Football League Division Three
Saturday, August 29, 1981

Swindon Town Wimbledon
R.Carter (15'), M.Graham (54'), B.Hughes (63'), R.Greenwood (76')
HT: 1-0 S.Ketteridge (74')
Attendance:  5,632   Referee:  J. Bray



 
Swindon get off to a flying start to the season - goals from Carter, Graham, Hughes and Greenwood giving John Trollope's men a 4-1 victory over the Dons.




Lineups
1
Jimmy ALLAN
                 
  Dave BEASANT
1
2
Charlie HENRY
                 
Peter BROWN
2
3
Gary WILLIAMS
                 
Gary ARMSTRONG
3
4
Brian HUGHES
               
Steve GALLIERS
4
5
Russell LEWIS
                 
Mick SMITH
5
6
Mike GRAHAM
               
Steve JONES
6

7
Roy CARTER
             
Steve KETTERIDGE
7

8
Gary EMMANUEL
                 
Francis JOSEPH
8
9
Andy ROWLAND
                 
John LESLIE
9
10
Roy GREENWOOD
               
Alan CORK
10
11
Craig MOORES
                 
  Glyn HODGES
11
Substitutes
12
Paul RIDEOUT
                
Kevin GAGE
12













Results on Saturday, August 29, 1981: League Table

 
  Bristol Rovers 2 - 2 Chester  
  Carlisle United 2 - 2 Bristol City  
  Doncaster Rovers 0 - 1 Reading  
  Fulham 1 - 2 Brentford  
  Gillingham 3 - 1 Burnley  
  Huddersfield Town 1 - 1 Exeter City  
  Millwall 2 - 1 Preston North End  
  Newport County 1 - 0 Chesterfield  
  Plymouth Argyle 0 - 1 Oxford United  
  Portsmouth 1 - 1 Lincoln City  
  Swindon Town 4 - 1 Wimbledon  
  Walsall 0 - 1 Southend United  

Table as at Saturday, August 29, 1981:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 4 1 3
2 Gillingham 1 1 0 0 3 1 2
3 Brentford 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
4 Millwall 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
5 Newport County 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
6 Oxford United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
7 Reading 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
8 Southend United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
9 Bristol City 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
10 Bristol Rovers 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
11 Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
12 Chester 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
13 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
14 Huddersfield Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
15 Lincoln City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
16 Portsmouth 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
17 Fulham 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
18 Preston North End 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
19 Chesterfield 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
20 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
21 Plymouth Argyle 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
22 Walsall 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
23 Burnley 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2
24 Wimbledon 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3

Key: Promotion Relegation