Barclays League Division Two
Saturday, January 2, 1988

Birmingham City Swindon Town
G.Childs (35')
 HT: 0-0 B.Barnes (75')
Attendance:  7,829    



 
A superb solo goal from Bobby Barnes secures a point for Swindon at St. Andrews.


Lineups
1
Tony GODDEN
                 
Paul CRICHTON
1
2
Ray RANSON
                 
David HOCKADAY
2
3
Julian DICKS
   19'             
Phil KING
3
4
Brian ROBERTS
                76'
Chris KAMARA
4
5
Tommy WILLIAMS
           33'     
Jon GITTENS
5
6
John FRAIN
                 
  Colin CALDERWOOD
6

7
Des BREMNER  
               
Bobby BARNES
7

8
Gary CHILDS
              76'
Dave BAMBER
8
9
Steve WHITTON
                 
  Jimmy QUINN
9
10
Andy KENNEDY
                 
Steve FOLEY
10
11
Steve WIGLEY
                 
Tim PARKIN
11
Substitutes
12
Adrian BIRD
              
76' 
Steve WHITE
12
14
Ian HANDYSIDES
              
76' 
  Kieran O'REGAN
14













Results on Saturday, January 2, 1988: League Table
 
  Barnsley 1 - 3 Aston Villa  
  Birmingham City 1 - 1 Swindon Town  
  Bradford City 1 - 4 Stoke City  
  Huddersfield Town 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers  
  Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Millwall  
  Leicester City 4 - 4 Crystal Palace  
  Manchester City 1 - 3 Shrewsbury Town  
  Sheffield United 0 - 5 Oldham Athletic  
  West Bromwich Albion 1 - 0 Plymouth Argyle  

Table as at Saturday, January 2, 1988:
  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Aston Villa 28 14 10 4 45 24 21 52 
2 Crystal Palace 27 15 4 8 60 43 17 49 
3 Middlesbrough 27 14 7 6 37 20 17 49 
4 Millwall 28 15 4 9 47 35 12 49 
5 Blackburn Rovers 27 13 9 5 38 26 12 48 
6 Bradford City 28 14 6 8 42 35 7 48 
7 Ipswich Town 27 13 7 7 40 26 14 46 
8 Hull City 26 12 9 5 37 31 6 45 
9 Leeds United 27 12 8 7 37 32 5 44 
10 Manchester City 27 12 6 9 55 38 17 42 
11 Swindon Town 26 12 5 9 48 36 12 41 
12 Barnsley 26 10 6 10 40 36 4 36 
13 Plymouth Argyle 28 10 6 12 43 43 0 36 
14 Stoke City 28 10 6 12 33 38 -5 36 
15 Birmingham City 28 9 8 11 29 42 -13 35 
16 Oldham Athletic 27 8 7 12 32 37 -5 31 
17 AFC Bournemouth 27 8 7 12 36 43 -7 31 
18 Sheffield United 28 7 6 15 30 50 -20 27 
19 West Bromwich Albion 28 7 5 16 32 48 -16 26 
20 Shrewsbury Town 28 5 10 13 26 40 -14 25 
21 Leicester City 26 6 6 14 33 41 -8 24 
22 Reading 26 5 6 15 28 48 -20 21 
23 Huddersfield Town 28 4 8 16 30 66 -36 20 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation