Football League Division Three
Friday, January 20, 1978

Portsmouth Swindon Town
E.Hand
 D.Moss, C.Kamara
Attendance:  11,647    



Lineups
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Phil FIGGINS
                 
Jimmy ALLAN
1
2
Phil ROBERTS  
                 
Andy FORD
2
3
Billy WILSON
                 
John TROLLOPE
3
4
Peter ELLIS
               
Chris KAMARA
4
5
Peter DENYER
                 
Roy CARTER
5
6
Eoin HAND  
               
Colin PROPHETT
6

7
Norman PIPER
               
David MOSS
7

8
David KEMP
                 
Ken STROUD
8
9
Paul GILCHRIST view STFC profile
                 
Chris GUTHRIE
9
10
Bobby STOKES
                 
Ray MCHALE
10
11
Mick MELLOWS
                 
David CUNNINGHAM
11
Substitutes
12
Matt POLLOCK
               
Russell LEWIS
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Results on Friday, January 20, 1978: League Table
 
  Portsmouth 1 - 2 Swindon Town  
  Tranmere Rovers 2 - 1 Hereford United  

Table as at Friday, January 20, 1978:
  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Tranmere Rovers 29 14 8 7 44 26 18 36 
2 Wrexham 25 13 8 4 42 27 15 34 
3 Cambridge United 27 14 6 7 50 36 14 34 
4 Gillingham 27 11 12 4 48 34 14 34 
5 Preston North End 26 11 9 6 34 23 11 31 
6 Peterborough United 25 10 10 5 21 18 3 30 
7 Colchester United 26 10 9 7 36 25 11 29 
8 Swindon Town 26 10 9 7 45 36 9 29 
9 Bury 26 9 11 6 33 32 1 29 
10 Shrewsbury Town 26 10 8 8 41 32 9 28 
11 Chesterfield 25 11 4 10 29 25 4 26 
12 Walsall 26 7 12 7 29 29 0 26 
13 Exeter City 26 9 7 10 31 32 -1 25 
14 Chester City 25 6 13 6 28 35 -7 25 
15 Carlisle United 25 7 10 8 33 33 0 24 
16 Rotherham United 25 7 8 10 31 38 -7 22 
17 Oxford United 27 7 8 12 35 43 -8 22 
18 Port Vale 26 5 12 9 27 37 -10 22 
19 Sheffield Wednesday 26 6 8 12 24 33 -9 20 
20 Lincoln City 25 5 10 10 26 36 -10 20 
21 Hereford United 27 5 10 12 20 35 -15 20 
22 Portsmouth 27 4 12 11 29 46 -17 20 
23 Plymouth Argyle 25 5 9 11 30 39 -9 19 
24 Bradford City 26 6 7 13 29 45 -16 19 

Key: Promotion places Relegation