Football League Division Three
Saturday, October 27, 1979

Blackpool Swindon Town

HT: 0-0 A.Mayes (85')
Attendance:  5,741    



Lineups
1
Iain HESFORD
                 
Jimmy ALLAN
1
2
Paul GARDNER
                 
John TEMPLEMAN
2
3
Jimmy WESTON
                 
Russell LEWIS
3
4
Max THOMPSON
                 
Ray MCHALE
4
5
Peter SUDDABY
                 
Billy TUCKER
5
6
Stan MCEWAN
                 
Ken STROUD
6

7
Dick MALONE
                 
Chic BATES
7

8
Tony KELLOW
                 
Roy CARTER
8
9
Derek SPENCE  
                 
Andy ROWLAND
9
10
Bobby DOYLE
               
Alan MAYES
10
11
Brian SMITH
                 
Brian WILLIAMS
11
Substitutes
12
Sub not used
                 
Ian MILLER
12













Results on Saturday, October 27, 1979: League Table

 
  Barnsley 1 - 1 Chester  
  Blackburn Rovers 3 - 0 Colchester United  
  Blackpool 0 - 1 Swindon Town  
  Grimsby Town 2 - 0 Rotherham United  
  Hull City 2 - 2 Exeter City  
  Mansfield Town 2 - 0 Gillingham  
  Oxford United 1 - 0 Carlisle United  
  Plymouth Argyle 0 - 1 Brentford  
  Reading 3 - 1 Bury  
  Sheffield United 0 - 1 Millwall  
  Wimbledon 3 - 4 Sheffield Wednesday  

Table as at Saturday, October 27, 1979:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Sheffield United 16 11 1 4 31 20 11 23 
2 Millwall 16 8 6 2 28 18 10 22 
3 Colchester United 16 9 3 4 21 17 4 21 
4 Sheffield Wednesday 16 7 6 3 27 20 7 20 
5 Brentford 15 8 3 4 23 17 6 19 
6 Swindon Town 15 8 2 5 23 18 5 18 
7 Rotherham United 16 8 0 8 28 26 2 16 
8 Chesterfield 16 5 6 5 20 18 2 16 
9 Hull City 16 4 8 4 19 18 1 16 
10 Chester 15 5 6 4 19 19 0 16 
11 Reading 15 6 4 5 17 20 -3 16 
12 Grimsby Town 16 6 3 7 17 21 -4 15 
13 Exeter City 16 6 3 7 20 26 -6 15 
14 Oxford United 14 5 4 5 23 21 2 14 
15 Mansfield Town 16 5 4 7 22 20 2 14 
16 Blackburn Rovers 16 4 6 6 15 16 -1 14 
17 Blackpool 16 6 2 8 27 31 -4 14 
18 Carlisle United 16 5 4 7 18 22 -4 14 
19 Barnsley 16 5 4 7 14 20 -6 14 
20 Gillingham 13 5 3 5 16 14 2 13 
21 Wimbledon 15 4 4 7 15 23 -8 12 
22 Southend United 13 3 4 6 12 16 -4 10 
23 Bury 16 3 3 10 15 22 -7
24 Plymouth Argyle 15 3 3 9 15 22 -7

Key: Promotion Relegation