Nationwide League Division One
Saturday, November 30, 1996

Swindon Town Reading
K.Horlock (5'), W.Allison (25'), M.Walters (89')
HT: 2-1 T.Morley (13')
Attendance:  10,874   Referee:  S. Mathieson



 
An early goal from Kevin Horlock is soon pegged back by Trevor Morley in this local derby - but Wayne Allison regains the lead for Swindon midway through the first half, before a late Mark Walters goal prompts a mass departure of the away support.



 
An early goal from Kevin Horlock is soon pegged back by Trevor Morley in this local derby - but Wayne Allison regains the lead for Swindon midway through the first half, before a late Mark Walters goal prompts a mass departure of the away support.




Lineups
1
Fraser DIGBY
                 
  Tommy WRIGHT
1
2
David KERSLAKE
                 
  Andy BERNAL
2
3
Gary ELKINS
                 
  view STFC profilePaul BODIN
3
4
Scott LEITCH
   37'             
Keith MCPHERSON
4
5
Mark ROBINSON
           90'     
  Jeff HOPKINS
5
6
Kevin HORLOCK  
              81'
Phil PARKINSON
6
7
Wayne O'SULLIVAN
                81'
  Michael GILKES
7

8
Kevin WATSON
                 
Darren CASKEY
8

9
Peter THORNE
 46'
            
Trevor MORLEY
9
10
Wayne ALLISON
              55'
  Lee NOGAN
10
11
Mark WALTERS  
 90'
90'     72'     
view STFC profileMichael MEAKER
11
Substitutes
12
Steve FINNEY

46' 
           
55' 
Stuart LOVELL
12
13
Steve COWE
              
81' 
  view STFC profileJimmy QUINN
13
14
Ty GOODEN

90' 
           
81' 
Jamie LAMBERT
14













Results on Saturday, November 30, 1996: League Table

 
  Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Barnsley  
  Bradford City 1 - 1 West Bromwich Albion  
  Grimsby Town 2 - 1 Crystal Palace  
  Norwich City 0 - 1 Birmingham City  
  Oxford United 0 - 2 Charlton Athletic  
  Port Vale 0 - 0 Huddersfield Town  
  Portsmouth 1 - 0 Stoke City  
  Queens Park Rangers 1 - 0 Sheffield United  
  Southend United 1 - 1 Oldham Athletic  
  Swindon Town 3 - 1 Reading  
  Tranmere Rovers 3 - 0 Ipswich Town  

Table as at Saturday, November 30, 1996:

  TEAM P W D L F A GS Pts 
1 Bolton Wanderers 21 11 8 2 43 28 43 41 
2 Crystal Palace 20 9 7 4 44 20 44 34 
3 Barnsley 19 9 7 3 35 26 35 34 
4 Sheffield United 19 9 6 4 34 19 34 33 
5 Tranmere Rovers 20 9 5 6 31 22 31 32 
6 Norwich City 19 9 5 5 27 19 27 32 
7 Birmingham City 20 8 6 6 23 21 23 30 
8 Swindon Town 21 9 2 10 32 26 32 29 
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 8 5 6 26 21 26 29 
10 Oxford United 21 8 5 8 25 19 25 29 
11 Portsmouth 21 7 5 9 25 28 25 26 
12 Charlton Athletic 19 8 2 9 21 28 21 26 
13 Ipswich Town 21 6 7 8 27 32 27 25 
14 Queens Park Rangers 21 6 7 8 23 28 23 25 
15 Huddersfield Town 20 6 7 7 22 25 22 25 
16 Port Vale 21 5 10 6 18 22 18 25 
17 West Bromwich Albion 20 5 9 6 26 31 26 24 
18 Stoke City 18 6 6 6 24 30 24 24 
19 Southend United 21 5 9 7 23 33 23 24 
20 Manchester City 20 7 2 11 23 30 23 23 
21 Reading 20 6 5 9 23 32 23 23 
22 Bradford City 21 5 6 10 19 34 19 21 
23 Grimsby Town 21 5 5 11 24 41 24 20 
24 Oldham Athletic 21 4 8 9 23 26 23 20 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation