Football League Division Three
Saturday, October 4, 1980

Swindon Town Chester
A.Mayes (90')
 HT: 0-0 I.Howat (85'), S.Ludlam (88')
Attendance:  5,577   Referee:  C. Downey



Lineups
1
Jimmy ALLAN
                 
Gren MILLINGTON
1
2
Charlie HENRY
                 
Paul RAYNOR
2
3
John TROLLOPE
                 
Jim WALKER
3
4
Chris KAMARA
                 
Trevor STORTON
4
5
Russell LEWIS
                 
John COTTAM
5
6
Roy CARTER
                 
Keith FEAR
6

7
Brian HUGHES
                 
Trevor BIRCH
7

8
Glenn COCKERILL
 82'
             
Ian HOWAT
8
9
Andy ROWLAND
                 
Mike KEARNEY
9
10
Alan MAYES
               
Bryn JONES
10
11
Roy GREENWOOD
               
Steve LUDLAM
11
Substitutes
12
Chris TURNER

82' 		               
Sub not used
12













Results on Saturday, October 4, 1980: League Table
 
  Barnsley 0 - 0 Charlton Athletic  
  Blackpool 4 - 0 Gillingham  
  Brentford 0 - 1 Newport County  
  Fulham 0 - 2 Burnley  
  Huddersfield Town 2 - 0 Colchester United  
  Hull City 0 - 1 Oxford United  
  Portsmouth 1 - 0 Chesterfield  
  Reading 4 - 1 Millwall  
  Rotherham United 3 - 1 Exeter City  
  Sheffield United 0 - 0 Plymouth Argyle  
  Swindon Town 1 - 2 Chester  
  Walsall 4 - 3 Carlisle United  

Table as at Saturday, October 4, 1980:
  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Plymouth Argyle 11 5 6 0 20 9 11 16 
2 Rotherham United 11 6 3 2 17 10 7 15 
3 Chesterfield 11 6 2 3 22 12 10 14 
4 Burnley 11 5 4 2 13 6 7 14 
5 Exeter City 11 6 2 3 18 13 5 14 
6 Portsmouth 10 7 0 3 12 8 4 14 
7 Reading 11 6 1 4 19 16 3 13 
8 Huddersfield Town 11 4 4 3 11 7 4 12 
9 Brentford 11 5 2 4 16 14 2 12 
10 Blackpool 11 4 4 3 17 17 0 12 
11 Sheffield United 11 5 1 5 16 10 6 11 
12 Barnsley 11 4 3 4 12 12 0 11 
13 Charlton Athletic 10 4 2 4 13 12 1 10 
14 Walsall 11 4 2 5 17 18 -1 10 
15 Fulham 11 4 2 5 13 14 -1 10 
16 Oxford United 11 3 3 5 6 10 -4 9 
17 Millwall 11 4 1 6 11 18 -7 9 
18 Chester 9 3 2 4 5 7 -2 8 
19 Hull City 11 1 6 4 11 15 -4 8 
20 Colchester United 11 2 4 5 10 17 -7 8 
21 Gillingham 11 2 4 5 9 17 -8 8 
22 Newport County 9 3 1 5 13 14 -1 7 
23 Swindon Town 11 3 1 7 10 19 -9 7 
24 Carlisle United 11 2 2 7 12 28 -16 6 

Key: Promotion Relegation