Football League Division Three
Saturday, October 10, 1981

Swindon Town Carlisle United
P.Rideout (55'), B.Hughes (72')
HT: 0-1 P.Beardsley (34')
Attendance:  5,265   Referee:  M. James



 
After future England striker Peter Beardsley gives the Cumbrians the lead, Swindon come back in the second half - Paul Rideout and Brian Hughes giving the Town a 2-1 win.




Lineups
1
Jimmy ALLAN
                 
Trevor SWINBURNE
1
2
Charlie HENRY
                 
Bobby PARKER
2
3
David PEACH
                 
David RUSHBURY
3
4
Brian HUGHES
               
Paul HAIGH
4
5
Russell LEWIS
                 
Jackie ASHURST
5
6
Mike GRAHAM
                 
Tony LARKIN
6

7
Roy CARTER
                 
Russell COUGHLIN
7

8
Gary EMMANUEL
               
  Peter BEARDSLEY
8
9
Andy ROWLAND
                 
Bob LEE
9
10
Roy GREENWOOD
 40'
              
John CRABBE
10
11
Gary WILLIAMS
                 
Gordon STANIFORTH
11
Substitutes
12
Paul RIDEOUT

40' 
            
Mike COADY
12













Results on Saturday, October 10, 1981: League Table

 
  Bristol City 0 - 0 Preston North End  
  Chester 2 - 2 Oxford United  
  Exeter City 3 - 1 Brentford  
  Huddersfield Town 1 - 0 Fulham  
  Lincoln City 5 - 1 Wimbledon  
  Newport County 1 - 0 Doncaster Rovers  
  Plymouth Argyle 1 - 2 Gillingham  
  Portsmouth 1 - 2 Burnley  
  Reading 0 - 2 Chesterfield  
  Swindon Town 2 - 1 Carlisle United  

Table as at Saturday, October 10, 1981:

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

Key: Promotion Relegation