Barclays League Division Two
Saturday, October 10, 1987

Swindon Town Oldham Athletic
D.Bamber (76'), S.White (78')
HT: 0-0
Attendance:  8,160    



 
After back-to-back promotions, and now on the verge of the Division Two play-off zone, BBC Points West asks the question - can Lou Macari lead Swindon to the top flight?




Lineups
1
Fraser DIGBY
                 
Andy GORTON
1
2
David HOCKADAY
           56'     
  Denis IRWIN
2
3
Phil KING
 87'
              
  Willie DONACHIE
3
4
Chris KAMARA
   55'             
Aaron CALLAGHAN
4
5
Tim PARKIN
   59'             
Andy LINIGHAN
5
6
Colin CALDERWOOD  
           32'     
  Mike MILLIGAN
6

7
Dave BAMBER
               
Roger PALMER
7

8
Steve WHITE
              36'
Andy RITCHIE
8
9
Jimmy QUINN  
                 
Mike CECERE
9
10
Steve FOLEY
   53'       27'    67'
Gary WILLIAMS
10
11
Leigh BARNARD
                 
Paul ATKINSON
11
Substitutes
12
John KELLY

87' 
           
67' 
Nick HENRY
12
14
Charlie HENRY
              
36' 
Tony HENRY
14













Results on Saturday, October 10, 1987: League Table

 
  AFC Bournemouth 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers  
  Birmingham City 2 - 2 Reading  
  Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Millwall  
  Huddersfield Town 1 - 4 Middlesbrough  
  Hull City 1 - 0 Ipswich Town  
  Leeds United 1 - 3 Aston Villa  
  Leicester City 0 - 0 Barnsley  
  Manchester City 2 - 3 Sheffield United  
  Stoke City 1 - 0 Plymouth Argyle  
  Swindon Town 2 - 0 Oldham Athletic  
  West Bromwich Albion 0 - 1 Bradford City  

Table as at Saturday, October 10, 1987:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Bradford City 12 9 2 1 21 9 12 29 
2 Hull City 12 6 5 1 18 11 7 23 
3 Crystal Palace 12 6 3 3 26 16 10 21 
4 Swindon Town 12 6 3 3 19 13 6 21 
5 Middlesbrough 12 6 2 4 17 11 6 20 
6 Aston Villa 13 5 5 3 16 11 5 20 
7 Ipswich Town 12 5 4 3 12 9 3 19 
8 Birmingham City 12 5 4 3 15 16 -1 19 
9 Stoke City 13 5 4 4 9 12 -3 19 
10 Millwall 12 5 3 4 16 16 0 18 
11 Manchester City 11 4 3 4 19 15 4 15 
12 Sheffield United 12 4 3 5 15 16 -1 15 
13 Barnsley 12 4 3 5 10 12 -2 15 
14 Leeds United 13 3 6 4 7 10 -3 15 
15 Leicester City 12 4 2 6 17 16 1 14 
16 Blackburn Rovers 13 3 5 5 15 18 -3 14 
17 West Bromwich Albion 13 4 2 7 16 21 -5 14 
18 Shrewsbury Town 11 2 7 2 8 7 1 13 
19 Plymouth Argyle 13 3 4 6 18 22 -4 13 
20 AFC Bournemouth 12 3 3 6 14 18 -4 12 
21 Oldham Athletic 12 3 3 6 9 18 -9 12 
22 Reading 11 2 3 6 9 16 -7
23 Huddersfield Town 11 0 5 6 10 23 -13

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation