1967/68
Division Four                                                         
Sat 19 Aug  CHESTER                L  1-2   6 599    -   Marshall
Sat 26      chesterfield           L  0-4   5 932   24
Sat  2 Sep  EXETER CITY            W  1-0   3 741   18   J Smith
Wed  6      PORT VALE              D  0-0   4 338   18
Sat  9      darlington             D  2-2   4 642   16   Marshall,K Smith
Sat 16      ALDERSHOT              L  0-1   4 451   20
Sat 23      workington             L  1-5   2 109   21   Marshall
Mon 25      port vale              L  1-4   4 021   23   K Smith
Sat 30      LINCOLN CITY           D  0-0   6 239   23
Wed  4 Oct  CREWE ALEXANDRA        W  1-0   5 550   20   D Watson
Sat  7      BRADFORD PARK AVENUE   D  0-0   7 355   20
Sat 14      brentford              L  1-2   7 443   22   Elliot
Sat 21      ROCHDALE               W  2-0   5 832   18   Bradd,Elliot
Wed 25      crewe alexandra        L  0-4   6 308   20
Sat 28      york city              L  2-4   4 982   21   Bates 2
Sat  4 Nov  NEWPORT COUNTY         W  3-1   4 456   20   Weaver,Bradd,Collins(og)
Fri 10      hartlepools united     L  1-3   4 141   20   Weaver
Wed 15      exeter city            D  3-3   4 009   20   Gibson,Weaver,Farmer
Sat 18      SWANSEA TOWN           W  3-2   5 180   19   Weaver,J Smith,Thompson
Sat 25      barnsley               L  1-3   8 361   19   Marshall
Sat  2 Dec  WREXHAM                D  1-1   4 878   20   Elliot
Sat 16      chester                W  3-1   3 567   18   Bradd 2,Farmer(pen)
Sat 23      CHESTERFIELD           W  1-0   9 990   16   John Murphy
Tue 26      bradford city          L  1-5  11 013   17   Farmer
Sat 30      BRADFORD CITY          W  1-0   7 404   16   Bates
Sat 13 Jan  DARLINGTON             D  0-0   4 426   14
Sat 20      aldershot              D  0-0   4 345   15
Sat  3 Feb  WORKINGTON             W  2-1   5 259   14   Bradd 2
Sat 10      lincoln city           W  3-1   6 554   12   Farmer,K Smith(pen),Marshall
Sat 17      HALIFAX TOWN           L  1-3   5 880   14   K Smith(pen)
Sat 24      swansea town           L  0-2  12 483   15   
Sat  2 Mar  BRENTFORD              W  2-1   4 486   15   Jim Murphy,Farmer
Fri  8      doncaster rovers       L  1-3   9 765   15   Pring
Sat 16      rochdale               D  0-0   1 895   15
Sat 23      YORK CITY              D  1-1   4 174   15   Bradd
Sat 30      newport county         L  0-1   2 023   17
Sat  6 Apr  HARTLEPOOLS UNITED     L  0-3   4 976   18
Fri 12      luton town             L  0-2  16 631   20
Sat 13      bradford park avenue   W  4-1   2 165   19   Jim Murphy,John Murphy,Bates,Burgin(og)
Mon 15      LUTON TOWN             D  2-2   7 920   17   Bates,Jim Murphy(pen)
Sat 20      BARNSLEY               L  1-4   8 674   18   Elliot
Mon 22      southend united        W  1-0   9 673   17   Bradd
Sat 27      wrexham                L  0-2   3 933   17
Wed  1 May  DONCASTER ROVERS       L  0-2   4 070   17
Sat  4      SOUTHEND UNITED        W  4-3   3 848   17   Bradd 2,Elliot,J Smith
Fri 10      halifax town           W  1-0   1 802   17   Pring
F.A CUP
Sat  9 Dec  runcorn (round 1)      L  0-1   6 246
LEAGUE CUP
Wed 23 Aug  ROTHERHAM UNITED (R1)  L  0-1   4 492
Final League Table           W   D   L   GA Pts       
 1. Luton Town              27  12   7  1.98 66 
 2. Barnsley                24  13   9  1.48 61 
 3. Hartlepools United      25  10  11  1.30 60 
 4. Crewe Alexandra         20  18   8  1.51 58 
 5. Bradford City           23  11  12  1.41 57
 6. Southend United         20  14  12  1.33 54
 7. Chesterfield            21  11  14  1.42 53
 8. Wrexham                 20  13  13  1.36 53
 9. Aldershot               18  17  11  1.27 53
10. Doncaster Rovers        18  15  13  1.18 51
11. Halifax Town            15  16  15  1.06 46
12. Newport County          16  13  17  0.92 45
13. Lincoln City            17   9  20  1.04 43
14. Brentford               18   7  21  0.95 43
15. Swansea Town            16  10  20  0.82 42
16. Darlington              12  17  17  0.89 41
17. Notts County            15  11  20  0.67 41
18. Port Vale               12  15  19  0.85 39
19. Rochdale                12  14  20  0.71 38
20. Exeter City             11  16  19  0.69 38
21. York City               11  14  21  0.96 36
22. Chester                  9  14  23  0.73 32
23. Workington              10  11  25  0.62 31
24. Bradford Park Avenue     4  15  27  0.37 23
Management duo
Billy Gray & Andy Beattie
Goalkeepers           Age  League Apps.     
Mike Rose              24      34
Mick Gadsby            20      11     Joined from Ashbourne, left for York City
Charles Watson         18       1     Joined from Newark junior club, Left for ?
Defenders
Keith Smith            27      45     Joined from Orient in the summer
Alex Gibson            28      36 (3)
David Needham          18      31
Geoff Ball             23      28     Joined from Nottingham Forest in November
Dave Watson            21      20     Left for Rotherham United in December
Len Chalmers           31      16     Left for Dunstable Town 
Mick Cartwright        21      14 (1) Joined from Coventry City in the summer
Terry Thompson         21      13     Left for Ilkeston Town 
Tim Crispin            19       2     Left for Lincoln City
Kelvin Yeomans         20       1     Joined from Beeston, Left for Ilkeston Town
Midfield
John Elliot            21      39 (1) Joined from Ashington in the summer
Ron Farmer             31      30     Joined from Coventry City (in October?)
Dennis Oakes           21      25     Joined from Coventry City in the summer
Brian Bates            23      16 (3)
Keith Pring            24      16 (1) Joined from Rotherham United in December
Eric Weaver            24      16 (1) Joined from Swindon Town in the summer, Left for Northampton Town (in December?)
Brian Rushton          24       2 (1) Joined from Birmingham City, Left for ?
Pat McGovern           19       1 (2) Joined from Royston B.C, Left for ?
Forwards
Jack Smith             31      32 (1) 
Les Bradd              20      27 (1) Joined from Rotherham United in October
Stan Marshall          21      19 (5) Left for Dunstable Town
John Murphy            18      16 (2) Joined from Edingburgh junior club
Jim Murphy             25      16     Joined from Raith Rovers in February
players ages correct as of  31st December 1967.


Notts pictured at the City Ground, on Monday May 14th 1968, before a County Cup tie.
Back row; Needham, Cartwright, Oakes, Watson, Farmer, Keith Smith, Jim Murphy
Front row; Jack Smith, Elliot, Gibson, Bradd, Pring

Home colours
A new set of black & white striped shirts were introduced with plain white collars
and cuffs, but the older shirts were evidently in concurrent use for a period.
Change colours
Probably all gold with black trim.
 

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