Swindon Town 1968-69 football season
The 1968–69 season was Swindon Town ' s third consecutive season in the Football League Third Division after relegation from Division Two in 1965. In what proved to be a historic season for Swindon as the club won its first major piece of silverware, the League Cup , beating Arsenal by three goals to one. Swindon Town also won promotion to Division Two and competed in the FA Cup .
Third Division
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(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
References
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