1968–69 Brentford F.C. season

{{Infobox football club season

|club=Brentford

|season=1968–69

|manager=Jimmy Sirrel

|chairman=Ron Blindell

|stadium=Griffin Park

|league=Fourth Division

|league result=11th

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=Second round

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=Third round

|league topscorer=Mansley (14)

|season topscorer=Mansley (17)

|highest attendance=17,425

|lowest attendance=3,361

|average attendance=6,419

|pattern_la1=_red_stripes

|pattern_b1=_redstripes2

|pattern_ra1=_red_stripes

|shorts1=000000

|socks1=ff0000

|prevseason=1967–68

|nextseason=1969–70

}}

During the 1968–69 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Fourth Division. Off the back of 18 months of extreme financial problems, the club finished in mid-table.

Season summary

After two tumultuous seasons off the pitch, a continued cash crisis meant that during the 1968 off-season, Brentford manager Jimmy Sirrel would not be provided with the funds to buy players who could guarantee a lasting run at promotion from the Fourth Division.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=271-273}} He was able to plug the gaps in his threadbare squad, bringing in full back Denis Hunt and journeyman forwards Pat Terry and Peter Deakin.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=271-273}} A need to balance the books led to Ian Lawther (one of the club's most consistent goalscorers since the 1964–65 season) being sold for a £3,000 fee a matter of days before the beginning of the season.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=271-273}}

Manager Sirrel's young team began the season in promising form, losing just two of the first 15 league matches to consolidate a position in the top six.{{Cite web |title=Brentford results for the 1968–1969 season |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1968-1969/results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912204721/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1968-1969/results |archive-date=12 September 2016 |access-date=26 January 2017 |website=Statto.com |language=en-GB}} Brentford's position belied the club's personnel problems, with a growing catalogue of injuries, illness and suspensions.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=271-273}} £10,000 was spent on Arsenal winger Gordon Neilson in October 1968, an extravagant amount given Brentford's financial problems.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=271-273}} An inconsistent spell between November 1968 and April 1969 dropped the Bees as low as 19th, two places above the re-election zone, but six wins in the final seven matches of the season lifted the club to an 11th-place finish.

League table

{{:1968–69 Football League|only_totals=y|transcludesection=Fourth Division|showteam=BRE}}

Results

:Brentford's goal tally listed first.

=Legend=

class="wikitable"

style="background:#d0ffe3;"|Win

| style="background:#ffd;"|Draw

| style="background:#ffd0e3;"|Loss

= Pre-season =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!Date

!Opponent

!Venue

!Result

!Scorer(s)

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|27 July 1968

|West Ham United

|1–0

|Dobson

=Football League Fourth Division=

No. !Date	Opponent	Venue	Result !Attendance	Scorer(s)
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|1 \|10 August 1968	Colchester United	H	4–0 \|7,586	Deakin, Moughton (og), Terry, Ross
style="background:#ffd;" \|2 \|17 August 1968	Scunthorpe United	A	1–1 \|3,685	Terry
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|3 \|24 August 1968	Port Vale	H	3–1 \|7,443	Mansley, Fenton (2)
style="background:#ffd;" \|4 \|26 August 1968	Rochdale	H	1–1 \|9,149	Deakin
style="background:#ffd;" \|5 \|31 August 1968	Exeter City	A	2–2 \|8,835	Terry, Richardson
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|6 \|7 September 1968	Chesterfield	H	1–0 \|9,703	Fenton
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|7 \|14 September 1968	Peterborough United	A	1–2 \|6,435	Dobson
style="background:#ffd;" \|8 \|18 September 1968	Chester	A	2–2 \|8,410	Terry, Ross
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|9 \|21 September 1968	York City	H	5–1 \|8,360	Carr (og), Terry (3), Ross
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|10 \|28 September 1968	Bradford City	A	0–3 \|6,491
style="background:#ffd;" \|11 \|5 October 1968	Newport County	H	1–1 \|7,825	Mansley
style="background:#ffd;" \|12 \|7 October 1968	Rochdale	A	0–0 \|5,181
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|13 \|12 October 1968	Swansea Town	A	3–2 \|6,912	Neilson, Terry, Fenton
style="background:#ffd;" \|14 \|19 October 1968	Wrexham	H	1–1 \|7,791	Mansley
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|15 \|26 October 1968	Notts County	A	2–0 \|4,173	Mansley (2)
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|16 \|2 November 1968	Aldershot	H	2–4 \|9,806	Mansley, Higginson
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|17 \|4 November 1968	Darlington	H	0–1 \|8,550
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|18 \|9 November 1968	Lincoln City	A	0–1 \|6,121
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|19 \|23 November 1968	Bradford Park Avenue	A	2–0 \|2,341	Fenton, Kirby
style="background:#ffd;" \|20 \|30 November 1968	Halifax Town	H	1–1 \|6,002	Mansley
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|21 \|14 December 1968	Swansea Town	H	2–1 \|4,321	Terry, Hawley
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|22 \|21 December 1968	Wrexham	A	0–2 \|4,867
style="background:#ffd;" \|23 \|26 December 1968	Newport County	A	1–1 \|3,750	Gelson
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|24 \|4 January 1969	Workington	H	0–3 \|6,081
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|25 \|11 January 1969	Aldershot	A	2–1 \|9,280	Mansley (2)
style="background:#ffd;" \|26 \|18 January 1969	Lincoln City	H	2–2 \|6,572	Terry, Ross
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|27 \|25 January 1969 \|Darlington \|A \|1–3 \|5,184 \|Dobson
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|28 \|31 January 1969	Southend United	A	0–4 \|10,969
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|29 \|22 February 1969	Grimsby Town	H	4–2 \|5,697	Richardson, Neilson (2), Terry
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|30 \|28 February 1969	Colchester United	A	1–2 \|7,268	Neilson
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|31 \|5 March 1969 \|Workington \|A \|0–1 \|2,318 \|
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|32 \|8 March 1969	Scunthorpe United	H	2–1 \|5,456	Neilson, Nelmes
style="background:#ffd;" \|33 \|10 March 1969	Southend United	H	1–1 \|6,030	Terry
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|34 \|15 March 1969	Port Vale	A	1–4 \|4,478	Ross (pen)
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|35 \|22 March 1969	Exeter City	H	0–1 \|5,242
style="background:#ffd;" \|36 \|26 March 1969 \|Notts County \|H \|0–0 \|3,361 \|
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|37 \|29 March 1969	Chesterfield	A	2–1 \|3,261	Mansley, Neilson
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|38 \|8 April 1969	Doncaster Rovers \|A	0–5 \|11,561
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|39 \|12 April 1969	York City	A	1–2 \|3,767	Mansley
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|40 \|14 April 1969	Doncaster Rovers	H	1–0 \|4,222	Richardson
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|41 \|19 April 1969	Peterborough United	H	2–0 \|4,492	Fenton, Mansley
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|42 \|21 April 1969	Bradford Park Avenue	H	3–0 \|4,137	Fenton (2), Ross (pen)
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|43 \|28 April 1969	Halifax Town	A	0–2 \|6,948
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|44 \|30 April 1969	Chester	H	2–1 \|4,090	Mansley, Fenton
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|45 \|3 May 1969	Grimsby Town	A	2–0 \|1,672	Gelson, Dobson
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|46 \|5 May 1969 \|Bradford City \|H \|2–1 \|5,720 \|Richardson, Mansley

=FA Cup=

style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable sortable"
Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result !Attendance !Scorer(s) !Notes
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|1R \|16 November 1968 \|Woking \|H \|2–0 \|5,990 \|Fenton, Ross \|Both teams played in change colours, with Brentford borrowing Watford's home shirts for the match.
style="background:#ffd0e3;"	2R	7 December 1968	Watford	A	0–1 \|12,883 \| \|

style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable sortable"

Round

Date

Opponent

Venue

Result

!Attendance

!Scorer(s)

!Notes

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|1R

|16 November 1968

|Woking

|2–0

|5,990

|Fenton, Ross

|Both teams played in change colours, with Brentford borrowing Watford's home shirts for the match.

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

7 December 1968

Watford

0–1

|12,883

= Football League Cup =

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result !Attendance !Scorer(s)
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|1R \|14 August 1968 \|Aldershot \|A \|4–2 \|5,977 \|Rafferty (og), Deakin, Mansley, Terry
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|2R \|4 September 1969 \|Hull City \|H \|3–0 \|11,485 \|Mansley (2), Fenton
style="background:#ffd0e3;"	3R	24 September 1969	Norwich City	H	0–2 \|17,425 \|

Sources: 100 Years Of Brentford,{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=390}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20160912204721/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1968-1969/results Statto]

Playing squad

:Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1968–69 season.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:90%;" ! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \|Pos. ! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \|Name ! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \|Nat. ! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \|Date of birth (age) ! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \|Signed from ! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \|Signed in ! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \|Notes
colspan="7" \|Goalkeepers
GK \|Chic Brodie \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1937\|2\|22\|df=y}} \|Northampton Town \|1963 \|
GK \|Gordon Phillips \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1946\|11\|17\|df=y}} \|Hayes \|1963 \|Loaned to Queens Park Rangers
colspan="7" \|Defenders
DF \|Peter Gelson \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1941\|10\|18\|df=y}} \|Youth \|1961 \|
DF \|Alan Hawley \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1946\|6\|7\|df=y}} \|Youth \|1962 \|
DF \|Tommy Higginson \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1937\|1\|6\|df=y}} \|Kilmarnock \|1959 \|
DF \|Denis Hunt \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1937\|9\|8\|df=y}} \|Gillingham \|1968 \|
DF \|Allan Jones \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1940\|1\|6\|df=y}} \|Liverpool \|1963 \|
DF \|Alan Nelmes \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1948\|10\|20\|df=y}} \|Chelsea \|1967 \|
DF \|Dick Renwick \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1942\|11\|27\|df=y}} \|Aldershot \|1969 \|
colspan="7" \|Midfielders
MF \|George Dobson \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1949\|8\|24\|df=y}} \|Youth \|1966 \|
MF \|Allan Mansley \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1946\|8\|31\|df=y}} \|Blackpool \|1968 \|
MF \|Gordon Neilson \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1947\|5\|28\|df=y}} \|Arsenal \|1968 \|
MF \|John Richardson \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1949\|2\|5\|df=y}} \|Millwall \|1966 \|
MF \|Bobby Ross \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1942\|5\|10\|df=y}} \|Shrewsbury Town \|1966 \|
colspan="7" \|Forwards
FW \|Ron Fenton (c) \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1940\|9\|21\|df=y}} \|Birmingham City \|1968 \|Assistant manager
FW \|Ron Foster \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1938\|11\|22\|df=y}} \|Dallas Tornado \|1969 \|
FW \|Pat Terry \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1933\|10\|2\|df=y}} \|Swindon Town \|1968 \|
colspan="7" \|Players who left the club mid-season
GK \|Ron Willis \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1947\|12\|27\|df=y}} \|Charlton Athletic \|1968 \|Returned to Charlton Athletic after loan
MF \|Brian Caterer \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1943\|1\|31\|df=y}} \|Leatherhead \|1968 \|Amateur, released
FW \|Peter Deakin \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1938\|3\|25\|df=y}} \|Peterborough United \|1968 \|Released
FW \|Keith Hooker \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1950\|1\|31\|df=y}} \|Youth \|1965 \|Loaned to Brentwood Town, released
FW \|George Kirby \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1968\|8\|10\|1933\|12\|20\|df=y}} \|New York Generals \|1968 \|Transferred to Worcester City

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:90%;"

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Pos.

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Name

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Nat.

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Date of birth (age)

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Signed from

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Signed in

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Notes

colspan="7" |Goalkeepers

|Chic Brodie

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1937|2|22|df=y}}

|Northampton Town

|1963

|Gordon Phillips

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1946|11|17|df=y}}

|Hayes

|1963

|Loaned to Queens Park Rangers

colspan="7" |Defenders

|Peter Gelson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1941|10|18|df=y}}

|Youth

|1961

|Alan Hawley

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1946|6|7|df=y}}

|Youth

|1962

|Tommy Higginson

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1937|1|6|df=y}}

|Kilmarnock

|1959

|Denis Hunt

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1937|9|8|df=y}}

|Gillingham

|1968

|Allan Jones

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1940|1|6|df=y}}

|Liverpool

|1963

|Alan Nelmes

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1948|10|20|df=y}}

|Chelsea

|1967

|Dick Renwick

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1942|11|27|df=y}}

|Aldershot

|1969

colspan="7" |Midfielders

|George Dobson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1949|8|24|df=y}}

|Youth

|1966

|Allan Mansley

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1946|8|31|df=y}}

|Blackpool

|1968

|Gordon Neilson

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1947|5|28|df=y}}

|Arsenal

|1968

|John Richardson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1949|2|5|df=y}}

|Millwall

|1966

|Bobby Ross

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1942|5|10|df=y}}

|Shrewsbury Town

|1966

colspan="7" |Forwards

|Ron Fenton (c)

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1940|9|21|df=y}}

|Birmingham City

|1968

|Assistant manager

|Ron Foster

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1938|11|22|df=y}}

|Dallas Tornado

|1969

|Pat Terry

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1933|10|2|df=y}}

|Swindon Town

|1968

colspan="7" |Players who left the club mid-season

|Ron Willis

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1947|12|27|df=y}}

|Charlton Athletic

|1968

|Returned to Charlton Athletic after loan

|Brian Caterer

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1943|1|31|df=y}}

|Leatherhead

|1968

|Amateur, released

|Peter Deakin

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1938|3|25|df=y}}

|Peterborough United

|1968

|Released

|Keith Hooker

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1950|1|31|df=y}}

|Youth

|1965

|Loaned to Brentwood Town, released

|George Kirby

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1968|8|10|1933|12|20|df=y}}

|New York Generals

|1968

|Transferred to Worcester City

Sources: 100 Years Of Brentford, Timeless Bees{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914}}

Coaching staff

class="wikitable"
Name !Role
{{flagicon\|SCO}} Jimmy Sirrel \|Manager
{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ron Fenton \|Assistant Manager
{{flagicon\|ENG}} Eddie Lyons \|Physiotherapist

class="wikitable"

Name

!Role

{{flagicon|SCO}} Jimmy Sirrel

|Manager

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ron Fenton

|Assistant Manager

{{flagicon|ENG}} Eddie Lyons

|Physiotherapist

Statistics

=Appearances and goals=

:Substitute appearances in brackets.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" \|Pos ! rowspan="2" \|Nat ! rowspan="2" \|Name ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"\|League ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"\|FA Cup ! colspan="2" \|League Cup ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"\|Total
Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
GK \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Chic Brodie \|22 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|25 \|0
GK \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Gordon Phillips \|23 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|25 \|0
DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Peter Gelson \|42 \|2 \|2 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|47 \|2
DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Alan Hawley \|8 (2) \|1 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|10 (2) \|1
DF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Tommy Higginson \|37 (2) \|1 \|1 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|41 (2) \|1
DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Denis Hunt \|12 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|14 \|0
DF \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Allan Jones \|45 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|50 \|0
DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Alan Nelmes \|44 \|1 \|2 \|0 \|2 (1) \|0 \|48 (1) \|1
DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Dick Renwick \|17 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|17 \|0
MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Brian Caterer \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0
MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|George Dobson \|22 (6) \|3 \|0 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|25 (6) \|3
MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Allan Mansley \|41 \|14 \|2 \|0 \|3 \|3 \|46 \|17
MF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Gordon Neilson \|23 (4) \|6 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|25 (4) \|6
MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|John Richardson \|41 (1) \|4 \|2 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|45 (1) \|4
MF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Bobby Ross \|43 (1) \|6 \|2 \|1 \|3 \|0 \|48 (1) \|7
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Peter Deakin \|7 (1) \|2 \| colspan="2" \|— \|2 \|1 \|9 (1) \|3
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Ron Fenton \|39 (2) \|9 \|2 \|1 \|2 \|1 \|43 (2) \|11
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Ron Foster \|3 (1) \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|3 (1) \|0
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Keith Hooker \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|George Kirby \|5 \|1 \|1 (1) \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|6 (1) \|1
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Pat Terry \|29 \|12 \|0 \|0 \|2 \|1 \|31 \|13
colspan="11" \|Players loaned in during the season
GK \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Ron Willis \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

rowspan="2" |Pos

! rowspan="2" |Nat

! rowspan="2" |Name

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|League

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|FA Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Chic Brodie

|22

|25

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Gordon Phillips

|23

|25

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Peter Gelson

|42

|47

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Alan Hawley

|8 (2)

|10 (2)

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Tommy Higginson

|37 (2)

|41 (2)

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Denis Hunt

|12

|14

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Allan Jones

|45

|50

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Alan Nelmes

|44

|2 (1)

|48 (1)

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Dick Renwick

|17

| colspan="2" |—

|17

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Brian Caterer

| colspan="2" |—

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |George Dobson

|22 (6)

|25 (6)

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Allan Mansley

|41

|14

|46

|17

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Gordon Neilson

|23 (4)

| colspan="2" |—

|25 (4)

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |John Richardson

|41 (1)

|45 (1)

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bobby Ross

|43 (1)

|48 (1)

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Peter Deakin

|7 (1)

| colspan="2" |—

|9 (1)

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Ron Fenton

|39 (2)

|43 (2)

|11

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Ron Foster

|3 (1)

| colspan="2" |—

|3 (1)

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Keith Hooker

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |George Kirby

|1 (1)

| colspan="2" |—

|6 (1)

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Pat Terry

|29

|12

|31

|13

colspan="11" |Players loaned in during the season

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Ron Willis

| colspan="2" |—

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years Of Brentford

= Goalscorers =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaa solid;"
Pos. !Nat !Player !FL4 !FAC !FLC !Total
MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Allan Mansley \|14 \|0 \|3 \|17
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Pat Terry \|12 \|0 \|1 \|13
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Ron Fenton \|9 \|1 \|1 \|11
MF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Bobby Ross \|6 \|1 \|0 \|7
MF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Gordon Neilson \|6 \|0 \|— \|6
MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|John Richardson \|4 \|0 \|0 \|4
MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|George Dobson \|3 \|0 \|0 \|3
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Peter Deakin \|2 \|— \|1 \|3
DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Peter Gelson \|2 \|0 \|0 \|2
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|George Kirby \|1 \|0 \|— \|1
DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Alan Hawley \|1 \|0 \|0 \|1
DF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Tommy Higginson \|1 \|0 \|0 \|1
DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Alan Nelmes \|1 \|0 \|0 \|1
colspan="3" \|Opponents \|2 \|0 \|1 \|3
colspan="3" \|Total	64	2 !7	73

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaa solid;"

Pos.

!Nat

!Player

!FL4

!FAC

!FLC

!Total

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Allan Mansley

|14

|17

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Pat Terry

|12

|13

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Ron Fenton

|11

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bobby Ross

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Gordon Neilson

|—

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |John Richardson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |George Dobson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Peter Deakin

|—

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Peter Gelson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |George Kirby

|—

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Alan Hawley

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Tommy Higginson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Alan Nelmes

colspan="3" |Opponents

colspan="3" |Total

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years Of Brentford

= Management =

style="text-align: center" class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" \|Name ! rowspan="2" \|Nat ! rowspan="2" \|From ! rowspan="2" \|To ! colspan="5" \|Record All Comps ! colspan="5" \|Record League
P	W	D	L	W %	P	W	D	L	W %
style="text-align:left;"\|Jimmy Sirrel \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|10 August 1968 \| style="text-align:left;" \|5 May 1969 {{WDL\|51\|21\|12\|18}} {{WDL\|46\|18\|12\|16}}

style="text-align: center" class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" |Name

! rowspan="2" |Nat

! rowspan="2" |From

! rowspan="2" |To

! colspan="5" |Record All Comps

! colspan="5" |Record League

W %

style="text-align:left;"|Jimmy Sirrel

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |10 August 1968

| style="text-align:left;" |5 May 1969

= Summary =

class="wikitable"
Games played	51 (46 Fourth Division, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Games won	21 (18 Fourth Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games drawn	12 (12 Fourth Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost	18 (16 Fourth Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored	73 (64 Fourth Division, 2 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Goals conceded	70 (65 Fourth Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Clean sheets	12 (10 Fourth Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Biggest league win	4–0 versus Colchester United, 10 August 1968; 5–1 versus York City, 21 September 1968
Worst league defeat	5–0 versus Doncaster Rovers, 8 April 1969
Most appearances	50, Allan Jones (45 Fourth Division, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Top scorer (league)	14, Allan Mansley
Top scorer (all competitions)	17, Allan Mansley

Transfers & loans

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" cellpadding="1" ! colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \|Players transferred in
style="width:140px;" \|Date ! style="width:25px;" \|Pos. ! style="width:175px;" \|Name ! style="width:225px;" \|Previous Club ! style="width:125px;" \|Fee ! style="width:25px;" \|Ref.
29 May 1968 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Pat Terry \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Swindon Town \|n/a \|{{Cite web \|title=Swindon Town FC – Profile – Pat Terry \|url=https://townenders.com/profile.php?person_code=TERRYPAT \|access-date=26 December 2024 \|website=TownEnders.com}}
June 1968 \| style="text-align:center;" \|DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Denis Hunt \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gillingham \|Free \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=83-84}}
July 1968 \| style="text-align:center;" \|MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Deakin \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Peterborough United \|n/a \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=46}}
October 1968 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Brian Caterer \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Leatherhead \|Amateur \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=35}}
October 1968 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} George Kirby \|{{flagicon\|USA}} New York Generals \|n/a \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=92-93}}
October 1968 \| style="text-align:center;" \|MF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Gordon Neilson \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Arsenal \|£10,000 \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=114}}
February 1969 \| style="text-align:center;" \|DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Dick Renwick \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Aldershot \|£1,500 \|{{Cite book \|last=Croxford \|first=Mark \|title=The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies \|last2=Lane \|first2=David \|last3=Waterman \|first3=Greville \|publisher=Legends Publishing \|year=2011 \|isbn=978-1906796709 \|location=Sunbury, Middlesex \|pages=357–358}}
March 1969 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ron Foster \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Dallas Tornado \|Trial \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=59}}
colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \|Players loaned in
Date from !Pos. !Name !From !Date to !Ref.
September 1968 \| style="text-align:center;" \|GK \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ron Willis \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Charlton Athletic \|September 1968 \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=170}}
colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \|Players transferred out
Date !Pos. !Name !Subsequent club !Fee !Ref.
August 1968 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|NIR}} Ian Lawther \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Halifax Town \|£3,000 \|{{Cite web \|title=Ian Lawther \|url=http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2007/01/ian-lawther.html \|access-date=26 January 2017 \|website=nifootball.blogspot.co.uk}}
1968 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} George Kirby \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Worcester City \|n/a \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=92-93}}
colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \|Players loaned out
Date from !Pos. !Name !To !Date to !Ref.
1969 \| style="text-align:center;" \|GK \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gordon Phillips \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Queens Park Rangers \|1969 \|{{Sfn\|White\|1989\|p=271-273}}
n/a \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Keith Hooker \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Brentwood Town \|n/a \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=80}}
colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \|Players released
Date !Pos. !Name !Subsequent club !Join date !Ref.
October 1968 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Brian Caterer \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Leatherhead \|October 1968 \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=35}}
October 1968 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Deakin \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nuneaton Borough \|October 1968 \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=46}}
May 1969 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ron Foster \|Retired \| \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=59}}
May 1969 \| style="text-align:center;" \|DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Denis Hunt \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Folkestone \|1969 \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=83-84}}
May 1969 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Pat Terry \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Hillingdon Borough \|July 1969 \|
1969 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Keith Hooker \|{{flagicon\|RSA\|1928}} Durban Spurs \|1969 \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=80}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" cellpadding="1"

! colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players transferred in

style="width:140px;" |Date

! style="width:25px;" |Pos.

! style="width:175px;" |Name

! style="width:225px;" |Previous Club

! style="width:125px;" |Fee

! style="width:25px;" |Ref.

29 May 1968

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Pat Terry

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Swindon Town

|n/a

|{{Cite web |title=Swindon Town FC – Profile – Pat Terry |url=https://townenders.com/profile.php?person_code=TERRYPAT |access-date=26 December 2024 |website=TownEnders.com}}

June 1968

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Denis Hunt

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gillingham

|Free

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=83-84}}

July 1968

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Deakin

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peterborough United

|n/a

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=46}}

October 1968

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Caterer

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Leatherhead

|Amateur

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=35}}

October 1968

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} George Kirby

|{{flagicon|USA}} New York Generals

|n/a

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=92-93}}

October 1968

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Gordon Neilson

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal

|£10,000

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=114}}

February 1969

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dick Renwick

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Aldershot

|£1,500

|{{Cite book |last=Croxford |first=Mark |title=The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies |last2=Lane |first2=David |last3=Waterman |first3=Greville |publisher=Legends Publishing |year=2011 |isbn=978-1906796709 |location=Sunbury, Middlesex |pages=357–358}}

March 1969

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ron Foster

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dallas Tornado

|Trial

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=59}}

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players loaned in

Date from

!Pos.

!Name

!From

!Date to

!Ref.

September 1968

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ron Willis

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlton Athletic

|September 1968

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=170}}

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players transferred out

Date

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Fee

!Ref.

August 1968

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Ian Lawther

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Halifax Town

|£3,000

|{{Cite web |title=Ian Lawther |url=http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2007/01/ian-lawther.html |access-date=26 January 2017 |website=nifootball.blogspot.co.uk}}

1968

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} George Kirby

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Worcester City

|n/a

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=92-93}}

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players loaned out

Date from

!Pos.

!Name

!To

!Date to

!Ref.

1969

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gordon Phillips

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Queens Park Rangers

|1969

|{{Sfn|White|1989|p=271-273}}

n/a

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Keith Hooker

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Brentwood Town

|n/a

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=80}}

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players released

Date

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Join date

!Ref.

October 1968

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Caterer

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Leatherhead

|October 1968

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=35}}

October 1968

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Deakin

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nuneaton Borough

|October 1968

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=46}}

May 1969

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ron Foster

|Retired

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=59}}

May 1969

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Denis Hunt

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Folkestone

|1969

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=83-84}}

May 1969

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Pat Terry

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Hillingdon Borough

|July 1969

1969

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Keith Hooker

|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Durban Spurs

|1969

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=80}}

Notes

References

Category:Brentford F.C. seasons

Brentford

No. !Date	Opponent	Venue	Result !Attendance	Scorer(s)
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|1 \|10 August 1968	Colchester United	H	4–0 \|7,586	Deakin, Moughton (og), Terry, Ross
style="background:#ffd;" \|2 \|17 August 1968	Scunthorpe United	A	1–1 \|3,685	Terry
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|3 \|24 August 1968	Port Vale	H	3–1 \|7,443	Mansley, Fenton (2)
style="background:#ffd;" \|4 \|26 August 1968	Rochdale	H	1–1 \|9,149	Deakin
style="background:#ffd;" \|5 \|31 August 1968	Exeter City	A	2–2 \|8,835	Terry, Richardson
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|6 \|7 September 1968	Chesterfield	H	1–0 \|9,703	Fenton
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|7 \|14 September 1968	Peterborough United	A	1–2 \|6,435	Dobson
style="background:#ffd;" \|8 \|18 September 1968	Chester	A	2–2 \|8,410	Terry, Ross
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|9 \|21 September 1968	York City	H	5–1 \|8,360	Carr (og), Terry (3), Ross
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|10 \|28 September 1968	Bradford City	A	0–3 \|6,491
style="background:#ffd;" \|11 \|5 October 1968	Newport County	H	1–1 \|7,825	Mansley
style="background:#ffd;" \|12 \|7 October 1968	Rochdale	A	0–0 \|5,181
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|13 \|12 October 1968	Swansea Town	A	3–2 \|6,912	Neilson, Terry, Fenton
style="background:#ffd;" \|14 \|19 October 1968	Wrexham	H	1–1 \|7,791	Mansley
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|15 \|26 October 1968	Notts County	A	2–0 \|4,173	Mansley (2)
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|16 \|2 November 1968	Aldershot	H	2–4 \|9,806	Mansley, Higginson
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|17 \|4 November 1968	Darlington	H	0–1 \|8,550
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|18 \|9 November 1968	Lincoln City	A	0–1 \|6,121
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|19 \|23 November 1968	Bradford Park Avenue	A	2–0 \|2,341	Fenton, Kirby
style="background:#ffd;" \|20 \|30 November 1968	Halifax Town	H	1–1 \|6,002	Mansley
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|21 \|14 December 1968	Swansea Town	H	2–1 \|4,321	Terry, Hawley
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|22 \|21 December 1968	Wrexham	A	0–2 \|4,867
style="background:#ffd;" \|23 \|26 December 1968	Newport County	A	1–1 \|3,750	Gelson
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|24 \|4 January 1969	Workington	H	0–3 \|6,081
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|25 \|11 January 1969	Aldershot	A	2–1 \|9,280	Mansley (2)
style="background:#ffd;" \|26 \|18 January 1969	Lincoln City	H	2–2 \|6,572	Terry, Ross
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|27 \|25 January 1969 \|Darlington \|A \|1–3 \|5,184 \|Dobson
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|28 \|31 January 1969	Southend United	A	0–4 \|10,969
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|29 \|22 February 1969	Grimsby Town	H	4–2 \|5,697	Richardson, Neilson (2), Terry
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|30 \|28 February 1969	Colchester United	A	1–2 \|7,268	Neilson
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|31 \|5 March 1969 \|Workington \|A \|0–1 \|2,318 \|
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|32 \|8 March 1969	Scunthorpe United	H	2–1 \|5,456	Neilson, Nelmes
style="background:#ffd;" \|33 \|10 March 1969	Southend United	H	1–1 \|6,030	Terry
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|34 \|15 March 1969	Port Vale	A	1–4 \|4,478	Ross (pen)
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|35 \|22 March 1969	Exeter City	H	0–1 \|5,242
style="background:#ffd;" \|36 \|26 March 1969 \|Notts County \|H \|0–0 \|3,361 \|
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|37 \|29 March 1969	Chesterfield	A	2–1 \|3,261	Mansley, Neilson
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|38 \|8 April 1969	Doncaster Rovers \|A	0–5 \|11,561
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|39 \|12 April 1969	York City	A	1–2 \|3,767	Mansley
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|40 \|14 April 1969	Doncaster Rovers	H	1–0 \|4,222	Richardson
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|41 \|19 April 1969	Peterborough United	H	2–0 \|4,492	Fenton, Mansley
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|42 \|21 April 1969	Bradford Park Avenue	H	3–0 \|4,137	Fenton (2), Ross (pen)
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|43 \|28 April 1969	Halifax Town	A	0–2 \|6,948
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|44 \|30 April 1969	Chester	H	2–1 \|4,090	Mansley, Fenton
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|45 \|3 May 1969	Grimsby Town	A	2–0 \|1,672	Gelson, Dobson
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|46 \|5 May 1969 \|Bradford City \|H \|2–1 \|5,720 \|Richardson, Mansley