Football League Division Three
Swindon Town
3 - 0
3
C. Bates (36'), A. Rowland (64'), P. Gilchrist (67')
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
0
A. McDonald
Lineups
1
OGDEN
OGDEN
2
TROLLOPE
TROLLOPE
3
FORD
FORD
4
McHALE
McHALE
5
LEWIS
LEWIS
6
STROUD
STROUD
7
GILCHRIST
GILCHRIST
8
CARTER
CARTER
9
ROWLAND
ROWLAND
10
BATES
BATES
11
KAMARA
KAMARA
1
BOLDER
BOLDER
2
BLACKHALL
BLACKHALL
3
GRANT
GRANT
4
RUSHBURY
RUSHBURY
5
DOWD
DOWD
6
SMITH
SMITH
7
MULLEN
MULLEN
8
PORTERFIELD
PORTERFIELD
9
WYLDE
WYLDE
10
JOHNSON
JOHNSON
11
HORNSBY
HORNSBY
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Chris OGDEN | |
| 2John TROLLOPE | |
| 3Andy FORD | |
| 4Ray McHALE | |
| 5Russell LEWIS | |
| 6Ken STROUD | |
| 7Paul GILCHRIST | |
| 8Roy CARTER | |
| 9Andy ROWLAND | |
| 10Chic BATES | ~68' |
| 11Chris KAMARA | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Dave CUNNINGHAM | ~68' |
| Sheffield Wednesday | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Bob BOLDER1 | ||
| ~68' | 2Ray BLACKHALL2 | ~68' |
| 3David GRANT3 | ||
| 4David RUSHBURY4 | ||
| 5Hugh DOWD5 | ||
| 6Mark SMITH6 | ||
| 7Jimmy MULLEN7 | ||
| 8Ian PORTERFIELD8 | ||
| 9Rodger WYLDE9 | ||
| 10Jeff JOHNSON10 | ||
| 11Brian HORNSBY11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| ~68' | 12Gordon OWEN12 | ~68' |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday September 30th, 1978:
Bury
Bury
|
1-1 | 
Chester
Chester
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
3-1 | 
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
2-1 | 
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
Hull City
Hull City
|
0-1 | 
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
1-0 | 
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
1-1 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
2-0 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
2-1 | 
Brentford
Brentford
|
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
3-0 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Watford
Watford
|
4-0 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday September 30th, 1978:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
| 1 | 
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 |
Watford
Watford
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| 3 |
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 |
Chester
Chester
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
| 19 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 8 |
| 20 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 |
| 22 |
Bury
Bury
|
10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 6 |
| 23 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 5 |
| 24 | 
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 4 |
Match Programme
