Nationwide League Division One
Thursday, December 26, 1996

Portsmouth Swindon Town

HT: 0-0 S.Cowe (56')
Attendance:  10,605   Referee:  E. Lomas



 
After six straight away defeats, Pompey keeper Aaron Flahavan shows a bit of Christmas spirit - gifting Steve Cowe a goal, and the Town a long overdue away win.




Lineups
1
Aaron FLAHAVAN
                 
Fraser DIGBY
1
2
Adrian WHITBREAD view STFC profile
                 
David KERSLAKE
2
3
Andy THOMSON view STFC profile
                 
  Kevin HORLOCK
3
4
Alan MCLOUGHLIN view STFC profile 
 81'
        74'     
Scott LEITCH
4
5
Russell PERRETT
   90'             
Mark ROBINSON
5
6
David HILLIER
 59'
              
Gary ELKINS
6
7
Paul HALL  
   66'             
Ian CULVERHOUSE
7

8
Fitzroy SIMPSON view STFC profile 
                 
Kevin WATSON
8

9
Lee BRADBURY
               
Steve COWE
9
10
Mathias SVENSSON  
           23'     
Wayne ALLISON
10
11
Andy TURNER
 70'
              
Lee COLLINS
11
Substitutes
12
John DURNIN

81' 
              
Jason DRYSDALE
12
13
Robbie PETHICK

59' 
              
  Steve MCMAHON
13
14
Andy COOK

70' 
              
Wayne O'SULLIVAN
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Results on Thursday, December 26, 1996: League Table

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

Table as at Thursday, December 26, 1996:

  TEAM P W D L F A GS Pts 
1 Bolton Wanderers 25 12 10 3 50 35 50 46 
2 Sheffield United 25 13 6 6 42 26 42 45 
3 Barnsley 24 12 8 4 42 27 42 44 
4 Crystal Palace 25 10 9 6 49 27 49 39 
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 11 6 7 34 23 34 39 
6 Queens Park Rangers 25 10 7 8 34 31 34 37 
7 Stoke City 23 10 7 6 31 31 31 37 
8 Port Vale 25 9 10 6 29 24 29 37 
9 Oxford United 25 9 7 9 35 28 35 34 
10 Swindon Town 25 10 3 12 35 32 35 33 
11 Ipswich Town 25 8 9 8 33 35 33 33 
12 Tranmere Rovers 25 9 6 10 32 32 32 33 
13 Norwich City 24 9 6 9 32 36 32 33 
14 Birmingham City 23 8 9 6 24 22 24 33 
15 Charlton Athletic 24 10 2 12 26 33 26 32 
16 West Bromwich Albion 24 6 12 6 38 39 38 30 
17 Portsmouth 25 8 6 11 28 31 28 30 
18 Huddersfield Town 25 7 8 10 28 34 28 29 
19 Reading 25 7 8 10 27 35 27 29 
20 Manchester City 24 8 2 14 27 38 27 26 
21 Oldham Athletic 24 6 8 10 26 29 26 26 
22 Southend United 25 5 10 10 24 43 24 25 
23 Bradford City 25 5 8 12 23 40 23 23 
24 Grimsby Town 24 5 7 12 26 44 26 22 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation