Nationwide League Division One
Saturday, September 14, 1996

Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers
M.Walters (26' pen), K.Horlock (73')
HT: 1-0 J.Aldridge (89')
Attendance:  8,430   Referee:  P. Taylor



 
Mark Walters nets a penalty, and Kevin Horlock thumps one in off the post - the Town winning despite a late John Aldridge consolation.




Lineups
1
Frank TALIA
                 
  Danny COYNE
1
2
Frédéric DARRAS
                 
  Gary STEVENS
2
3
Wayne O'SULLIVAN
                 
Ged BRANNAN
3
4
Scott LEITCH
   85'             
Dave HIGGINS
4
5
Mark SEAGRAVES
                 
Shaun TEALE
5
6
Ian CULVERHOUSE
   44'            46'
  Liam O'BRIEN
6
7
Mark WALTERS  
               
John MORRISSEY
7

8
Paul ALLEN
 72'
      85'     
  John ALDRIDGE
8

9
Steve COWE
           25'    73'
Paul COOK
9
10
Peter THORNE
 79'
58'       83'     
Kenny IRONS
10
11
Kevin HORLOCK  
   62'           
Graham BRANCH
11
Substitutes
12
Wayne ALLISON

79' 
              
John MCGREAL
12
13
Kevin WATSON

72' 
           
73' 
Gary JONES
13
14
Lee COLLINS
              
46' 
  Ivano BONETTI
14













Results on Saturday, September 14, 1996: League Table

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

Table as at Saturday, September 14, 1996:

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

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation