Football League Division Two
Saturday, September 11, 1971

Sunderland Swindon Town
B.Chambers
 HT: 0-0
Attendance:  12,811    



Lineups
1
Jim MONTGOMERY
                 
Peter DOWNSBOROUGH
1
2
Dick MALONE
                 
  Rod THOMAS
2
3
Keith COLEMAN
                 
John TROLLOPE
3
4
Martin HARVEY  
                 
Joe BUTLER
4
5
Richie PITT
                 
Frank BURROWS
5
6
Colin SYMM
                 
Stan HARLAND
6

7
Bobby KERR
                 
Chris PORTER
7

8
Brian CHAMBERS
               
Roger SMART
8
9
Dave WATSON  
                 
Arthur HORSFIELD
9
10
Ian PORTERFIELD
                 
Peter NOBLE
10
11
Dennis TUEART  
                 
Don ROGERS
11
Substitutes
12
Billy HUGHES  
               
Chris JONES
12













Results on Saturday, September 11, 1971: League Table
 
  Blackpool 1 - 2 Norwich City  
  Bristol City 4 - 0 Hull City  
  Cardiff City 3 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday  
  Carlisle United 2 - 0 Watford  
  Charlton Athletic 0 - 2 Middlesbrough  
  Fulham 0 - 2 Burnley  
  Luton Town 0 - 0 Birmingham City  
  Oxford United 1 - 2 Millwall  
  Portsmouth 3 - 2 Leyton Orient  
  Queens Park Rangers 2 - 1 Preston North End  
  Sunderland 1 - 0 Swindon Town  

Table as at Saturday, September 11, 1971:
  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Bristol City 6 4 2 0 17 6 2.83 10 
2 Norwich City 6 3 3 0 7 3 2.33 9 
3 Millwall 6 3 3 0 10 7 1.43 9 
4 Queens Park Rangers 6 3 2 1 11 5 2.20 8 
5 Blackpool 7 4 0 3 12 6 2.00 8 
6 Middlesbrough 6 4 0 2 11 7 1.57 8 
7 Burnley 6 3 2 1 11 7 1.57 8 
8 Sunderland 6 2 3 1 6 6 1.00 7 
9 Portsmouth 6 3 1 2 9 10 0.90 7 
10 Hull City 6 3 1 2 4 6 0.67 7 
11 Carlisle United 6 2 2 2 7 4 1.75 6 
12 Birmingham City 6 2 2 2 8 6 1.33 6 
13 Preston North End 6 2 2 2 6 6 1.00 6 
14 Leyton Orient 6 1 3 2 7 7 1.00 5 
15 Luton Town 6 0 5 1 4 5 0.80 5 
16 Cardiff City 7 1 3 3 9 16 0.56 5 
17 Swindon Town 6 1 3 2 3 6 0.50 5 
18 Oxford United 6 1 2 3 5 7 0.71 4 
19 Charlton Athletic 6 2 0 4 6 10 0.60 4 
20 Fulham 6 1 1 4 3 9 0.33 3 
21 Watford 6 0 3 3 3 10 0.30 3 
22 Sheffield Wednesday 6 0 1 5 5 15 0.33 1 

Key: Promotion places Relegation