Match Centre

Saturday October 1st, 1988

Barclays League Division Two

Watford

2 - 3

2

R. Holden (16'), G. Porter (58')

Swindon Town

Swindon Town

3

D. Shearer (15'), B. Barnes (37'), T. Jones (71')
R. Holden (16'), G. Porter (58')
(HT: 1-2)

Attendance: 11,657

D. Shearer (15'), B. Barnes (37'), T. Jones (71')
M.C. Bailey
Vicarage Road, Watford

Videos


After a thunderbolt from Duncan Shearer gives Swindon the lead, they are twice pegged back by second-placed Watford - but Tom Jones nets a winner with twenty minutes remaining.

Results


Barclays League Division Two results on Saturday October 1st, 1988:

Birmingham City Birmingham 3-5 Barnsley Barnsley
Bradford City Bradford 2-1 Portsmouth Portsmouth
Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton 2-1 Leeds United Leeds United
Chelsea Chelsea 2-1 Leicester City Leicester City
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 4-1 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle
Hull City Hull City 0-0 Walsall Walsall
Manchester City Man City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn
Oxford United Oxford United 4-1 Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town
Stoke City Stoke City 2-1 AFC Bournemouth Bournemouth
Sunderland Sunderland 3-2 Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic
Watford Watford 2-3 Swindon Town Swindon
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town

Table


Barclays League Division Two table after matches on Saturday October 1st, 1988:

Pos. Team P Home Away TOTAL
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
1 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 7 2 1 0 6 3 3 1 0 9 3 5 2 0 15 6 9 17
2 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn 7 2 1 0 6 1 3 0 1 6 3 5 1 1 12 4 8 16
3 Watford Watford 8 3 0 1 8 3 2 1 1 7 5 5 1 2 15 8 7 16
4 Bradford City Bradford 8 3 1 0 5 1 1 2 1 4 4 4 3 1 9 5 4 15
5 Manchester City Man City 8 2 1 1 6 7 2 1 1 6 4 4 2 2 12 11 1 14
6 Portsmouth Portsmouth 8 2 1 1 9 4 1 2 1 6 6 3 3 2 15 10 5 12
7 Swindon Town Swindon 7 2 1 0 7 2 1 2 1 5 6 3 3 1 12 8 4 12
8 Oxford United Oxford United 8 3 1 0 9 4 0 2 2 3 7 3 3 2 12 11 1 12
9 Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic 8 2 2 0 10 3 1 0 3 7 9 3 2 3 17 12 5 11
10 AFC Bournemouth Bournemouth 7 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 5 7 3 2 2 8 8 0 11
11 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 8 1 1 2 4 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 4 2 8 7 1 10
12 Barnsley Barnsley 8 1 2 1 4 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 4 2 10 10 0 10
13 Chelsea Chelsea 8 1 1 2 5 7 1 2 1 4 3 2 3 3 9 10 -1 9
14 Hull City Hull City 8 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 5 6 2 3 3 7 9 -2 9
15 Leicester City Leicester City 8 1 2 1 4 4 1 1 2 5 8 2 3 3 9 12 -3 9
16 Stoke City Stoke City 8 1 2 1 5 5 1 1 2 2 6 2 3 3 7 11 -4 9
17 Walsall Walsall 7 1 2 1 8 4 0 3 0 2 2 1 5 1 10 6 4 8
18 Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 7 1 2 1 6 5 0 3 0 2 2 1 5 1 8 7 1 8
19 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle 7 2 1 0 7 1 0 1 3 3 10 2 2 3 10 11 -1 8
20 Sunderland Sunderland 7 1 3 0 5 4 0 1 2 2 5 1 4 2 7 9 -2 7
21 Leeds United Leeds United 7 1 2 1 4 4 0 1 2 1 6 1 3 3 5 10 -5 6
22 Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton 7 1 0 3 4 7 0 0 3 3 8 1 0 6 7 15 -8 3
23 Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town 7 0 2 2 3 8 0 1 2 2 6 0 3 4 5 14 -9 3
24 Birmingham City Birmingham 7 1 0 2 8 10 0 0 4 0 13 1 0 6 8 23 -15 3

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