| Barclays League Division Two Saturday, October 1, 1988 |
| Watford |
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Swindon Town |
| R.Holden (16'), G.Porter (58') |
HT: 1-2 | D.Shearer (15'), B.Barnes (37'), T.Jones (71') |
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| Attendance: 11,657 | |||
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| After a thunderbolt from Duncan Shearer gives Swindon the lead, they are twice pegged back by second-placed Watford - but Tom Jones nets a winner with twenty minutes remaining. |
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27' | 90' |
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 84' |
90' |
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Results on Saturday, October 1, 1988: |
| Birmingham City | 3 - 5 | Barnsley |
| Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 - 1 | Leeds United |
| Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Leicester City |
| Crystal Palace | 4 - 1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Hull City | 0 - 0 | Walsall |
| Manchester City | 1 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Oxford United | 4 - 1 | Shrewsbury Town |
| Stoke City | 2 - 1 | AFC Bournemouth |
| Sunderland | 3 - 2 | Oldham Athletic |
| Watford | 2 - 3 | Swindon Town |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town |
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