Football League Division Three
Saturday, September 29, 1979

Swindon Town Grimsby Town
R.McHale (28' pen), R.Carter (58'), A.Mayes (61')
HT: 1-0
Attendance:  6,825   Referee:  A. Seville



Lineups
1
Jimmy ALLAN
                 
Nigel BATCH
1
2
Russell LEWIS
                 
David MOORE
2
3
John TEMPLEMAN
                 
Kevin MOORE
3
4
Ray MCHALE
               
  Joe WATERS
4
5
Billy TUCKER
                 
Clive WIGGINTON
5
6
Ken STROUD
                 
Dean CROMBIE
6

7
Ian MILLER
                 
Mike BROLLY
7

8
Roy CARTER
              61'
Tony FORD
8
9
Andy ROWLAND
                 
Gary LIDDELL
9
10
Alan MAYES
               
Bobby MITCHELL
10
11
Brian WILLIAMS
                 
Bobby CUMMING
11
Substitutes
12
Chic BATES
              
61' 
Kevin KILMORE
12













Results on Saturday, September 29, 1979: League Table

 
  Blackburn Rovers 0 - 3 Rotherham United  
  Brentford 2 - 0 Southend United  
  Bury 1 - 2 Wimbledon  
  Carlisle United 2 - 2 Chester  
  Chesterfield 2 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday  
  Colchester United 0 - 0 Barnsley  
  Gillingham 1 - 0 Exeter City  
  Millwall 3 - 2 Hull City  
  Plymouth Argyle 2 - 2 Blackpool  
  Reading 1 - 0 Mansfield Town  
  Sheffield United 3 - 1 Oxford United  
  Swindon Town 3 - 0 Grimsby Town  

Table as at Saturday, September 29, 1979:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Sheffield United 9 6 1 2 19 12 7 13 
2 Rotherham United 9 6 0 3 19 12 7 12 
3 Millwall 9 4 4 1 18 12 6 12 
4 Swindon Town 9 5 1 3 18 13 5 11 
5 Gillingham 8 4 3 1 11 7 4 11 
6 Blackpool 9 5 1 3 18 17 1 11 
7 Oxford United 8 4 2 2 17 9 8 10 
8 Brentford 8 4 2 2 10 9 1 10 
9 Colchester United 9 4 2 3 9 11 -2 10 
10 Chesterfield 9 4 1 4 15 13 2
11 Sheffield Wednesday 9 3 3 3 14 13 1
12 Hull City 9 2 5 2 10 10 0
13 Reading 9 3 3 3 9 12 -3
14 Barnsley 9 4 1 4 6 9 -3
15 Southend United 8 3 2 3 9 9 0
16 Carlisle United 9 3 2 4 10 11 -1
17 Grimsby Town 9 3 2 4 12 14 -2
18 Chester 9 2 4 3 13 16 -3
19 Wimbledon 9 3 1 5 7 12 -5
20 Blackburn Rovers 9 1 4 4 7 10 -3
21 Plymouth Argyle 9 2 2 5 12 16 -4
22 Exeter City 9 3 0 6 9 18 -9
23 Bury 9 2 1 6 8 11 -3
24 Mansfield Town 9 2 1 6 11 15 -4

Key: Promotion Relegation