Football League Division Three
Tuesday, May 3, 1977

Swindon Town Preston North End

HT: 0-0 M.Elwiss (88')
Attendance:  4,142    



Lineups
1
Jimmy ALLAN
                 
Roy TUNKS
1
2
Tony TAYLOR
                 
Danny CAMERON
2
3
John TROLLOPE
                 
Gary WILLIAMS
3
4
Ken STROUD
                 
Jim BROWN
4
5
Russell LEWIS
                 
Mick BAXTER
5
6
Colin PROPHETT
                 
  Mark LAWRENSON
6

7
David MOSS
                 
Gordon COLEMAN
7

8
John MCLAUGHLIN
                 
Steve DOYLE
8
9
David SYRETT
                 
John SMITH
9
10
Ray MCHALE
               
Mike ELWISS
10
11
Howard GODDARD
                 
Alex BRUCE
11
Substitutes
12
Trevor ANDERSON  
                
Ricky THOMSON
12













Results on Tuesday, May 3, 1977: League Table

 
  Brighton and Hove Albion 3 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday  
  Bury 0 - 1 Shrewsbury Town  
  Chester 1 - 0 Lincoln City  
  Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Wrexham  
  Gillingham 2 - 0 York City  
  Grimsby Town 2 - 2 Walsall  
  Rotherham United 1 - 2 Reading  
  Swindon Town 0 - 1 Preston North End  

Table as at Tuesday, May 3, 1977:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Brighton and Hove Albion 44 25 10 9 81 37 44 60 
2 Mansfield Town 44 26 8 10 74 42 32 60 
3 Wrexham 43 24 9 10 76 47 29 57 
4 Crystal Palace 44 21 13 10 60 37 23 55 
5 Rotherham United 43 19 15 9 61 43 18 53 
6 Preston North End 44 20 11 13 62 42 20 51 
7 Lincoln City 44 19 13 12 75 65 10 51 
8 Sheffield Wednesday 44 21 9 14 63 54 9 51 
9 Bury 44 22 7 15 58 55 3 51 
10 Shrewsbury Town 45 18 11 16 64 57 7 47 
11 Chester 44 18 7 19 46 55 -9 43 
12 Gillingham 44 15 12 17 52 63 -11 42 
13 Tranmere Rovers 44 12 17 15 50 50 0 41 
14 Swindon Town 42 12 15 15 60 68 -8 39 
15 Peterborough United 43 13 13 17 50 58 -8 39 
16 Oxford United 43 12 14 17 53 59 -6 38 
17 Walsall 44 12 14 18 49 59 -10 38 
18 Port Vale 43 11 14 18 44 65 -21 36 
19 Chesterfield 43 13 9 21 52 60 -8 35 
20 Northampton Town 45 13 8 24 60 72 -12 34 
21 Portsmouth 43 10 13 20 47 65 -18 33 
22 Reading 43 12 8 23 46 69 -23 32 
23 Grimsby Town 44 11 9 24 43 67 -24 31 
24 York City 44 10 11 23 48 85 -37 31 

Key: Promotion Relegation