Football League Division Three
Saturday, September 6, 1980

Sheffield United Swindon Town
T.Kenworthy (41' pen), M.Peters (80'), M.Trusson (84')
 HT: 1-0
Attendance:  12,089   Referee:  R. Toseland



 
World Cup winner Martin Peters nets as the Blades register a comfortable victory over the Town, shown on Match of the Day.


Lineups
1
Derek RICHARDSON
                 
Jimmy ALLAN
1
2
John CUTBUSH
                 
Russell LEWIS
2
3
Stewart HOUSTON  
                 
David PEACH
3
4
Tony KENWORTHY
               
Chris KAMARA
4
5
John MACPHAIL
                 
Andy ROLLINGS
5
6
John MATTHEWS
                 
Roy CARTER
6

7
Les TIBBOTT
                 
Ian MILLER
7

8
Mike TRUSSON
               
  Bryan HAMILTON
8
9
Barry BUTLIN
                48'
Andy ROWLAND
9
10
Bob HATTON
                 
Alan MAYES
10
11
Martin PETERS  
 85'
             
Roy GREENWOOD
11
Substitutes
12
Paul GARNER

85' 		            
48' 
Charlie HENRY
12













Results on Saturday, September 6, 1980: League Table
 
  Burnley 1 - 0 Colchester United  
  Chester 1 - 0 Exeter City  
  Gillingham 3 - 2 Newport County  
  Huddersfield Town 4 - 1 Reading  
  Hull City 0 - 1 Walsall  
  Millwall 2 - 0 Charlton Athletic  
  Oxford United 0 - 3 Chesterfield  
  Plymouth Argyle 4 - 1 Carlisle United  
  Portsmouth 0 - 2 Brentford  
  Rotherham United 2 - 0 Barnsley  
  Sheffield United 3 - 0 Swindon Town  

Table as at Saturday, September 6, 1980:
  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Sheffield United 5 4 0 1 10 2 8 8 
2 Portsmouth 5 4 0 1 8 4 4 8 
3 Exeter City 5 3 1 1 11 6 5 7 
4 Plymouth Argyle 5 2 3 0 9 4 5 7 
5 Charlton Athletic 5 3 1 1 8 5 3 7 
6 Chesterfield 5 3 0 2 7 4 3 6 
7 Reading 5 3 0 2 9 8 1 6 
8 Brentford 5 3 0 2 8 7 1 6 
9 Fulham 5 2 2 1 8 7 1 6 
10 Blackpool 5 2 2 1 5 5 0 6 
11 Newport County 5 2 1 2 10 8 2 5 
12 Huddersfield Town 5 1 3 1 7 5 2 5 
13 Millwall 5 2 1 2 5 4 1 5 
14 Gillingham 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 5 
15 Walsall 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 5 
16 Rotherham United 5 1 3 1 5 5 0 5 
17 Barnsley 5 2 1 2 6 7 -1 5 
18 Burnley 5 2 1 2 4 6 -2 5 
19 Chester 5 2 0 3 2 4 -2 4 
20 Hull City 5 0 3 2 5 7 -2 3 
21 Oxford United 5 1 1 3 2 6 -4 3 
22 Colchester United 5 0 2 3 3 9 -6 2 
23 Carlisle United 5 0 1 4 3 13 -10 1 
24 Swindon Town 5 0 0 5 5 14 -9 0 

Key: Promotion Relegation