Barclays League Division Two
Monday, May 1, 1989

Swindon Town Shrewsbury Town
P.King (19')
 HT: 1-0
Attendance:  8,698    



 
Phil King's strike puts the Town on the verge of the play-offs - four points clear of seventh place, with just two games to go.


Lineups
1
Fraser DIGBY
                 
Steve PERKS
1
2
David HOCKADAY
                 
Graeme WORSLEY
2
3
Phil KING
   63'           
Steve PITTMAN
3
4
Tom JONES
                 
Tony KELLY
4
5
Tim PARKIN
                 
Dick PRATLEY
5
6
Colin CALDERWOOD  
                 
David MOYES
6

7
Steve FOLEY
                 
Mike BROWN
7

8
Duncan SHEARER  
                 
  Bernard MCNALLY
8
9
Alan MCLOUGHLIN  
                65'
Jim MELROSE
9
10
Ross MACLAREN
                 
  John MCGINLAY
10
11
Steve WHITE
                 
  Mickey THOMAS
11
Substitutes
12
Jon GITTENS
                 
Alan FINLEY
12
14
Fitzroy SIMPSON  
              
65' 
Richard GREEN
14













Results on Monday, May 1, 1989: League Table
 
  Barnsley 1 - 0 Oxford United  
  Birmingham City 1 - 0 Bradford City  
  Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 AFC Bournemouth   
  Brighton and Hove Albion 1 - 1 Hull City  
  Chelsea 2 - 1 Stoke City  
  Leeds United 1 - 0 Walsall  
  Leicester City 1 - 2 Oldham Athletic  
  Manchester City 1 - 1 Crystal Palace  
  Plymouth Argyle 0 - 1 Ipswich Town  
  Swindon Town 1 - 0 Shrewsbury Town  
  Watford 0 - 1 Sunderland  
  West Bromwich Albion 3 - 0 Portsmouth  

Table as at Monday, May 1, 1989:
  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Chelsea 44 27 12 5 90 47 43 93 
2 Manchester City 44 23 11 10 73 49 24 80 
3 Watford 44 21 11 12 70 48 22 74 
4 Crystal Palace 43 21 11 11 64 46 18 74 
5 Blackburn Rovers 44 21 11 12 71 57 14 74 
6 Swindon Town 44 19 15 10 63 51 12 72 
7 West Bromwich Albion 44 17 17 10 64 41 23 68 
8 Barnsley 44 18 14 12 62 57 5 68 
9 Ipswich Town 44 20 7 17 68 61 7 67 
10 Leeds United 44 17 14 13 56 47 9 65 
11 Sunderland 44 16 13 15 58 58 0 61 
12 AFC Bournemouth 44 18 6 20 50 59 -9 60 
13 Stoke City 43 15 13 15 55 66 -11 58 
14 Bradford City 44 13 16 15 50 55 -5 55 
15 Oxford United 44 14 12 18 61 63 -2 54 
16 Leicester City 44 13 14 17 52 59 -7 53 
17 Oldham Athletic 44 11 19 14 73 70 3 52 
18 Portsmouth 44 13 12 19 51 58 -7 51 
19 Brighton and Hove Albion 44 14 8 22 55 63 -8 50 
20 Plymouth Argyle 44 13 11 20 52 65 -13 50 
21 Hull City 44 11 14 19 52 66 -14 47 
22 Shrewsbury Town 44 8 16 20 37 64 -27 40 
23 Birmingham City 44 7 11 26 29 72 -43 32 
24 Walsall 44 5 16 23 40 74 -34 31 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation