Football League Division Three
Saturday, March 22, 1969

Plymouth Argyle Swindon Town
M.Bickle (22', 55')
HT: 1-0 R.Smart (65')
Attendance:  20,776   Referee:  M.V. Sinclair



Lineups
1
Pat DUNNE  
                 
Peter DOWNSBOROUGH
1
2
Mike REEVES
                 
  Rod THOMAS
2
3
Duncan NEALE
                 
John TROLLOPE
3
4
Bobby SAXTON
                 
Joe BUTLER
4
5
Fred MOLYNEUX
           39'     
Frank BURROWS
5
6
Dick REYNOLDS
           ~57'     
Stan HARLAND
6

7
Steve DAVEY
                13'
Don HEATH
7

8
Norman PIPER
               
Roger SMART
8
9
David BURNSIDE
                 
John SMITH
9
10
Mike BICKLE
 74'
            
Peter NOBLE
10
11
Aiden MAHER
                 
Don ROGERS
11
Substitutes
12
John TEDESCO

74' 
           
13' 
Willie PENMAN
12















Results on Saturday, March 22, 1969: League Table

 
  Brighton and Hove Albion 4 - 1 Barrow  
  Hartlepool 2 - 0 Reading  
  Luton Town 1 - 1 Gillingham  
  Northampton Town 3 - 1 Walsall  
  Orient 0 - 2 Southport  
  Plymouth Argyle 2 - 1 Swindon Town  
  Shrewsbury Town 1 - 0 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic  
  Torquay United 3 - 1 Oldham Athletic  

Table as at Saturday, March 22, 1969:

  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Watford 35 20 9 6 58 24 2.42 49 
2 Swindon Town 35 20 7 8 54 29 1.86 47 
3 Luton Town 35 19 7 9 54 31 1.74 45 
4 Plymouth Argyle 38 17 10 11 46 39 1.18 44 
5 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 35 17 6 12 52 33 1.58 40 
6 Torquay United 35 16 7 12 46 34 1.35 39 
7 Stockport County 34 14 11 9 59 50 1.18 39 
8 Brighton and Hove Albion 40 14 11 15 63 56 1.13 39 
9 Tranmere Rovers 37 16 7 14 53 55 0.96 39 
10 Northampton Town 36 14 10 12 45 41 1.10 38 
11 Rotherham United 36 13 10 13 44 41 1.07 36 
12 Walsall 36 12 11 13 39 37 1.05 35 
13 Reading 36 12 10 14 54 53 1.02 34 
14 Orient 35 11 11 13 40 47 0.85 33 
15 Southport 33 13 6 14 55 51 1.08 32 
16 Barnsley 34 11 10 13 43 49 0.88 32 
17 Bristol Rovers 35 12 8 15 48 55 0.87 32 
18 Barrow 34 12 7 15 43 57 0.75 31 
19 Gillingham 35 9 11 15 44 55 0.80 29 
20 Crewe Alexandra 34 11 6 17 41 55 0.75 28 
21 Hartlepool 36 7 14 15 32 65 0.49 28 
22 Mansfield Town 31 9 9 13 38 40 0.95 27 
23 Shrewsbury Town 34 9 7 18 28 51 0.55 25 
24 Oldham Athletic 37 9 7 21 36 67 0.54 25 

Key: Promotion Relegation