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Friday October 31st, 1997

Nationwide League Division One

Portsmouth

0 - 1

0

Swindon Town

Swindon Town

1

C. Hay (24')
(HT: 0-1)

Attendance: 8,707

C. Hay (24')
P. Danson
Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Videos


Flying high at the top of the table, Swindon visit Fratton Park on a Friday night - but after Chris Hay gives the Town the lead, Swindon's young goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall suffers a gashed scrotum after a collision with Pompey defender Robbie Pethick. With no keeper on the bench, Mildenhall is forced to continue - an incredible series of saves and lucky escapes seeing the Town scrape to a fortunate 1-0 win - a victory that moves them to the top of the table.
Flying high at the top of the table, Swindon visit Fratton Park on a Friday night - but after Chris Hay gives the Town the lead, Swindon's young goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall suffers a gashed scrotum after a collision with Pompey defender Robbie Pethick. With no keeper on the bench, Mildenhall is forced to continue - an incredible series of saves and lucky escapes seeing the Town scrape to a fortunate 1-0 win - a victory that moves them to the top of the table.
Flying high at the top of the table, Swindon visit Fratton Park on a Friday night - but after Chris Hay gives the Town the lead, Swindon's young goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall suffers a gashed scrotum after a collision with Pompey defender Robbie Pethick. With no keeper on the bench, Mildenhall is forced to continue - an incredible series of saves and lucky escapes seeing the Town scrape to a fortunate 1-0 win - a victory that moves them to the top of the table.

Results


Nationwide League Division One results on Friday October 31st, 1997:

Portsmouth Portsmouth 0-1 Swindon Town Swindon

Table


Nationwide League Division One table after matches on Friday October 31st, 1997:

Pos. Team P Home Away TOTAL
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GS Pts
1 Swindon Town Swindon 15 5 2 0 13 5 3 2 3 6 12 8 4 3 19 17 19 28
2 Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 13 5 1 1 14 6 3 2 1 7 4 8 3 2 21 10 21 27
3 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 12 4 0 2 11 6 3 3 0 12 6 7 3 2 23 12 23 24
4 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 13 4 1 1 7 3 3 2 2 10 9 7 3 3 17 12 17 24
5 Bradford City Bradford 13 4 2 1 9 8 2 3 1 7 6 6 5 2 16 14 16 23
6 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 13 3 2 1 12 9 3 2 2 15 9 6 4 3 27 18 27 22
7 Sheffield United Sheffield United 11 4 2 0 12 4 2 2 1 6 5 6 4 1 18 9 18 22
8 Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R. 13 4 1 1 9 5 2 2 3 9 14 6 3 4 18 19 18 21
9 Stoke City Stoke City 13 3 1 2 9 8 3 2 2 6 6 6 3 4 15 14 15 21
10 Sunderland Sunderland 13 3 2 2 11 7 3 0 3 8 10 6 2 5 19 17 19 20
11 Birmingham City Birmingham 14 3 2 2 7 3 2 3 2 9 8 5 5 4 16 11 16 20
12 Stockport County Stockport County 14 4 3 0 13 6 1 1 5 9 15 5 4 5 22 21 22 19
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves 14 4 3 0 14 7 1 1 5 3 9 5 4 5 17 16 17 19
14 Port Vale Port Vale 14 4 2 1 12 5 1 1 5 7 13 5 3 6 19 18 19 18
15 Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra 14 1 2 4 8 11 3 1 3 9 9 4 3 7 17 20 17 15
16 Bury Bury 14 2 4 1 7 7 1 2 4 8 14 3 6 5 15 21 15 15
17 Norwich City Norwich City 13 2 2 3 4 10 2 1 3 5 9 4 3 6 9 19 9 15
18 Oxford United Oxford United 14 3 1 3 9 9 1 1 5 9 14 4 2 8 18 23 18 14
19 Reading Reading 14 2 2 3 13 13 1 3 3 3 11 3 5 6 16 24 16 14
20 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 12 3 1 1 8 5 0 4 3 5 8 3 5 4 13 13 13 14
21 Manchester City Man City 13 2 3 2 11 6 1 1 4 6 10 3 4 6 17 16 17 13
22 Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers 13 3 1 2 12 8 0 2 5 7 12 3 3 7 19 20 19 12
23 Portsmouth Portsmouth 14 2 2 4 11 13 0 2 4 5 10 2 4 8 16 23 16 10
24 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town 14 0 3 4 4 11 0 2 5 4 17 0 5 9 8 28 8 5

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