English Third Division 1968/1969
Historical league standings at 7th September 1968
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2.40 |
| 3 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Reading | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1.86 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Torquay United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1.57 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Stockport County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1.14 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 |
| 11 | Orient | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1.14 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Walsall | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Barrow | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0.71 |
| 16 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.57 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Southport | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0.40 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0.24 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Hartlepool | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0.18 |
