since 1878
Reserves/U23/U21 Results & Match Reports
Season 1967-68 Football Combination
Final League Position 4th
| Date | Opponent | V | F-A | WDL | Notes | Competition | Att. | Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 15/8 | Brentwood Town | A | 1-4 | L | Friendly | 1,100 | Unknown | ||||
| Thu 17/8 | Thetford Town | A | 0-0 | D |  |
Friendly | |||||
| Sat 19/8 | ARSENAL | H | 1-3 | L | 1,251 | McNeil | |||||
| Sat 26/8 | Birmingham City | A | 2-2 | D | Harper, Wigg | ||||||
| Sat 2/9 | SWINDON TOWN | H | 6-1 | W | Woods, Spearritt, Broadfoot, Wosahlo2, Wigg | ||||||
| Sat 9/9 | Chelsea | A | 1-0 | W | Bolton | ||||||
| Sat 16/9 | SOUTHAMPTON | H | 1-2 | L | Lambert | ||||||
| Sat 23/9 | West Ham United | A | 3-2 | W | Woods2, Wigg | ||||||
| Sat 7/10 | PETERBOROUGH UNITED | H | 6-1 | W | Football Combination Cup | Baker3, Broadfoot, Hymas, Lambert | |||||
| Tue 10/10 | Walsall | A | 1-0 | W | Broadfoot | ||||||
| Tue 17/10 | GILLINGHAM | H | 2-0 | W | 1,644 | Honeywood, Lambert | |||||
| Tue 24/10 | Gillingham | A | 0-3 | L | |||||||
| Tue 31/10 | Northampton Town | A | 3-1 | W | Football Combination Cup | 949 | Woods, Lambert, Wosahlo | ||||
| Sat 4/11 | LEICESTER CITY | H | 3-2 | W | Football Combination Cup | 654 | Mellish, Lambert, Unknownog | ||||
| Sat 11/11 | Peterborough United | A | 2-1 | W | Football Combination Cup | Lambert2 | |||||
| Tue 21/11 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | H | 1-1 | D | Football Combination Cup | 2,203 | Mills | ||||
| Sat 25/11 | Leicester City | A | 2-4 | L | Football Combination Cup | Hymas, Wigg | |||||
| Mon 4/12 | Bedford Town | A | 1-1 | D | Friendly | Unknown | |||||
| Wed 13/12 | Chelsea | A | 0-0 | D | Football Combination Cup | ||||||
| Sat 16/12 | Arsenal | A | 1-0 | W | Broadfoot | ||||||
| Tue 19/12 | CHELSEA | H | 2-0 | W | Football Combination Cup | 2,057 | Barnard, Wigg | ||||
| Sat 23/12 | BIRMINGHAM CITY | H | P-P | ||||||||
| Sat 13/1 | CHELSEA | H | P-P | ||||||||
| Sat 20/1 | Southampton | A | 0-1 | L | |||||||
| Sat 27/1 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1-8 | L | Wigg | ||||||
| Tue 30/1 | HAVERHILL ROVERS | H | 0-0 | D | |
Suffolk Premier Cup 1st Round | |||||
| Sat 3/2 | WEST HAM UNITED | H | 2-3 | L | Honeywood, Woods | ||||||
| Sat 10/2 | LEICESTER CITY | H | 2-2 | D | Football Combination Cup Quarter-Final | 1,920 | Woods2 | ||||
| Tue 13/2 | WALSALL | H | 0-1 | L | 3,518 | ||||||
| Sat 17/2 | BIRMINGHAM CITY | H | 2-1 | W | 1,408 | Broadfoot2 | |||||
| Wed 21/2 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 4-4 | D | Hunt, ORourke2, Wosahlo | ||||||
| Sat 24/2 | Leicester City | A | 3-0 | W | Football Combination Cup Quarter-Final Replay | Lambert2, Wosahlo | |||||
| Tue 5/3 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | H | 3-1 | W | 1,822 | Woods, Mitchell, Wosahlo | |||||
| Sat 9/3 | SUDBURY TOWN | H | 4-0 | W | Suffolk Premier Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg | Unknown4 | |||||
| Sat 16/3 | Sudbury Town | A | 3-1 | W | Suffolk Premier Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg | Unknown3 | |||||
| Wed 20/3 | Leicester City | A | 1-2 | L | Wigg | ||||||
| Thu 21/3 | Coventry City | A | 2-0 | W | 2,746 | Mitchell, Wigg | |||||
| Sat 23/3 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | H | 0-2 | L | 1,227 | ||||||
| Tue 26/3 | CHELSEA | H | 4-0 | W | 2,100 | Woods, Spearritt, Lambert, Wigg | |||||
| Sat 30/3 | Arsenal | A | 1-3 | L | Football Combination Cup Semi-Final | 1,000 | Spearritt | ||||
| Tue 2/4 | Northampton Town | A | 4-0 | W | 683 | Hunt2, Harper, Wigg | |||||
| Tue 9/4 | PLYMOUTH ARGYLE | H | 0-0 | D | |||||||
| Sat 13/4 | Peterborough United | A | 1-2 | L | Barnard | ||||||
| Sat 20/4 | LEICESTER CITY | H | 2-0 | W | |
15,312 | Wosahlo, Wigg | ||||
| Tue 23/4 | COVENTRY CITY | H | 4-0 | W | Hunt2, Lambert, Unknownog | ||||||
| Thu 2/5 | Swindon Town | A | 0-0 | D | 720 | ||||||
| Sat 4/5 | BURY TOWN | H | 4-0 | W | Suffolk Premier Cup Final | Harper, Feely, Wigg2 | |||||
| Tue 7/5 | PETERBOROUGH UNITED | H | 3-0 | W | Barnard, Spearritt2 | ||||||
General notes
The game on Sat 20-04-1968 drew a record reserve game crowd of 15,312 as tickets for the first team game against QPR the following Saturday (in what proved to be the Division 2 title decider) were on sale.Season Summary
| Comp | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve Friendly | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Football Combination | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 38 |
| Football Combination Cup | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 |
| Suffolk Premier Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 89 | 59 |
Excludes abandoned games (if any), Matches decided on penalties (if any) count as a drawn game.
Attendance Summary
| Home Average | Home Total | Away Average | Away Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | 2,020 | 28,282 | 296 | 4,149 |
| Cup/Play-offs | 854 | 6,834 | 278 | 1,949 |
Final League Table
Final League Table Football Combination
P W D L F A Pts
1. Tottenham Hotspur 26 19 4 3 70 24 42
2. Birmingham City 25 18 3 4 61 26 39
3. Plymouth Argyle 27 13 7 7 43 30 33
4. IPSWICH TOWN 28 14 4 10 51 39 32
5. Chelsea 28 13 5 10 43 40 31
6. Southampton 26 13 3 9 46 45 29
7. Coventry City 27 11 6 10 44 45 28
8. Leicester City 28 10 7 11 47 47 27
9. Arsenal 26 10 5 11 30 27 25
10. Walsall 27 10 5 12 43 41 25
11. West Ham United 26 11 2 14 37 42 24
12. Gillingham 25 8 5 12 31 38 21
13. Peterborough United 28 8 4 16 41 58 20
14. Swindon Town 28 6 4 18 23 59 16
15. Northampton Town 27 3 4 20 33 81 10
