1968–69 Swindon Town F.C. season

Swindon Town
1968-69 season
Manager	Danny Williams
Ground	County Ground, Swindon
Division Three	2nd (Promoted)
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
← 1967–68 1969–70 →

The 1968–69 season was Swindon Town's third consecutive season in the Division Three 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

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Watford	46	27	10	9	74	34	2.176	64
2	SWINDON TOWN	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	46	21	9	16	60	45	1.333	51
5	Plymouth Argyle	46	17	15	14	53	49	1.082	49
6	Torquay United	46	18	12	16	54	46	1.174	48
7	Tranmere Rovers	46	19	10	17	70	68	1.029	48
8	Southport	46	17	13	16	71	64	1.109	47
9	Stockport County	46	16	14	16	67	68	0.985	46
10	Barnsley	46	16	14	16	58	63	0.921	46
11	Rotherham United	46	16	13	17	56	50	1.120	45
12	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	16	13	17	72	65	1.108	45
13	Walsall	46	14	16	16	50	49	1.020	44
14	Reading	46	15	13	18	67	66	1.015	43
15	Mansfield Town	46	16	11	19	58	62	0.935	43
16	Bristol Rovers	46	16	11	19	63	71	0.887	43
17	Shrewsbury Town	46	16	11	19	51	67	0.761	43
18	Orient	46	14	14	18	51	58	0.879	42
19	Barrow	46	17	8	21	56	75	0.747	42
20	Gillingham	46	13	15	18	54	63	0.857	41
21	Northampton Town	46	14	12	20	54	61	0.885	40
22	Hartlepool	46	10	19	17	40	70	0.571	39
23	Crewe Alexandra	46	13	9	24	52	76	0.684	35
24	Oldham Athletic	46	13	9	24	50	83	0.602	35

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF		Mick Blick	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Frank Burrows	58	1	44+0	1	3+0	0	11+0	0
	MF		Joe Butler	55	1	42+0	1	2+0	0	11+0	0
	MF		David Dangerfield	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Owen Dawson	41	0	29+0	0	3+0	0	8+1	0
	GK		Peter Downsborough	61	0	46+0	0	3+0	0	12+0	0
	DF		Stan Harland	61	2	46+0	1	3+0	0	12+0	1
	MF		Don Heath	52	2	34+4	2	2+0	0	12+0	0
	FW		Chris Jones	27	8	18+5	7	1+0	1	2+1	0
	FW		Peter Noble	60	20	46+0	16	2+0	0	12+0	4
	MF		Willie Penman	26	2	13+7	1	1+1	0	2+2	1
	FW		Don Rogers	60	30	45+0	22	3+0	1	12+0	7
	MF		Roger Smart	55	15	40+1	9	3+0	0	11+0	6
	MF		John Smith	54	11	38+1	7	3+0	1	12+0	3
	DF		Rod Thomas	59	0	44+0	0	3+0	0	12+0	0
	DF		John Trollope	23	1	19+1	1	1+0	0	2+0	0

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