Today League Division Three
Tuesday, September 30, 1986

Middlesbrough Swindon Town
B.Laws (37')
HT: 1-0
Attendance:  9,221   Referee:  A. Robinson



 
Brian Laws nets the only goal of the game to keep Middlesbrough at the top of the table.



 
Brian Laws nets the only goal of the game to keep Middlesbrough at the top of the table.



1
DIGBY
2
RAMSEY
3
HOCKADAY
4
KAMARA
5
PARKIN
6
CALDERWOOD
7
BAMBER
8
JONES
9
WADE
10
GILLIGAN
11
BARNARD

Lineups
1
Steve PEARS
                 
Fraser DIGBY
1
2
Brian LAWS
               
Chris RAMSEY
2
3
Colin COOPER  
                 
David HOCKADAY
3
4
Tony MOWBRAY
                 
Chris KAMARA
4
5
Gary PARKINSON
                 
Tim PARKIN
5
6
Gary PALLISTER  
                 
  Colin CALDERWOOD
6

7
Bernie SLAVEN  
                 
Dave BAMBER
7

8
Archie STEPHENS
                 
Mark JONES
8
9
Gary HAMILTON
                 
Bryan WADE
9
10
Gary GILL
                80'
Jimmy GILLIGAN
10
11
Stuart RIPLEY  
                 
Leigh BARNARD
11
Substitutes
12
Alan KERNAGHAN  
              
80' 
Peter COYNE
12













Results on Tuesday, September 30, 1986: League Table

 
  Blackpool 2 - 0 Port Vale  
  Bolton Wanderers 1 - 2 Chesterfield  
  Brentford 0 - 2 Bury  
  Bristol City 1 - 1 Darlington  
  Mansfield Town 1 - 0 Gillingham  
  Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Swindon Town  
  Notts County 3 - 0 Bristol Rovers  
  Rotherham United 0 - 2 Wigan Athletic  
  Walsall 1 - 1 Fulham  
  York City 2 - 0 AFC Bournemouth   

Table as at Tuesday, September 30, 1986:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Middlesbrough 8 5 3 0 14 6 8 18 
2 York City 8 5 1 2 13 10 3 16 
3 Blackpool 8 4 3 1 19 9 10 15 
4 AFC Bournemouth 8 4 3 1 11 7 4 15 
5 Notts County 8 4 2 2 14 9 5 14 
6 Gillingham 7 4 2 1 8 3 5 14 
7 Doncaster Rovers 7 4 1 2 14 9 5 13 
8 Mansfield Town 8 3 4 1 9 7 2 13 
9 Bristol City 8 3 3 2 12 8 4 12 
10 Bristol Rovers 8 3 2 3 8 8 0 11 
11 Chesterfield 8 3 2 3 9 12 -3 11 
12 Newport County 7 3 1 3 15 14 1 10 
13 Fulham 8 2 4 2 13 13 0 10 
14 Darlington 8 3 1 4 14 18 -4 10 
15 Port Vale 8 2 3 3 12 13 -1
16 Bury 8 2 3 3 11 13 -2
17 Wigan Athletic 8 3 0 5 12 15 -3
18 Swindon Town 7 2 2 3 10 13 -3
19 Brentford 8 2 2 4 9 13 -4
20 Bolton Wanderers 8 2 0 6 13 16 -3
21 Carlisle United 7 1 3 3 7 13 -6
22 Rotherham United 8 1 2 5 4 9 -5
23 Chester City 6 0 4 2 6 9 -3
24 Walsall 7 1 1 5 9 19 -10

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation