Barclays League Division Two
Saturday, October 1, 1988

Watford Swindon Town
R.Holden (16'), G.Porter (58')
HT: 1-2 D.Shearer (15'), B.Barnes (37'), T.Jones (71')
Attendance:  11,657    



 
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.




Lineups
1
Tony COTON
                 
Fraser DIGBY
1
2
Nigel GIBBS
                 
David HOCKADAY
2
3
Willie FALCONER
           86'     
Phil KING
3
4
Kenny JACKETT  
   73'           
Tom JONES
4
5
David HOLDSWORTH
                 
Tim PARKIN
5
6
John MCCLELLAND  
           14'     
Jon GITTENS
6

7
Iwan ROBERTS  
 84'
              
Steve FOLEY
7

8
Paul WILKINSON
           57'     
  Colin CALDERWOOD
8
9
Dave BAMBER view STFC profile
               
  Duncan SHEARER
9
10
Gary PORTER
         27'    90'
Steve WHITE
10
11
Rick HOLDEN
             
Bobby BARNES
11
Substitutes
12
Tim SHERWOOD view STFC profile 
                 
Ross MACLAREN
12
14
Glyn HODGES  

84' 
           
90' 
Charlie HENRY
14













Results on Saturday, October 1, 1988: League Table

 
  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  

Table as at Saturday, October 1, 1988:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Ipswich Town 7 5 2 0 15 6 9 17 
2 Blackburn Rovers 7 5 1 1 12 4 8 16 
3 Watford 8 5 1 2 15 8 7 16 
4 Bradford City 8 4 3 1 9 5 4 15 
5 Manchester City 8 4 2 2 12 11 1 14 
6 Portsmouth 8 3 3 2 15 10 5 12 
7 Swindon Town 7 3 3 1 12 8 4 12 
8 Oxford United 8 3 3 2 12 11 1 12 
9 Oldham Athletic 8 3 2 3 17 12 5 11 
10 AFC Bournemouth 7 3 2 2 8 8 0 11 
11 West Bromwich Albion 8 2 4 2 8 7 1 10 
12 Barnsley 8 2 4 2 10 10 0 10 
13 Chelsea 8 2 3 3 9 10 -1
14 Hull City 8 2 3 3 7 9 -2
15 Leicester City 8 2 3 3 9 12 -3
16 Stoke City 8 2 3 3 7 11 -4
17 Walsall 7 1 5 1 10 6 4
18 Crystal Palace 7 1 5 1 8 7 1
19 Plymouth Argyle 7 2 2 3 10 11 -1
20 Sunderland 7 1 4 2 7 9 -2
21 Leeds United 7 1 3 3 5 10 -5
22 Brighton and Hove Albion 7 1 0 6 7 15 -8
23 Shrewsbury Town 7 0 3 4 5 14 -9
24 Birmingham City 7 1 0 6 8 23 -15

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