Football League Division Three
Saturday, August 18, 1979

Sheffield United Swindon Town
I.Benjamin (67' pen), D.Brown (76')
 HT: 0-1 A.Mayes (21')
Attendance:  11,923    



Lineups
1
Steve CONROY
                 
Jimmy ALLAN
1
2
John CUTBUSH
                 
John TEMPLEMAN
2
3
Les TIBBOTT
                 
Andy FORD
3
4
Tony KENWORTHY
                 
Ray MCHALE
4
5
John MACPHAIL
                 
Billy TUCKER
5
6
John MATTHEWS
                 
Ken STROUD
6

7
John FLOOD
                 
Ian MILLER
7

8
Len DE GOEY
                 
Roy CARTER
8
9
Barry BUTLIN
                 
Andy ROWLAND
9
10
Dougie BROWN  
             
Alan MAYES
10
11
Ian BENJAMIN
              71'
Chris KAMARA
11
Substitutes
12
Sub not used
              
71' 
Paul GILCHRIST
12













Results on Saturday, August 18, 1979: League Table
 
  Barnsley 0 - 3 Sheffield Wednesday  
  Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Millwall  
  Blackpool 2 - 1 Gillingham  
  Grimsby Town 4 - 1 Exeter City  
  Hull City 0 - 2 Colchester United  
  Mansfield Town 3 - 2 Chesterfield  
  Oxford United 5 - 1 Rotherham United  
  Plymouth Argyle 2 - 0 Bury  
  Reading 2 - 2 Brentford  
  Sheffield United 2 - 1 Swindon Town  
  Southend United 1 - 0 Carlisle United  
  Wimbledon 2 - 3 Chester  

Table as at Saturday, August 18, 1979:
  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Oxford United 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 2 
2 Grimsby Town 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 2 
3 Sheffield Wednesday 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 
4 Colchester United 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 
5 Plymouth Argyle 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 
6 Chester 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 
7 Mansfield Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 
8 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 
9 Sheffield United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 
10 Southend United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 
11 Brentford 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 
12 Reading 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 
13 Blackburn Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 
14 Millwall 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 
15 Chesterfield 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0 
16 Wimbledon 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0 
17 Gillingham 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 
18 Swindon Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 
19 Carlisle United 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0 
20 Bury 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0 
21 Hull City 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0 
22 Exeter City 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0 
23 Barnsley 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0 
24 Rotherham United 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0 

Key: Promotion Relegation