Football League Division Three
Tuesday, February 8, 1977

Preston North End Swindon Town
A.Bruce (??'), J.Brown (??')
HT: 1-0
Attendance:  9,409    



Lineups
1
Roy TUNKS
                 
Jimmy ALLAN
1
2
John MCMAHON
                 
Will DIXON
2
3
Gary WILLIAMS
                 
John TROLLOPE
3
4
Francis BURNS  
                 
Ken STROUD
4
5
Mick BAXTER
                 
Steve AIZLEWOOD
5
6
Mark LAWRENSON  
                 
Colin PROPHETT
6

7
Gordon COLEMAN
                 
David MOSS
7

8
Jim BROWN
               
John MCLAUGHLIN
8
9
Barrie MITCHELL
                 
David SYRETT
9
10
Mike ELWISS
                 
Ray MCHALE
10
11
Alex BRUCE
               
Wynne HOOPER
11
Substitutes
12
Sub not used
                
Tony TAYLOR
12













Results on Tuesday, February 8, 1977: League Table

 
  Preston North End 2 - 0 Swindon Town  

Table as at Tuesday, February 8, 1977:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Brighton and Hove Albion 27 16 5 6 54 24 30 37 
2 Mansfield Town 25 15 5 5 45 21 24 35 
3 Wrexham 23 13 6 4 40 22 18 32 
4 Preston North End 26 11 10 5 39 22 17 32 
5 Shrewsbury Town 26 13 6 7 39 23 16 32 
6 Rotherham United 25 11 10 4 40 26 14 32 
7 Crystal Palace 25 11 9 5 30 18 12 31 
8 Sheffield Wednesday 27 12 7 8 38 34 4 31 
9 Bury 26 12 5 9 37 41 -4 29 
10 Oxford United 28 8 11 9 38 39 -1 27 
11 Tranmere Rovers 26 7 11 8 31 32 -1 25 
12 Lincoln City 22 9 6 7 37 35 2 24 
13 Swindon Town 23 8 7 8 32 35 -3 23 
14 Peterborough United 26 8 7 11 29 37 -8 23 
15 Chester 24 10 3 11 23 31 -8 23 
16 Gillingham 25 8 7 10 31 40 -9 23 
17 Portsmouth 26 6 10 10 30 37 -7 22 
18 Chesterfield 26 8 5 13 32 36 -4 21 
19 Port Vale 26 5 9 12 27 38 -11 19 
20 Walsall 26 6 7 13 26 38 -12 19 
21 Reading 27 7 5 15 28 42 -14 19 
22 York City 25 7 5 13 32 53 -21 19 
23 Grimsby Town 26 7 4 15 26 40 -14 18 
24 Northampton Town 26 6 4 16 29 49 -20 16 

Key: Promotion Relegation