Barclays League Division Two
Saturday, September 24, 1988

Swindon Town Brighton and Hove Albion
B.Barnes (32'), S.White (46'), C.Calderwood (57')
HT: 1-0
Attendance:  6,585 (505 away fans)   Referee:  K. Cooper



 
As Tom Jones signs from Aberdeen for £80,000, Swindon nets three for the second time in four days, with a comfortable win over Brighton.




Lineups
1
Fraser DIGBY
                 
Ron FEARON
1
2
David HOCKADAY
                 
Gary CHIVERS
2
3
Phil KING
                 
Keith DUBLIN
3
4
Ross MACLAREN
                 
Paul WOOD
4
5
Tim PARKIN
                 
Bobby ISAAC
5
6
Jon GITTENS
                 
Steve GATTING
6

7
Steve FOLEY
                 
view STFC profileGarry NELSON
7

8
Colin CALDERWOOD  
              69'
Adrian OWERS
8
9
Duncan SHEARER  
                 
Kevin BREMNER
9
10
Steve WHITE
               
Dean WILKINS
10
11
Bobby BARNES
               
Robert CODNER
11
Substitutes
12
Charlie HENRY
                 
John CRUMPLIN
12
14
Alan MCLOUGHLIN  
              
69' 
Kevan BROWN
14













Results on Saturday, September 24, 1988: League Table

 
  AFC Bournemouth 2 - 1 Oxford United  
  Barnsley 1 - 2 Manchester City  
  Blackburn Rovers 3 - 0 Birmingham City  
  Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Bradford City  
  Leeds United 0 - 2 Chelsea  
  Leicester City 2 - 2 Watford  
  Oldham Athletic 2 - 2 Hull City  
  Plymouth Argyle 1 - 1 West Bromwich Albion  
  Portsmouth 1 - 1 Crystal Palace  
  Shrewsbury Town 0 - 0 Sunderland  
  Swindon Town 3 - 0 Brighton and Hove Albion  
  Walsall 1 - 2 Stoke City  

Table as at Saturday, September 24, 1988:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Blackburn Rovers 6 5 1 0 12 3 9 16 
2 Watford 7 5 1 1 13 5 8 16 
3 Ipswich Town 6 4 2 0 13 5 8 14 
4 Portsmouth 7 3 3 1 14 8 6 12 
5 Bradford City 7 3 3 1 7 4 3 12 
6 Oldham Athletic 7 3 2 2 15 9 6 11 
7 AFC Bournemouth 6 3 2 1 7 6 1 11 
8 Manchester City 7 3 2 2 11 11 0 11 
9 West Bromwich Albion 7 2 4 1 7 5 2 10 
10 Swindon Town 6 2 3 1 9 6 3
11 Leicester City 7 2 3 2 8 10 -2
12 Oxford United 7 2 3 2 8 10 -2
13 Plymouth Argyle 6 2 2 2 9 7 2
14 Hull City 7 2 2 3 7 9 -2
15 Walsall 6 1 4 1 10 6 4
16 Barnsley 7 1 4 2 5 7 -2
17 Chelsea 7 1 3 3 7 9 -2
18 Leeds United 6 1 3 2 4 8 -4
19 Stoke City 7 1 3 3 5 10 -5
20 Crystal Palace 6 0 5 1 4 6 -2
21 Sunderland 6 0 4 2 4 7 -3
22 Shrewsbury Town 6 0 3 3 4 10 -6
23 Birmingham City 6 1 0 5 5 18 -13
24 Brighton and Hove Albion 6 0 0 6 5 14 -9

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