Nationwide League Division One
Wednesday, October 30, 1996

Swindon Town West Bromwich Albion
P.Allen (37'), P.Thorne (90')
HT: 1-0 F.Talia (49' o.g.), P.Peschisolido (54'), R.Sneekes (82')
Attendance:  8,909   Referee:  B. Knight



 
After Paul Allen gives the Town a half-time lead, a howler from Frank Talia puts the Baggies back on level terms - and they go on to secure victory in front of the travelling support on the Stratton Bank.




Lineups
1
Frank TALIA
                 
view STFC profilePaul CRICHTON
1
2
Mark ROBINSON
                 
Paul HOLMES
2
3
Gary ELKINS
 67'
              
Shane NICHOLSON
3
4
Kevin WATSON
               
Richard SNEEKES
4
5
Paul ALLEN
               
Daryl BURGESS
5
6
Ian CULVERHOUSE
 82'
40'       19'     
Paul RAVEN
6
7
Mark WALTERS  
   19'       45'     
Julian DARBY
7

8
Frédéric DARRAS
                 
Paul AGNEW
8

9
Peter THORNE
            74'
  Paul PESCHISOLIDO
9
10
Wayne ALLISON
                 
Andy HUNT
10
11
Kevin HORLOCK  
                 
Paul GROVES
11
Substitutes
12
Ty GOODEN

67' 
              
Kevin DONOVAN
12
13
Steve COWE

82' 
              
Stacy COLDICOTT
13
14
Wayne O'SULLIVAN
              
74' 
Lee ASHCROFT
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Results on Wednesday, October 30, 1996: League Table

 
  Norwich City 1 - 1 Sheffield United  
  Queens Park Rangers 0 - 1 Ipswich Town  
  Swindon Town 2 - 3 West Bromwich Albion  
  Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 - 0 Huddersfield Town  

Table as at Wednesday, October 30, 1996:

  TEAM P W D L F A GS Pts 
1 Bolton Wanderers 15 10 4 1 35 20 35 34 
2 Norwich City 15 9 4 2 24 12 24 31 
3 Crystal Palace 15 7 6 2 33 12 33 27 
4 Barnsley 14 7 5 2 24 15 24 26 
5 Tranmere Rovers 16 7 4 5 24 17 24 25 
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 7 4 5 19 14 19 25 
7 Sheffield United 13 6 4 3 25 14 25 22 
8 Stoke City 14 6 4 4 21 25 21 22 
9 Queens Park Rangers 16 5 6 5 19 20 19 21 
10 Swindon Town 15 6 2 7 22 19 22 20 
11 West Bromwich Albion 14 4 7 3 18 18 18 19 
12 Oxford United 15 5 4 6 17 12 17 19 
13 Huddersfield Town 14 5 4 5 17 19 17 19 
14 Manchester City 14 6 1 7 16 19 16 19 
15 Port Vale 16 4 7 5 13 19 13 19 
16 Ipswich Town 15 4 6 5 19 20 19 18 
17 Reading 15 5 3 7 18 25 18 18 
18 Birmingham City 13 4 5 4 15 14 15 17 
19 Portsmouth 16 4 4 8 16 24 16 16 
20 Southend United 16 3 7 6 15 26 15 16 
21 Charlton Athletic 13 4 2 7 12 20 12 14 
22 Grimsby Town 16 3 4 9 16 32 16 13 
23 Bradford City 16 3 4 9 11 26 11 13 
24 Oldham Athletic 16 2 5 9 16 23 16 11 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation