Football League Division Four
Saturday, October 1, 1983

Swindon Town Rochdale
A.Mayes (9'), J.Quinn (87')
HT: 1-0 S.Johnson (60')
Attendance:  2,626   Referee:  T. Ward



Lineups
1
Jimmy ALLAN
 44'
              
Steve CONROY
1
2
Colin BAILIE
                 
Bill WILLIAMS
2
3
Kevin BADDELEY
                 
Les CHAPMAN
3
4
Paul BATTY
                 
Peter FARRELL
4
5
Nigel GRAY
                 
Andy HIGGINS
5
6
Mike GRAHAM
                 
Bob OATES
6

7
Paul RICHARDSON
                 
Stewart THOMPSON
7

8
Leigh BARNARD
                 
Neville HAMILTON
8
9
Andy ROWLAND
               
Steve JOHNSON
9
10
Alan MAYES
               
Vernon ALLATT
10
11
Garry NELSON
                 
Ian GRIFFITHS
11
Substitutes
12
Jimmy QUINN  

44' 
            
Dave THOMPSON
12













Results on Saturday, October 1, 1983: League Table

 
  Colchester United 1 - 0 Chester City  
  Hartlepool United 0 - 1 Tranmere Rovers  
  Hereford United 0 - 2 Bristol City  
  Mansfield Town 5 - 2 Aldershot  
  Northampton Town 1 - 1 Chesterfield  
  Reading 1 - 0 Darlington  
  Swindon Town 2 - 1 Rochdale  
  Torquay United 4 - 1 Doncaster Rovers  
  Wrexham 1 - 0 Halifax Town  
  York City 4 - 0 Blackpool  

Table as at Saturday, October 1, 1983:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 York City 8 5 2 1 17 5 12 17 
2 Bristol City 8 5 1 2 18 6 12 16 
3 Colchester United 8 4 3 1 11 4 7 15 
4 Bury 7 4 2 1 11 7 4 14 
5 Hereford United 8 4 2 2 9 8 1 14 
6 Peterborough United 7 4 1 2 15 7 8 13 
7 Doncaster Rovers 8 4 1 3 16 12 4 13 
8 Wrexham 8 3 3 2 14 11 3 12 
9 Northampton Town 8 2 6 0 10 7 3 12 
10 Tranmere Rovers 8 3 3 2 7 6 1 12 
11 Chesterfield 8 2 5 1 9 8 1 11 
12 Blackpool 8 3 2 3 9 9 0 11 
13 Aldershot 8 3 2 3 9 13 -4 11 
14 Swindon Town 8 3 1 4 12 9 3 10 
15 Reading 8 3 1 4 14 15 -1 10 
16 Halifax Town 8 2 4 2 10 12 -2 10 
17 Rochdale 8 3 1 4 10 15 -5 10 
18 Crewe Alexandra 8 3 1 4 5 10 -5 10 
19 Stockport County 8 2 3 3 9 13 -4
20 Torquay United 8 2 2 4 9 17 -8
21 Darlington 8 2 1 5 4 9 -5
22 Mansfield Town 8 2 1 5 8 15 -7
23 Hartlepool United 8 1 1 6 6 14 -8
24 Chester City 8 1 1 6 6 16 -10

Key: Promotion Re-election