Nationwide League Division One
Tuesday, February 10, 1998

Tranmere Rovers Swindon Town
A.Thompson (35'), G.Branch (39'), J.Morrissey (70')
 HT: 2-0
Attendance:  5,288    



 
The "McMahon out" chants begin to surface, as goal-shy Tranmere notch three past Swindon - making it just one win in twelve for the Town.


Lineups
1
Steve SIMONSEN
                 
Fraser DIGBY
1
2
Steve FRAIL
 40'
               
Brian BORROWS
2
3
Andy THOMPSON
               
Mark ROBINSON
3
4
John MCGREAL
                 
Scott LEITCH
4
5
Dave CHALLINOR
                 
Craig TAYLOR
5
6
Kenny IRONS
                 
Lee COLLINS
6
7
John MORRISSEY
              58'
Ian CULVERHOUSE
7

8
Clint HILL
                 
Bobby HOWE
8

9
David KELLY  
                77'
Chris HAY
9
10
Liam O'BRIEN  
 80'
               
Steve FINNEY
10
11
Graham BRANCH
 66'
       44'    58'
Philippe CUERVO
11
Substitutes
12
Gary JONES

80' 		            
77' 
Steve COWE
12
13
Andy PARKINSON

66' 		            
58' 
Kevin WATSON
13
14
Mickey MELLON

40' 		            
58' 
  Mark WALTERS
14













Results on Tuesday, February 10, 1998: League Table
 
  Tranmere Rovers 3 - 0 Swindon Town  

Table as at Tuesday, February 10, 1998:
  TEAM P W D L F A GS Pts 
1 Nottingham Forest 30 18 6 6 48 28 48 60 
2 Middlesbrough 30 17 8 5 50 26 50 59 
3 Sunderland 29 16 7 6 49 28 49 55 
4 Sheffield United 30 14 12 4 46 31 46 54 
5 Charlton Athletic 30 15 7 8 53 38 53 52 
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 14 6 10 40 30 40 48 
7 West Bromwich Albion 30 14 6 10 32 28 32 48 
8 Stockport County 30 13 5 12 48 42 48 44 
9 Birmingham City 30 11 11 8 37 23 37 44 
10 Bradford City 31 11 11 9 33 32 33 44 
11 Swindon Town 32 12 7 13 34 46 34 43 
12 Norwich City 30 11 7 12 29 41 29 40 
13 Ipswich Town 29 9 12 8 36 31 36 39 
14 Crewe Alexandra 30 11 4 15 37 45 37 37 
15 Queens Park Rangers 30 9 9 12 33 45 33 36 
16 Reading 30 9 9 12 31 45 31 36 
17 Oxford United 30 9 6 15 36 44 36 33 
18 Tranmere Rovers 30 8 9 13 34 38 34 33 
19 Huddersfield Town 30 8 9 13 32 41 32 33 
20 Stoke City 30 8 9 13 31 45 31 33 
21 Port Vale 30 8 6 16 35 47 35 30 
22 Manchester City 30 7 9 14 33 34 33 30 
23 Bury 30 4 15 11 27 40 27 27 
24 Portsmouth 29 6 6 17 31 47 31 24 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation