Football League Fourth Division 1967/68

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Football League Fourth Division 1967/68
master Luton Town
Climbers Luton Town
FC Barnsley
Hartlepools United
Crewe Alexandra
Relegated none
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,485  (ø 2.69 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Leslie Massie ( Halifax Town ) / Roy Chapman ( Port Vale ), 25 goals
← Football League Fourth Division 1966/67
^ Football League Third Division 1967/68

The Football League Fourth Division 1967/68 was the tenth season of the fourth highest English football league . The top four teams were promoted to the Football League Third Division .

The four last-placed clubs York City , Chester FC , Workington AFC and Bradford Park Avenue all received enough votes in the reelection process of the League Association to be allowed to participate again in the Fourth Division in the following season 1968/69. Also Port Vale had to make the re-election because they were otherwise excluded for illegal player payments.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Luton Town  46  27  12  7th 087:440 1.98 66:26
 2. Barnsley FC  46  24  13  9 068:460 1.48 61:31
 3. Hartlepools United  46  25th  10  11 060:460 1.30 60:32
 4th Crewe Alexandra  46  20th  18th  8th 074:490 1.51 58:34
 5. Bradford City  46  23  11  12 072:510 1.41 57:35
 6th Southend United  46  20th  14th  12 077:580 1.33 54:38
 7th Chesterfield FC  46  21st  11  14th 071:500 1.42 53:39
 8th. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wrexham AFC  46  20th  13  13 072:530 1.36 53:39
 9. FC Aldershot  46  18th  17th  11 070:550 1.27 53:39
10. Doncaster Rovers (A)  46  18th  15th  13 066:560 1.18 51:41
11. Halifax Town  46  15th  16  15th 052:490 1.06 46:46
12. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport County  46  16  13  17th 058:630 0.92 45:47
13. Lincoln City  46  17th  9  20th 071:680 1.04 43:49
14th Brentford FC  46  18th  7th  21st 061:640 0.95 43:49
15th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Swansea Town (A)  46  16  10  20th 063:770 0.82 42:50
16. Darlington FC (A)  46  12  17th  17th 047:530 0.89 41:51
17th Notts County  46  15th  11  20th 053:790 0.67 41:51
18th Port Vale 1  46  12  15th  19th 061:720 0.85 39:53
19th Rochdale AFC  46  12  14th  20th 051:720 0.71 38:54
20th Exeter City  46  11  16  19th 045:650 0.69 38:54
21st York city  46  11  14th  21st 065:680 0.96 36:56
22nd Chester FC  46  9  14th  23 057:780 0.73 32:60
23. AFC Workington (A)  46  10  11  25th 054:870 0.62 31:61
24. Bradford Park Avenue  46  4th  15th  27 030:820 0.37 23:69
1 Port Vale was initially excluded due to unauthorized payments to players, but could apply for re-election for the following season.
  • Promoted to the Football League Third Division 1968/69
    • (A) Relegated from the Football League Third Division 1966/67

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