• Saturday, 11th January, 1969
• Grimsby Town (away),
• Won 2-1

City were always the more superior side in this game and could easily have doubled their score had they shown a little more steadiness in front of goal.

Grimsby scored first through Keith Cock burn but Johnny Kirkham equalised with a terrific shot, and Dave Pleat got the winner shortly before the end.

Team-Shearing; Crawford, Blain; New man, Sharples (Kirkham), Harvey; Corr, Mitten, Curtis, Balson, Pleat.