Football League Division Three
Monday, December 26, 1966

Swindon Town Peterborough United
D.Rogers (32', 56'), W.Penman (70', 72')
 HT: 1-0 J.Fairbrother (82')
Attendance:  14,619    



Lineups
1
Tony HICKS
                 
Willie DUFF
1
2
Rod THOMAS  
                 
Peter JOHNSON
2
3
John TROLLOPE
                 
Ian CRAWFORD
3
4
Roger SMART
                 
Brian WRIGHT
4
5
Mel NURSE  
                 
  Frank RANKMORE
5
6
Stan HARLAND
                 
John KIRKHAM
6

7
Don ROGERS
               
John MASON
7

8
Dennis BROWN
                 
Mike BEESLEY
8
9
Willie PENMAN
             
John FAIRBROTHER
9
10
Joe BUTLER
                 
John BYRNE
10
11
Bruce WALKER
                 
Gordon PULLEY
11
Substitutes
12
Ken SKEEN
                
George ADAMS
12













Results on Monday, December 26, 1966: League Table
 
  Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 1 - 1 Colchester United  
  Darlington 0 - 3 Middlesbrough  
  Grimsby Town 4 - 1 Doncaster Rovers  
  Orient 0 - 2 Bristol Rovers  
  Oxford United 1 - 1 Gillingham  
  Queens Park Rangers 3 - 0 Brighton and Hove Albion  
  Swansea Town 5 - 2 Shrewsbury Town  
  Swindon Town 4 - 1 Peterborough United  
  Walsall 3 - 1 Reading  
  Watford 2 - 1 Torquay United  
  Workington 1 - 1 Oldham Athletic  

Table as at Monday, December 26, 1966:
  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Queens Park Rangers 22 14 6 2 62 21 2.95 34 
2 Mansfield Town 23 13 5 5 50 39 1.28 31 
3 Watford 23 12 6 5 32 17 1.88 30 
4 Bristol Rovers 25 12 6 7 46 40 1.15 30 
5 Oldham Athletic 23 11 4 8 50 34 1.47 26 
6 Shrewsbury Town 23 10 5 8 39 34 1.15 25 
7 Grimsby Town 23 11 3 9 39 36 1.08 25 
8 Walsall 21 11 3 7 34 34 1.00 25 
9 Torquay United 25 9 5 11 36 33 1.09 23 
10 Gillingham 23 7 9 7 27 31 0.87 23 
11 Swindon Town 22 8 6 8 43 32 1.34 22 
12 Reading 23 9 4 10 36 33 1.09 22 
13 Middlesbrough 22 9 4 9 42 39 1.08 22 
14 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 22 8 6 8 22 30 0.73 22 
15 Doncaster Rovers 23 9 4 10 36 57 0.63 22 
16 Peterborough United 23 6 9 8 38 39 0.97 21 
17 Brighton and Hove Albion 22 8 5 9 29 30 0.97 21 
18 Colchester United 22 8 5 9 40 42 0.95 21 
19 Scunthorpe United 23 8 4 11 24 38 0.63 20 
20 Oxford United 22 5 8 9 24 26 0.92 18 
21 Darlington 24 7 3 14 21 46 0.46 17 
22 Orient 21 4 8 9 26 38 0.68 16 
23 Swansea Town 23 3 8 12 39 54 0.72 14 
24 Workington 21 5 4 12 29 41 0.71 14 

Key: Promotion Relegation