Nationwide League Division One
Saturday, September 12, 1998

Portsmouth Swindon Town
J.Aloisi (15', 88'), S.Igoe (29', 61'), S.Claridge (64')
HT: 2-0 I.Onuora (65'), G.Ndah (76')
Attendance:  10,105   Referee:  M. Fletcher



 
George Ndah makes few friends at Fratton Park - choosing to put the ball in the net after Pompey keeper Aaron Flahavan mysteriously collpases - but the damage is already done, as Portsmouth run out easy 5-2 winners.




Lineups
1
Aaron FLAHAVAN
                 
Frank TALIA
1
2
Thomas THØGERSEN
                 
David KERSLAKE
2
3
Fitzroy SIMPSON view STFC profile 
                 
  Gareth HALL
3
4
Alan MCLOUGHLIN view STFC profile 
           35'     
Scott LEITCH
4
5
Adrian WHITBREAD view STFC profile
           86'     
Alan REEVES
5
6
Andy AWFORD
                 
Brian BORROWS
6
7
Michalis VLACHOS  
 53'
        68'     
  Mark WALTERS
7

8
Jean-François PÉRON
               
George NDAH
8

9
John ALOISI  
             
Iffy ONUORA
9
10
Steve CLARIDGE
              66'
Darren BULLOCK
10
11
Sammy IGOE view STFC profile
 87'
            
Ty GOODEN
11
Substitutes
12
John DURNIN
              
66' 
Mark ROBINSON
12
13
Martin PHILLIPS

87' 
              
Steve COWE
13
14
Robbie PETHICK

53' 
              
Adam WILLIS
14













Results on Saturday, September 12, 1998: League Table

 
  Bolton Wanderers 3 - 1 Birmingham City  
  Bradford City 2 - 2 Sheffield United  
  Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Port Vale  
  Grimsby Town 1 - 2 Barnsley  
  Oxford United 3 - 3 Ipswich Town  
  Portsmouth 5 - 2 Swindon Town  
  Stockport County 1 - 1 Crewe Alexandra  
  Watford 2 - 1 Queens Park Rangers  
  Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 1 Sunderland  

Table as at Saturday, September 12, 1998:

  TEAM P W D L F A GS Pts 
1 Huddersfield Town 8 5 1 2 13 9 13 16 
2 Birmingham City 8 5 1 2 12 6 12 16 
3 Sunderland 7 4 3 0 15 4 15 15 
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 4 2 1 11 5 11 14 
5 Bury 7 4 2 1 7 2 7 14 
6 Bolton Wanderers 6 3 3 0 14 9 14 12 
7 Norwich City 5 4 0 1 11 6 11 12 
8 Watford 7 4 0 3 10 11 10 12 
9 Sheffield United 8 3 2 3 13 15 13 11 
10 West Bromwich Albion 6 3 1 2 14 11 14 10 
11 Ipswich Town 7 2 4 1 9 5 9 10 
12 Stockport County 8 2 4 2 9 10 9 10 
13 Portsmouth 8 2 3 3 14 13 14
14 Barnsley 7 2 3 2 8 10 8
15 Swindon Town 8 2 2 4 12 16 12
16 Grimsby Town 8 2 2 4 9 10 9
17 Crystal Palace 6 2 2 2 7 7 7
18 Crewe Alexandra 7 2 1 4 8 10 8
19 Port Vale 7 2 1 4 5 12 5
20 Oxford United 8 1 3 4 9 14 9
21 Bradford City 7 1 2 4 8 13 8
22 Bristol City 7 0 4 3 9 14 9
23 Queens Park Rangers 7 0 3 4 4 11 4
24 Tranmere Rovers 6 0 3 3 4 12 4

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation