Barclays League Division Two
Saturday, March 23, 1991

Swindon Town Brighton and Hove Albion
D.Shearer (37')
HT: 1-1 C.Walker (6'), R.Codner (55' pen), G.Nelson (85')
Attendance:  7,342   Referee:  R. Dilkes



 
Garry Nelson enjoys his return to the County Ground - setting up one and scoring another, as Brighton's 3-1 win leaves financially stricken Swindon five points off the relegation zone.




Lineups
1
Fraser DIGBY
                 
Perry DIGWEED
1
2
David KERSLAKE
                 
John CRUMPLIN
2
3
Tony FINNIGAN
                 
Steve GATTING
3
4
Micky HAZARD
                 
Dean WILKINS
4
5
Jon GITTENS
                 
Colin PATES
5
6
Colin CALDERWOOD  
                 
Gary CHIVERS
6

7
Tom JONES
                70'
  John ROBINSON
7

8
Duncan SHEARER  
               
  John BYRNE
8
9
Steve WHITE
 67'
            
view STFC profileGarry NELSON
9
10
Ross MACLAREN
   73'           
Robert CODNER
10
11
Steve FOLEY
 46'
            
Clive WALKER
11
Substitutes
12
Fitzroy SIMPSON  

46' 
              
Ian CHAPMAN
12
14
Néstor LORENZO  

67' 
           
70' 
Derek MCGRATH
14













Results on Saturday, March 23, 1991: League Table

 
  Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 Oldham Athletic  
  Bristol City 1 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers  
  Charlton Athletic 0 - 1 Port Vale  
  Hull City 0 - 0 West Ham United  
  Middlesbrough 1 - 2 Watford  
  Notts County 0 - 2 Leicester City  
  Oxford United 2 - 0 Barnsley  
  Portsmouth 0 - 1 Newcastle United  
  Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 1 Bristol Rovers  
  Swindon Town 1 - 3 Brighton and Hove Albion  
  West Bromwich Albion 0 - 1 Millwall  

Table as at Saturday, March 23, 1991:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Oldham Athletic 35 20 9 6 67 40 27 69 
2 West Ham United 35 19 12 4 47 23 24 69 
3 Sheffield Wednesday 34 17 14 3 62 35 27 65 
4 Brighton and Hove Albion 35 17 6 12 55 55 0 57 
5 Middlesbrough 36 16 8 12 55 37 18 56 
6 Millwall 36 15 11 10 52 38 14 56 
7 Bristol City 36 16 6 14 54 51 3 54 
8 Notts County 34 14 10 10 51 46 5 52 
9 Barnsley 33 13 10 10 49 34 15 49 
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 11 16 9 51 47 4 49 
11 Newcastle United 34 12 12 10 35 36 -1 48 
12 Bristol Rovers 37 12 11 14 47 48 -1 47 
13 Ipswich Town 34 11 13 10 45 50 -5 46 
14 Charlton Athletic 36 11 12 13 45 47 -2 45 
15 Oxford United 36 10 15 11 57 60 -3 45 
16 Port Vale 36 12 8 16 46 52 -6 44 
17 Plymouth Argyle 36 9 14 13 43 55 -12 41 
18 Swindon Town 36 9 13 14 47 52 -5 40 
19 Blackburn Rovers 36 11 7 18 39 49 -10 40 
20 Leicester City 36 11 6 19 48 69 -21 39 
21 Portsmouth 37 9 10 18 42 60 -18 37 
22 West Bromwich Albion 36 8 11 17 40 49 -9 35 
23 Hull City 36 8 11 17 48 73 -25 35 
24 Watford 36 6 13 17 32 51 -19 31 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation