Nationwide League Division One
Wednesday, August 28, 1996

Swindon Town Oldham Athletic
W.Allison (59')
HT: 0-0
Attendance:  8,025   Referee:  D. Orr



 
Wayne Allison's downward header is enough to register the Town's first win of the season against Oldham.




Lineups
1
Frank TALIA
                 
Jon HALLWORTH
1
2
Frédéric DARRAS
   63'             
  Gunnar HALLE
2
3
Jason DRYSDALE
                 
Carl SERRANT
3
4
Scott LEITCH
                 
Nick HENRY
4
5
Mark SEAGRAVES
           90'     
Craig FLEMING
5
6
Ian CULVERHOUSE
                 
Steve REDMOND
6
7
Mark ROBINSON
                87'
David BERESFORD
7

8
Kevin WATSON
           30'     
Lee RICHARDSON
8

9
Steve COWE
                 
Sean MCCARTHY
9
10
Wayne ALLISON
         61'    64'
  Ţorvaldur ÖRLYGSSON
10
11
Kevin HORLOCK  
           83'     
Paul RICKERS
11
Substitutes
12
Peter THORNE
              
64' 
Nicky BANGER
12
13
Paul ALLEN
              
87' 
Martin PEMBERTON
13
14
Steve FINNEY
                 
Richard GRAHAM
14













Results on Wednesday, August 28, 1996: League Table

 
  Barnsley 3 - 0 Reading  
  Stoke City 1 - 0 Bradford City  
  Swindon Town 1 - 0 Oldham Athletic  
  Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 1 Queens Park Rangers  

Table as at Wednesday, August 28, 1996:

  TEAM P W D L F A GS Pts 
1 Barnsley 3 3 0 0 8 2 8
2 Stoke City 3 3 0 0 5 2 5
3 Tranmere Rovers 3 2 1 0 6 3 6
4 Bolton Wanderers 3 2 1 0 5 2 5
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 2 1 0 5 2 5
6 Queens Park Rangers 3 2 1 0 5 3 5
7 Norwich City 3 2 0 1 4 3 4
8 Ipswich Town 3 1 1 1 6 4 6
9 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 5 4 5
10 Crystal Palace 3 1 1 1 3 2 3
11 Swindon Town 3 1 1 1 2 3 2
12 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 6 3 6
13 Bradford City 3 1 0 2 3 3 3
14 Huddersfield Town 2 1 0 1 3 3 3
15 Portsmouth 3 1 0 2 3 5 3
16 Reading 3 1 0 2 3 8 3
17 Manchester City 3 1 0 2 2 3 2
18 West Bromwich Albion 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
19 Port Vale 3 0 2 1 2 4 2
20 Sheffield United 2 0 1 1 4 5 4
21 Grimsby Town 3 0 1 2 4 7 4
22 Charlton Athletic 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
23 Southend United 3 0 1 2 1 7 1
24 Oldham Athletic 3 0 0 3 2 6 2

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation