Football League Division Three
Monday, December 27, 1976

Swindon Town Oxford United
C.Prophett (73')
 HT: 0-0
Attendance:  13,503    



Lineups
1
Jimmy ALLAN
                 
Roy BURTON
1
2
John MCLAUGHLIN
                 
David FOGG
2
3
John TROLLOPE
                 
John SHUKER
3
4
Ken STROUD
                 
Andy BODEL
4
5
Steve AIZLEWOOD
                 
Nick LOWE
5
6
Colin PROPHETT
               
Billy JEFFREY
6

7
David MOSS
                 
Gary BRIGGS
7

8
Don ROGERS
                 
Peter HOUSEMAN
8
9
David SYRETT
                 
Peter FOLEY
9
10
Ray MCHALE
                 
Mick TAIT
10
11
Trevor ANDERSON  
                 
Colin DUNCAN
11
Substitutes
12
Will DIXON
               
Hugh MCGROGAN
12













Results on Monday, December 27, 1976: League Table
 
  Chesterfield 0 - 1 Mansfield Town  
  Gillingham 0 - 3 Crystal Palace  
  Lincoln City 2 - 0 Grimsby Town  
  Northampton Town 1 - 4 Rotherham United  
  Port Vale 0 - 1 Bury  
  Portsmouth 1 - 0 Brighton and Hove Albion  
  Reading 1 - 0 Peterborough United  
  Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 2 York City  
  Shrewsbury Town 2 - 2 Tranmere Rovers  
  Swindon Town 1 - 0 Oxford United  
  Walsall 0 - 1 Preston North End  
  Wrexham 4 - 2 Chester  

Table as at Monday, December 27, 1976:
  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Rotherham United 20 10 7 3 37 22 15 27 
2 Wrexham 20 11 5 4 34 19 15 27 
3 Brighton and Hove Albion 20 11 4 5 41 23 18 26 
4 Preston North End 20 9 8 3 34 17 17 26 
5 Shrewsbury Town 20 11 4 5 34 18 16 26 
6 Sheffield Wednesday 20 10 5 5 32 25 7 25 
7 Mansfield Town 19 10 4 5 32 16 16 24 
8 Crystal Palace 19 7 8 4 21 15 6 22 
9 Bury 20 9 4 7 30 35 -5 22 
10 Tranmere Rovers 20 6 9 5 22 20 2 21 
11 Swindon Town 20 8 5 7 28 29 -1 21 
12 Lincoln City 18 7 6 5 27 24 3 20 
13 Chesterfield 20 8 4 8 26 25 1 20 
14 Chester 19 8 3 8 18 23 -5 19 
15 Oxford United 21 4 9 8 29 32 -3 17 
16 Reading 20 7 3 10 25 32 -7 17 
17 Gillingham 20 6 5 9 25 34 -9 17 
18 Portsmouth 20 4 8 8 20 27 -7 16 
19 Grimsby Town 19 6 3 10 19 28 -9 15 
20 Peterborough United 21 5 5 11 20 33 -13 15 
21 Port Vale 20 3 8 9 18 27 -9 14 
22 Walsall 20 4 6 10 19 29 -10 14 
23 Northampton Town 19 4 4 11 19 34 -15 12 
24 York City 19 4 3 12 18 41 -23 11 

Key: Promotion Relegation