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Season story · Division 3

1968–69

19 league wins, 70–68 league goals and a campaign told match by match.

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Manager: Dave Russell4 recorded transfers
Division
Football League Division Three
Final league position
7th
League matches
46
League wins
19
League draws
10
League defeats
17
League goals
70–68
Average Prenton Park gate
6,040

The journey

Four moments from the campaign

10 Aug → 24 Apr

  1. 10 Aug

    Opening chapter

    Gillingham · 2-0

    View match

  2. 5 Apr

    Biggest victory

    Oldham Athletic · 6-2

    View match

  3. 3 Sept

    The biggest crowd

    Everton · 4-0

    View match

  4. 24 Apr

    Final word

    Hartlepool United · 1-0

    View match

Top scorer

Ken Beamish

14 goals

Biggest crowd

35,477

Everton

Season form

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TranmereWeb award

Player of the Season

Awarded to the highest-scoring player in the TranmereWeb fantasy rankings for 1968/69.

Derek Smith, TranmereWeb 1968 Player of the Season

Season timeline

The campaign, month by month

Follow the rhythm of the season through every result, change in the dugout and recorded player movement.

Months
10
Competitive matches
52
Wins
20
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  1. Chapter 01

    July 1968

    0 competitive matches · 0W 0D 0LOpen chapter +

    Squad movement

    Graham Williams departed for Port Vale1968-07-01John King departed for Port Vale1968-07-01

  2. Chapter 02

    August 1968

    WDLDWDWD
    8 competitive matches · 3W 4D 1LOpen chapter +
    Sat 10WGillinghamPrenton Park · League2-0Tue 13DChesterSealand Road · League Cup0-0Sat 17LRotherham UnitedMillmoor · League4-1Wed 21DChesterPrenton Park · League Cup2-2Fri 23WSouthportPrenton Park · League1-0Mon 26DChesterPrenton Park · League Cup1-1Wed 28WChesterSealand Road · League Cup1-2Sat 31DMansfield TownField Mill · League1-1

  3. Chapter 03

    September 1968

    LWDLLLW
    7 competitive matches · 2W 1D 4LOpen chapter +
    Tue 3LEvertonGoodison Park · League Cup4-0Fri 6WBarnsleyPrenton Park · League3-1Mon 9DLeyton OrientBrisbane Road · League0-0Sat 14LLuton TownKenilworth Road · League3-1Mon 16LTorquay UnitedPrenton Park · League0-1Fri 20LBarrowPrenton Park · League0-3Sat 28WOldham AthleticBoundary Park · League1-2

  4. Chapter 04

    October 1968

    WWWLLW
    6 competitive matches · 4W 0D 2LOpen chapter +
    Sat 5WCrewe AlexandraGresty Road · League2-3Mon 7WLeyton OrientPrenton Park · League3-0Fri 11WReadingPrenton Park · League2-1Mon 14LBrighton & Hove AlbionPrenton Park · League0-2Sat 19LNorthampton TownCounty Ground · League2-1Fri 25WWalsallPrenton Park · League2-1

  5. Chapter 05

    November 1968

    WWLDW
    5 competitive matches · 3W 1D 1LOpen chapter +
    Sat 2WBristol RoversEastville Stadium · League0-2Fri 8WShrewsbury TownPrenton Park · League3-1Sat 16LSouthportPrenton Park · FA Cup0-1Fri 22DStockport CountyPrenton Park · League1-1Fri 29WHartlepool UnitedVictoria Park · League2-4

  6. Chapter 06

    December 1968

    LWL
    3 competitive matches · 1W 0D 2LOpen chapter +
    Sat 14LReadingElm Park · League2-0Fri 20WNorthampton TownPrenton Park · League2-1Thu 26LCrewe AlexandraPrenton Park · League0-1

  7. Chapter 07

    January 1969

    WLWLL
    5 competitive matches · 2W 0D 3LOpen chapter +
    Sat 4WAFC BournemouthDean Court · League3-4Fri 10LBristol RoversPrenton Park · League1-2Sat 18WShrewsbury TownGay Meadow · League0-1Fri 24LSwindon TownPrenton Park · League3-5Fri 31LWatfordPrenton Park · League0-3

  8. Chapter 08

    February 1969

    LL
    2 competitive matches · 0W 0D 2LOpen chapter +
    Tue 18LSwindon TownCounty Ground · League1-0Sat 22LPlymouth ArgyleHome Park · League1-0

  9. Chapter 09

    March 1969

    DWDLDDWDD
    9 competitive matches · 2W 6D 1LOpen chapter +
    Sat 1DGillinghamPriestfield Stadium · League1-1Mon 3WAFC BournemouthPrenton Park · League2-1Fri 7DRotherham UnitedPrenton Park · League0-0Tue 11LWatfordVicarage Road · League3-1Fri 14DSouthportHaig Avenue · League2-2Mon 17DPlymouth ArgylePrenton Park · League2-2Fri 21WMansfield TownPrenton Park · League2-1Tue 25DWalsallFellows Park · League1-1Sat 29DBarnsleyOakwell · League2-2

  10. Chapter 10

    April 1969

    WWLDLLW
    7 competitive matches · 3W 1D 3LOpen chapter +
    Sat 5WOldham AthleticPrenton Park · League6-2Mon 7WTorquay UnitedPlainmoor · League2-5Sat 12LBarrowHolker Street · League1-0Wed 16DBrighton & Hove AlbionGoldstone Ground · League2-2Fri 18LLuton TownPrenton Park · League0-2Mon 21LStockport CountyEdgeley Park · League1-0Thu 24WHartlepool UnitedPrenton Park · League1-0
Division
Division 3
FA Cup:
Round: 1
Lg Cup:
Round: 2

Summary

Full Player Records

Selection summary

Competitive record

52 matches played

VenuePldWonDrawsLost
Home261259
Away268810
Total52201319

Match list

Results

52 matches

DateOppositionResult
2-0
0-0
4-1
2-2
1-0
1-1
1-2
1-1
4-0
3-1
0-0
3-1
0-1
0-3
1-2
2-3
3-0
2-1
0-2
2-1
2-1
0-2
3-1
0-1
1-1
2-4
2-0
2-1
0-1
3-4
1-2
0-1
3-5
0-3
1-0
1-0
1-1
2-1
0-0
3-1
2-2
2-2
2-1
1-1
2-2
6-2
2-5
1-0
2-2
0-2
1-0
1-0

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