Football League Fourth Division 1968/69
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 38 | 1.711 | 59 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Halifax Town | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 53 | 37 | 1.432 | 57 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 68 | 35 | 1.943 | 56 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 65 | 46 | 1.413 | 56 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 62 | 45 | 1.378 | 52 | - |
| 6th | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 53 | 1.075 | 52 | - |
| 7th | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 78 | 61 | 1.279 | 51 | - |
| 8th | Lincoln City | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 54 | 52 | 1.038 | 51 | - |
| 9th | Wrexham | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 52 | 1.173 | 50 | - |
| 10th | Swansea Town | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 54 | 1.074 | 49 | - |
| 11th | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 48 | - |
| 12th | Workington | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 40 | 43 | 0.930 | 47 | - |
| 13th | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 1.000 | 46 | - |
| 14th | Chester | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 76 | 66 | 1.152 | 45 | - |
| 15th | Aldershot | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 66 | 66 | 1.000 | 45 | - |
| 16th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 44 | - |
| 17th | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 66 | 65 | 1.015 | 43 | - |
| 18th | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 60 | 57 | 1.053 | 42 | - |
| 19th | Notts County | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 57 | 0.842 | 42 | - |
| 20th | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 50 | 0.860 | 41 | - |
| 21st | York City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 39 | Re-Elected |
| 22nd | Newport County | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 74 | 0.662 | 36 | Re-Elected |
| 23rd | Grimsby Town | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 0.681 | 33 | Re-Elected |
| 24th | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 106 | 0.302 | 20 | Re-Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined by 11 non-league clubs in the vote for league membership. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 47 | Grimsby Town | Re Elected to the League |
| 45 | York City | Re Elected to the League |
| 38 | Bradford Park Avenue | Re Elected to the League |
| 27 | Newport County | Re Elected to the League |
| 16 | Cambridge United | Not Elected to the League |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | Not Elected to the League |
| 3 | Kettering Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Cambridge City | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Hereford United | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Romford | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Bedford Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Chelmsford City | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Worcester City | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Nuneaton Borough | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Wimbledon | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Northampton Town were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Hartlepool were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Crewe Alexandra were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Oldham Athletic were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Doncaster Rovers were promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Halifax Town were promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Rochdale were promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Bradford City were promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ♦ York City were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Newport County were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Grimsby Town were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Bradford Park Avenue were Re-Elected to the League |