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
Matchday squads
Division Three line-ups
DateOppositionVScore123456789101112 17/08/68 Stockport County H 1–0 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeSmartBurrowsHarlandHeathNobleJonesSmithRogers 24/08/68 Hartlepool A 0–0 DownsboroughThomasTrollope1SmartBurrowsHarlandHeathNobleJonesButlerSmith Penman1 27/08/68 Reading H 0–0 DownsboroughThomasButlerSmartBurrowsHarlandHeathNobleJonesSmithRogers 31/08/68 Plymouth Argyle H 3–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 07/09/68 Watford A 0–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 14/09/68 Walsall H 1–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 18/09/68 Bournemouth & Boscombe A 0–2 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 21/09/68 Bristol Rovers A 1–2 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBlickHarlandHeathSmart1SmithNobleRogers Jones1 28/09/68 Shrewsbury Town H 3–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathNobleJonesSmithRogers 05/10/68 Orient H 1–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathNobleJonesSmithRogers 09/10/68 Reading A 1–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeath1SmartSmithNobleRogers Jones1 12/10/68 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–1 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandRogersSmartJones1NobleSmith Penman1 19/10/68 Torquay United H 2–1 DownsboroughDawson1ThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers Penman1 26/10/68 Oldham Athletic A 3–2 DownsboroughThomasButlerPenmanBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers Jones 02/11/68 Southport H 5–1 DownsboroughDawsonThomasPenman1BurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers Jones1 09/11/68 Luton Town A 0–2 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 23/11/68 Mansfield Town A 0–2 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 26/11/68 Northampton Town A 6–2 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBlickHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 14/12/68 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasPenmanBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNoble1Rogers Jones1 21/12/68 Torquay United A 1–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandPenmanSmartSmithNoble1Rogers Heath1 26/12/68 Orient A 0–1 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandPenman1SmartSmithNobleRogers Heath1 11/01/69 Southport A 1–1 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButler1BurrowsHarlandHeathPenmanSmithNobleRogers Smart1 18/01/69 Luton Town H 0–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasSmartBurrowsHarlandHeathNobleJonesPenman1Rogers Trollope1 24/01/69 Tranmere Rovers A 5–3 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartJonesNobleRogers 28/01/69 Oldham Athletic H 5–1 DownsboroughDawson1ThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartJonesNobleRogers Smith1 01/02/69 Barnsley A 1–1 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandJonesSmartSmithNobleRogers Heath 04/02/69 Hartlepool H 1–1 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandRogersSmartJonesNobleSmith1 Heath1 15/02/69 Barrow A 3–0 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartJonesNobleRogers 18/02/69 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandHeath1SmartJonesNobleRogers Dangerfield1 22/02/69 Rotherham United H 1–0 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandSmithSmartJonesNobleRogers Blick 25/02/69 Gillingham H 1–0 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandSmith1SmartJonesNobleRogers Heath1 01/03/69 Northampton Town H 1–0 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartJonesNobleRogers 05/03/69 Gillingham A 0–2 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartJones1NobleRogers Penman1 08/03/69 Stockport County A 1–2 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartPenmanNobleRogers 22/03/69 Plymouth Argyle A 1–2 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandHeath1SmartSmithNobleRogers Penman1 25/03/69 Barnsley H 2–0 DownsboroughDawsonTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandPenmanSmartSmithNobleRogers 29/03/69 Watford H 0–1 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandDawson1SmartSmithNobleRogers Penman1 04/04/69 Crewe Alexandra A 2–1 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 05/04/69 Shrewsbury Town A 1–1 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathDawsonSmithNobleRogers 08/04/69 Bournemouth & Boscombe H 3–0 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 12/04/69 Bristol Rovers H 2–2 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers Penman 15/04/69 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeath1SmartSmithNobleRogers Penman1 19/04/69 Walsall A 2–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandPenmanSmartSmithNobleRogers 22/04/69 Mansfield Town H 1–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandPenmanSmartSmithNobleRogers 02/05/69 Rotherham United A 1–1 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeath1PenmanSmithNobleRogers Jones1 05/05/69 Barrow H 2–0 DownsboroughDawsonTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandSmithPenmanJonesNobleRogers
1 1st Substitution
F.A. Cup line-ups DateOppositionVScore123456789101112 16/11/68 Canterbury City A 1–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers Jones 07/12/68 Grantham A 2–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandRogersSmartJonesPenmanSmith 04/01/69 Southend United H 0–2 DownsboroughDawsonThomasTrollope1BurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers Penman1
1 1st Substitution.
League Cup line-ups DateOppositionVScore123456789101112 13/08/68 Torquay United H 2–1 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeSmartBurrowsHarlandHeathNobleJonesSmithRogers 04/09/68 Bradford City A 1–1 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 10/09/68 Bradford City H 4–3 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrows1HarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers Jones1 24/09/68 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBlickHarlandHeathNobleJonesSmithRogers 16/10/68 Coventry City A 2–2 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 21/10/68 Coventry City H 3–0 DownsboroughButlerThomasPenmanBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 30/10/68 Derby County A 0–0 DownsboroughButler1ThomasPenmanBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers Dawson1 05/11/68 Derby County H 1–0 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 20/11/68 Burnley A 2–1 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 04/12/68 Burnley H 1–2 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmithNobleRogers 18/12/68 Burnley A 3–2 DownsboroughDawsonThomasButlerBurrowsHarlandHeath1SmartSmithNobleRogers Penman1 15/03/69 Arsenal N 3–1 DownsboroughThomasTrollopeButlerBurrowsHarlandHeathSmartSmith1NobleRogers Penman1
1 1st Substitution.
Appearances
Last updated 18 August 2014
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