Barclays League Division Two
Saturday, March 30, 1991

Swindon Town Newcastle United
M.Hazard (26' pen), D.Shearer (50'), C.Calderwood (76')
HT: 1-1 G.Peacock (43'), M.Quinn (71')
Attendance:  9,309   Referee:  R. Hamer



 
In a ding-dong battle, Colin Calderwood's goal gives the Town a 3-2 win over Newcastle - but in the boardroom after the game, discussions take place to take Town boss Ossie Ardiles to Tyneside.




Lineups
1
Fraser DIGBY
           86'     
John BURRIDGE
1
2
David KERSLAKE
                 
Steve WATSON
2
3
Adrian VIVEASH
                 
Mark STIMSON
3
4
Micky HAZARD
               
  Roy AITKEN
4
5
Néstor LORENZO  
                 
Kevin SCOTT
5
6
Colin CALDERWOOD  
         65'     
  John ANDERSON
6

7
Tom JONES
           26'     
Kevin DILLON
7

8
Duncan SHEARER  
             
Gavin PEACOCK
8
9
Paul RIDEOUT
 88'
      33'     
Micky QUINN
9
10
Ross MACLAREN
                 
Andy HUNT
10
11
Steve FOLEY
                 
Kevin BROCK
11
Substitutes
12
Steve WHITE

88' 
              
  Mark MCGHEE
12
14
Tony FINNIGAN
                 
Darren BRADSHAW
14













Results on Saturday, March 30, 1991: League Table

 
  Barnsley 1 - 0 Plymouth Argyle  
  Bristol Rovers 1 - 3 Brighton and Hove Albion  
  Charlton Athletic 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion  
  Leicester City 1 - 2 Millwall  
  Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Ipswich Town  
  Notts County 4 - 1 Blackburn Rovers  
  Oxford United 1 - 0 Hull City  
  Port Vale 0 - 0 Watford  
  Portsmouth 4 - 1 Bristol City  
  Swindon Town 3 - 2 Newcastle United  
  Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday  

Table as at Saturday, March 30, 1991:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Oldham Athletic 36 20 10 6 68 41 27 70 
2 West Ham United 36 19 13 4 48 24 24 70 
3 Sheffield Wednesday 35 17 14 4 64 38 26 65 
4 Brighton and Hove Albion 36 18 6 12 58 56 2 60 
5 Millwall 37 16 11 10 54 39 15 59 
6 Middlesbrough 37 16 9 12 56 38 18 57 
7 Notts County 35 15 10 10 55 47 8 55 
8 Bristol City 37 16 6 15 55 55 0 54 
9 Barnsley 34 14 10 10 50 34 16 52 
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 12 16 9 54 49 5 52 
11 Charlton Athletic 37 12 12 13 47 47 0 48 
12 Oxford United 37 11 15 11 58 60 -2 48 
13 Newcastle United 35 12 12 11 37 39 -2 48 
14 Bristol Rovers 38 12 11 15 48 51 -3 47 
15 Ipswich Town 35 11 14 10 46 51 -5 47 
16 Port Vale 37 12 9 16 46 52 -6 45 
17 Swindon Town 37 10 13 14 50 54 -4 43 
18 Plymouth Argyle 37 9 14 14 43 56 -13 41 
19 Blackburn Rovers 37 11 7 19 40 53 -13 40 
20 Portsmouth 38 10 10 18 46 61 -15 40 
21 Leicester City 37 11 6 20 49 71 -22 39 
22 West Bromwich Albion 37 8 11 18 40 51 -11 35 
23 Hull City 37 8 11 18 48 74 -26 35 
24 Watford 37 6 14 17 32 51 -19 32 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation