1 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Rogers | Smart | Jones1 | Noble | Smith | Penman1 | ||
19/10/68 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | Downsborough | Dawson1 | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Penman1 | ||
26/10/68 | Oldham Athletic | A | 3–2 | Downsborough | Thomas | Butler | Penman | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Jones | ||
02/11/68 | Southport | H | 5–1 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Penman1 | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Jones1 | ||
09/11/68 | Luton Town | A | 0–2 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
23/11/68 | Mansfield Town | A | 0–2 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
26/11/68 | Northampton Town | A | 6–2 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Blick | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
14/12/68 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Penman | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble1 | Rogers | Jones1 | ||
21/12/68 | Torquay United | A | 1–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Penman | Smart | Smith | Noble1 | Rogers | Heath1 | ||
26/12/68 | Orient | A | 0–1 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Penman1 | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Heath1 | ||
11/01/69 | Southport | A | 1–1 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler1 | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Penman | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Smart1 | ||
18/01/69 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Smart | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Noble | Jones | Penman1 | Rogers | Trollope1 | ||
24/01/69 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 5–3 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Jones | Noble | Rogers | |||
28/01/69 | Oldham Athletic | H | 5–1 | Downsborough | Dawson1 | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Jones | Noble | Rogers | Smith1 | ||
01/02/69 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Jones | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Heath | ||
04/02/69 | Hartlepool | H | 1–1 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Rogers | Smart | Jones | Noble | Smith1 | Heath1 | ||
15/02/69 | Barrow | A | 3–0 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Jones | Noble | Rogers | |||
18/02/69 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–0 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath1 | Smart | Jones | Noble | Rogers | Dangerfield1 | ||
22/02/69 | Rotherham United | H | 1–0 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith | Smart | Jones | Noble | Rogers | Blick | ||
25/02/69 | Gillingham | H | 1–0 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith1 | Smart | Jones | Noble | Rogers | Heath1 | ||
01/03/69 | Northampton Town | H | 1–0 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Jones | Noble | Rogers | |||
05/03/69 | Gillingham | A | 0–2 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Jones1 | Noble | Rogers | Penman1 | ||
08/03/69 | Stockport County | A | 1–2 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Penman | Noble | Rogers | |||
22/03/69 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–2 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath1 | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Penman1 | ||
25/03/69 | Barnsley | H | 2–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Penman | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
29/03/69 | Watford | H | 0–1 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Dawson1 | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Penman1 | ||
04/04/69 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–1 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
05/04/69 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–1 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Dawson | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
08/04/69 | Bournemouth & Boscombe | H | 3–0 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
12/04/69 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–2 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Penman | ||
15/04/69 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath1 | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Penman1 | ||
19/04/69 | Walsall | A | 2–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Penman | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
22/04/69 | Mansfield Town | H | 1–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Penman | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
02/05/69 | Rotherham United | A | 1–1 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath1 | Penman | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Jones1 | ||
05/05/69 | Barrow | H | 2–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith | Penman | Jones | Noble | Rogers |
1 1st Substitution
F.A. Cup line-ups
Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
16/11/68 | Canterbury City | A | 1–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Jones | ||
07/12/68 | Grantham | A | 2–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Rogers | Smart | Jones | Penman | Smith | |||
04/01/69 | Southend United | H | 0–2 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Trollope1 | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Penman1 |
1 1st Substitution.
League Cup line-ups
Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
13/08/68 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Smart | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Noble | Jones | Smith | Rogers | |||
04/09/68 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
10/09/68 | Bradford City | H | 4–3 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows1 | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Jones1 | ||
24/09/68 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Blick | Harland | Heath | Noble | Jones | Smith | Rogers | |||
16/10/68 | Coventry City | A | 2–2 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
21/10/68 | Coventry City | H | 3–0 | Downsborough | Butler | Thomas | Penman | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
30/10/68 | Derby County | A | 0–0 | Downsborough | Butler1 | Thomas | Penman | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Dawson1 | ||
05/11/68 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
20/11/68 | Burnley | A | 2–1 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
04/12/68 | Burnley | H | 1–2 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | |||
18/12/68 | Burnley | A | 3–2 | Downsborough | Dawson | Thomas | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath1 | Smart | Smith | Noble | Rogers | Penman1 | ||
15/03/69 | Arsenal | N | 3–1 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Heath | Smart | Smith1 | Noble | Rogers | Penman1 |
1 1st Substitution.
Appearances
- Last updated 18 August 2014
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
DF | ENG | Mick Blick | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Frank Burrows | 58 | 1 | 44+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Joe Butler
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55 | 1 | 42+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | David Dangerfield | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Owen Dawson | 41 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Peter Downsborough | 61 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Stan Harland | 61 | 2 | 46+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 12+0 | 1 | |
MF | ENG | Don Heath | 52 | 2 | 34+4 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Chris Jones | 27 | 8 | 18+5 | 7 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Peter Noble | 60 | 20 | 46+0 | 16 | 2+0 | 0 | 12+0 | 4 | |
MF | SCO | Willie Penman | 26 | 2 | 13+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | |
FW | ENG | Don Rogers | 60 | 30 | 45+0 | 22 | 3+0 | 1 | 12+0 | 7 | |
MF | ENG | Roger Smart | 55 | 15 | 40+1 | 9 | 3+0 | 0 | 11+0 | 6 | |
MF | ENG | John Smith | 54 | 11 | 38+1 | 7 | 3+0 | 1 | 12+0 | 3 | |
DF | WAL | Rod Thomas | 59 | 0 | 44+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | John Trollope | 23 | 1 | 19+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |