Nationwide League Division One
Saturday, August 16, 1997

Reading Swindon Town

HT: 0-1 C.Hay (17')
Attendance:  9,338    



 
Chris Hay's first goal for the Town wins the Thames Valley derby at Reading - the last one played at Elm Park.




Lineups
1
Steve MAUTONE
                 
Fraser DIGBY
1
2
Martyn BOOTY
 71'
              
Frédéric DARRAS
2
3
Steve SWALES
                 
Jason DRYSDALE
3
4
Dariusz WDOWCZYK  
   19'             
Scott LEITCH
4
5
Keith MCPHERSON
                 
Mark SEAGRAVES
5
6
Linvoy PRIMUS
                 
  Alan MCDONALD
6
7
Andy BERNAL  
           8'     
Mark ROBINSON
7

8
Paul HOLSGROVE
 75'
             84'
Philippe CUERVO
8

9
Carl ASABA
              46'
Chris HAY
9
10
Lee HODGES
 60'
              
Wayne ALLISON
10
11
Jamie LAMBERT
   79'             
Ty GOODEN
11
Substitutes
12
Michael MEAKER view STFC profile

71' 
90'          
46'66'
Steve FINNEY
12
13
Neville ROACH

60' 
           
84' 
Darren BULLOCK
13
14
Byron GLASGOW

75' 
           
66' 
  Mark WALTERS
14













Results on Saturday, August 16, 1997: League Table

 
  Charlton Athletic 3 - 2 Oxford United  
  Crewe Alexandra 2 - 3 West Bromwich Albion  
  Portsmouth 3 - 1 Port Vale  
  Reading 0 - 1 Swindon Town  
  Stockport County 0 - 0 Bury  
  Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 - 0 Sheffield United  

Table as at Saturday, August 16, 1997:

  TEAM P W D L F A GS Pts 
1 Nottingham Forest 2 2 0 0 5 1 5
2 West Bromwich Albion 2 2 0 0 5 3 5
3 Swindon Town 2 2 0 0 3 0 3
4 Portsmouth 2 1 1 0 5 3 5
5 Sheffield United 2 1 1 0 2 0 2
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 1 1 0 2 0 2
7 Bradford City 2 1 1 0 2 1 2
8 Oxford United 2 1 0 1 4 3 4
9 Charlton Athletic 2 1 0 1 4 4 4
10 Sunderland 2 1 0 1 3 3 3
11 Tranmere Rovers 2 1 0 1 3 3 3
12 Birmingham City 1 1 0 0 2 0 2
13 Middlesbrough 1 1 0 0 2 1 2
14 Bury 2 0 2 0 1 1 1
15 Manchester City 2 0 1 1 3 5 3
16 Queens Park Rangers 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
17 Reading 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
18 Stockport County 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
19 Ipswich Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
20 Stoke City 2 0 1 1 0 2 0
21 Crewe Alexandra 2 0 0 2 2 5 2
22 Port Vale 2 0 0 2 1 4 1
23 Norwich City 2 0 0 2 1 6 1
24 Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation