Nationwide League Division Two
Sunday, October 21, 2001

Swindon Town Cardiff City

HT: 0-1 R.Earnshaw (36'), J.Bowen (46'), G.Kavanagh (80')
Attendance:  8,373   Referee:  C.J. Foy



 
Neil Ruddock is sent off, as the Bluebirds easily sweep to victory in this live televised match.




Lineups
1
Bart GRIEMINK
                 
  Neil ALEXANDER
1
11
David DUKE
   16'             
  Rhys WESTON
2
16
Neil RUDDOCK  
   22' 60'           
Spencer PRIOR
5
22
Alan REEVES
                 
  Danny GABBIDON
6
6
Andy GURNEY
   63'            84'
Mike SIMPKINS
19
20
Paul EDWARDS
               
  Graham KAVANAGH
8
8
Bobby HOWE
         31'     
  Jason BOWEN
11
4
Matt HEWLETT
   55'             
Willie BOLAND
12

25
Steve ROBINSON
                76'
Paul BRAYSON
14

10
Giuliano GRAZIOLI
 68'
            
  Rob EARNSHAW
10
17
Danny INVINCIBILE
                79'
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32
Substitutes
9
Jo KUFFOUR
              
84' 
  Andy LEGG
3
19
Matt HEYWOOD
                 
Des HAMILTON
4
27
Paul MCAREAVEY
              
76' 
Josh LOW
7
29
Nathan EDWARDS

68' 
              
Scott YOUNG
18
15
Richard MCKINNEY
              
79' 
Gavin GORDON
20













Results on Sunday, October 21, 2001: League Table

 
  Port Vale 1 - 1 Stoke City  
  Swindon Town 0 - 3 Cardiff City  

Table as at Sunday, October 21, 2001:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Brentford 13 8 4 1 24 11 13 28 
2 Brighton and Hove Albion 14 8 4 2 21 11 10 28 
3 Bristol City 14 7 4 3 22 13 9 25 
4 Stoke City 12 7 2 3 16 6 10 23 
5 Peterborough United 14 7 2 5 23 16 7 23 
6 Wycombe Wanderers 14 6 5 3 18 13 5 23 
7 Oldham Athletic 14 6 4 4 29 21 8 22 
8 Colchester United 14 7 1 6 24 22 2 22 
9 Tranmere Rovers 14 6 3 5 25 21 4 21 
10 Queens Park Rangers 14 6 3 5 18 15 3 21 
11 Reading 13 6 2 5 15 14 1 20 
12 Huddersfield Town 14 6 2 6 16 16 0 20 
13 Swindon Town 13 5 4 4 15 16 -1 19 
14 Blackpool 13 5 3 5 21 25 -4 18 
15 Cardiff City 12 4 5 3 18 14 4 17 
16 AFC Bournemouth 14 4 4 6 15 23 -8 16 
17 Port Vale 14 4 3 7 21 23 -2 15 
18 Notts County 13 4 3 6 17 22 -5 15 
19 Chesterfield 14 3 5 6 16 20 -4 14 
20 Cambridge United 14 3 4 7 15 24 -9 13 
21 Northampton Town 14 4 1 9 13 25 -12 13 
22 Wrexham 12 3 3 6 18 28 -10 12 
23 Wigan Athletic 12 2 3 7 14 20 -6
24 Bury 13 2 2 9 10 25 -15

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation