Nationwide League Division One
Saturday, February 1, 1997

Swindon Town Sheffield United
G.Elkins (58'), D.Holdsworth (70' o.g.)
HT: 0-0 D.Holdsworth (80')
Attendance:  8,811   Referee:  M. Pierce



 
As Jan Fjortoft returns to the County Ground for the first time since leaving, his teammate David Holdsworth scores at both ends - Gary Elkins netting his only goal for the Town in a 2-1 win.




Lineups
1
Fraser DIGBY
                 
  Alan KELLY
1
2
Frédéric DARRAS
                28'
Mark BEARD
2
3
Jason DRYSDALE
                 
  Roger NILSEN
3
4
Steve MCMAHON  
 72'
71'       39'     
  Don HUTCHISON
4
5
Gary ELKINS
         62'     
Doug HODGSON
5
6
Marlon BROOMES
               
David HOLDSWORTH
6
7
Ian CULVERHOUSE
                 
  David WHITE
7

8
Alex SMITH
           42'     
Mark PATTERSON
8

9
Steve COWE
                 
  view STFC profileJan-Åge FJØRTOFT
9
10
Wayne ALLISON
                 
  Andy WALKER
10
11
Mark WALTERS  
 86'
              
Mitch WARD
11
Substitutes
12
Steve FINNEY
                 
Nigel SPACKMAN
12
13
Kevin WATSON

72' 
              
Simon TRACEY
13
14
Wayne O'SULLIVAN

86' 
           
28' 
view STFC profileGraham ANTHONY
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Results on Saturday, February 1, 1997: League Table

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

Table as at Saturday, February 1, 1997:

  TEAM P W D L F A GS Pts 
1 Bolton Wanderers 31 18 10 3 65 39 65 64 
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 15 7 8 42 28 42 52 
3 Barnsley 29 14 9 6 50 35 50 51 
4 Sheffield United 30 14 8 8 50 33 50 50 
5 Norwich City 30 13 7 10 41 42 41 46 
6 Crystal Palace 29 11 10 8 53 32 53 43 
7 Tranmere Rovers 30 12 7 11 42 39 42 43 
8 Port Vale 31 10 13 8 38 35 38 43 
9 Stoke City 29 12 7 10 37 40 37 43 
10 Queens Park Rangers 30 11 9 10 43 42 43 42 
11 Portsmouth 31 12 6 13 35 37 35 42 
12 Ipswich Town 30 10 11 9 41 39 41 41 
13 Oxford United 29 11 7 11 40 34 40 40 
14 Huddersfield Town 31 10 10 11 37 42 37 40 
15 Swindon Town 30 11 5 14 42 40 42 38 
16 Birmingham City 27 9 10 8 30 27 30 37 
17 West Bromwich Albion 30 7 14 9 46 52 46 35 
18 Charlton Athletic 29 10 5 14 30 40 30 35 
19 Reading 30 8 10 12 37 46 37 34 
20 Bradford City 31 7 10 14 29 46 29 31 
21 Manchester City 28 8 5 15 29 42 29 29 
22 Southend United 30 6 11 13 28 52 28 29 
23 Oldham Athletic 28 6 10 12 30 35 30 28 
24 Grimsby Town 29 6 9 14 35 53 35 27 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation