Football League Fourth Division  1967/68

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts Notes
1st  Luton Town 46 27 12 7 87 44 66 ▲Champions
2nd  Barnsley 46 24 13 9 68 46 61 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Hartlepools United 46 25 10 11 60 46 60 ▲Promoted
4th  Crewe Alexandra 46 20 18 8 74 49 58 ▲Promoted
5th  Bradford City 46 23 11 12 72 51 57 -
6th  Southend United 46 20 14 12 77 58 54 -
7th  Chesterfield 46 21 11 10 71 50 53 -
8th  Wrexham 46 20 13 13 72 53 53 -
9th  Aldershot 46 20 13 13 70 55 53 -
10th  Doncaster Rovers 46 18 15 13 66 56 51 -
11th  Halifax Town 46 15 16 15 52 49 46 -
12th  Newport County 46 16 13 17 58 63 45 -
13th  Lincoln City 46 17 9 20 71 68 43

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14th  Brentford 46 18 7 21 61 64 43

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15th  Swansea Town 46 16 10 20 63 77 42

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16th  Darlington 46 12 17 17 47 53 41

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17th  Notts County 46 15 11 20 53 79 41

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18th  Port Vale 46 12 15 19 61 72 39 Expelled
19th  Rochdale 46 12 14 20 51 72 38 -
20th  Exeter City 46 11 16 19 45 65 38 -
21st  York City 46 11 14 21 65 68 36 ♦Re Elected
22nd  Chester 46 9 14 23 57 78 32 ♦Re Elected
23rd  Workington 46 10 11 25 54 87 31 ♦Re Elected
24th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 4 15 27 30 82 23 ♦Re Elected

 

Election for League Membership

The four League sides seeking re-election joined with fifteen non-league sides in the vote for League membership.
Votes Club End Result
46 York City Re Elected to the league
44 Chester Re Elected to the league
44 Bradford Park Avenue Re Elected to the league
38 Workington Re Elected to the league
3 Cheltenham Town Not Elected to the league
2 Bedford Town Not Elected to the league
2 Cambridge City Not Elected to the league
2 Cambridge United Not Elected to the league
2 Chelmsford City Not Elected to the league
2 Runcorn Not Elected to the league
2 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the league
1 Guildford City Not Elected to the league
1 Hereford United Not Elected to the league
1 New Brighton Not Elected to the league
1 Wellington Town Not Elected to the league
1 Wimbledon Not Elected to the league
1 Worcester City Not Elected to the league
0 Nuneaton Borough Not Elected to the league
0 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the league

 

End of Season Notes

 ▼Grimsby Town were relegated from the Third Division
 ▼Colchester United were relegated from the Third Division
 ▼Scunthorpe United were relegated from the Third Division
 ▼Peterborough United were relegated from the Third Division
 ▲Luton Town were promoted to the Third Division
 ▲Barnsley were promoted to the Third Division
 ▲Hartlepools United were promoted to the Third Division
 ▲Crewe Alexandra were promoted to the Third Division
  ♦ York City were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Chester were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Workington were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Bradford Park Avenue were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Following their Promotion to the Third Division, Hartlepools United changed their club name to Hartlepool
  ♦ Port Vale were found guilty of financial irregularities and were expelled from the League, however following the Annual League General Meeting they were voted back into the League