Barclays League Division Two
Saturday, August 31, 1991

Swindon Town Barnsley
S.White (52'), M.Ling (70'), D.Shearer (81')
HT: 0-1 I.Banks (1')
Attendance:  7,449   Referee:  M. Bodenham



 
After falling behind to a superb strike in the opening minute, the Town take control in the second half against Barnsley to register their first League win of the season.




Lineups
1
Fraser DIGBY
                 
Lee BUTLER
1
2
Tom JONES
                 
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2
3
Adrian VIVEASH
 81'
              
Paul CROSS
3
4
Glenn HODDLE  
               
Ian BANKS
4
5
Colin CALDERWOOD  
                 
Mark SMITH
5
6
Shaun TAYLOR
                 
  Gerry TAGGART
6

7
Micky HAZARD
 69'
              
Brendan O'CONNELL
7

8
Duncan SHEARER  
               
Andy RAMMELL
8
9
Fitzroy SIMPSON  
                64'
John PEARSON
9
10
Ross MACLAREN
                 
Charlie BISHOP
10
11
Steve WHITE
               
  Gary FLEMING
11
Substitutes
12
Martin LING

69' 
         
64' 
Deiniol GRAHAM
12
14
Néstor LORENZO  

81' 
              
Steve DAVIS
14













Results on Saturday, August 31, 1991: League Table

 
  Blackburn Rovers 1 - 2 Ipswich Town  
  Brighton and Hove Albion 3 - 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers  
  Bristol Rovers 1 - 2 Newcastle United  
  Grimsby Town 2 - 2 Tranmere Rovers  
  Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Portsmouth  
  Plymouth Argyle 3 - 2 Millwall  
  Port Vale 1 - 1 Bristol City  
  Southend United 1 - 2 Leicester City  
  Sunderland 2 - 0 Oxford United  
  Swindon Town 3 - 1 Barnsley  
  Watford 1 - 3 Cambridge United  

Table as at Saturday, August 31, 1991:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Ipswich Town 4 3 1 0 9 6 3 10 
2 Cambridge United 3 3 0 0 10 6 4
3 Middlesbrough 5 3 0 2 7 4 3
4 Bristol City 4 2 2 0 5 3 2
5 Leicester City 3 2 1 0 4 1 3
6 Sunderland 4 2 1 1 7 5 2
7 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 0 1 5 5 0
8 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 2 0 6 4 2
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 6 4 2
10 Port Vale 5 1 2 2 4 5 -1
11 Swindon Town 3 1 1 1 5 4 1
12 Derby County 3 1 1 1 4 3 1
13 Charlton Athletic 2 1 1 0 3 2 1
14 Grimsby Town 3 1 1 1 7 7 0
15 Southend United 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
16 Portsmouth 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1
17 Brighton and Hove Albion 4 1 1 2 6 8 -2
18 Newcastle United 4 1 1 2 5 8 -3
19 Millwall 3 1 0 2 6 5 1
20 Bristol Rovers 3 0 2 1 6 7 -1
21 Blackburn Rovers 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2
22 Watford 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4
23 Barnsley 5 0 1 4 3 10 -7
24 Oxford United 3 0 0 3 2 6 -4

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