Football League Division Three
Saturday, October 31, 1981

Gillingham Swindon Town
D.White (54')
 HT: 0-0
Attendance:  8,410   Referee:  M. Dimblebee



Lineups
1
Ron HILLYARD
                 
Jimmy ALLAN
1
2
John SHARPE
                 
Charlie HENRY
2
3
Andy FORD view STFC profile
                 
David PEACH
3
4
Steve BRUCE
                 
Brian HUGHES
4
5
Mark WEATHERLY
                 
Russell LEWIS
5
6
Richie BOWMAN
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Mike GRAHAM
6

7
Colin POWELL
                 
Roy CARTER
7

8
Colin DUNCAN
                 
Gary EMMANUEL
8
9
Dean WHITE
               
Andy ROWLAND
9
10
Trevor LEE
                 
Paul RIDEOUT
10
11
Ken PRICE
                 
Gary WILLIAMS
11
Substitutes
12
Frank OVARD
              
80' 
Steve ABBLEY
12













Results on Saturday, October 31, 1981: League Table
 
  Brentford 0 - 0 Burnley  
  Bristol City 0 - 0 Chesterfield  
  Chester 2 - 3 Reading  
  Doncaster Rovers 4 - 2 Bristol Rovers  
  Fulham 1 - 1 Portsmouth  
  Gillingham 1 - 0 Swindon Town  
  Huddersfield Town 1 - 2 Millwall  
  Newport County 2 - 0 Carlisle United  
  Oxford United 1 - 1 Lincoln City  
  Preston North End 1 - 0 Southend United  
  Walsall 0 - 1 Plymouth Argyle  
  Wimbledon 1 - 1 Exeter City  

Table as at Saturday, October 31, 1981:
  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Doncaster Rovers 12 8 2 2 20 9 11 26 
2 Gillingham 13 8 2 3 24 16 8 26 
3 Chesterfield 13 7 3 3 18 9 9 24 
4 Reading 13 7 2 4 16 16 0 23 
5 Walsall 13 6 3 4 15 9 6 21 
6 Swindon Town 13 6 3 4 21 16 5 21 
7 Fulham 13 6 3 4 21 17 4 21 
8 Oxford United 13 6 3 4 15 13 2 21 
9 Millwall 13 6 2 5 21 18 3 20 
10 Carlisle United 13 6 2 5 18 17 1 20 
11 Newport County 13 5 4 4 18 14 4 19 
12 Southend United 13 6 1 6 15 15 0 19 
13 Bristol Rovers 13 5 3 5 20 22 -2 18 
14 Exeter City 13 5 3 5 25 30 -5 18 
15 Bristol City 13 4 5 4 15 15 0 17 
16 Brentford 13 4 4 5 12 12 0 16 
17 Huddersfield Town 13 4 4 5 17 18 -1 16 
18 Lincoln City 13 3 5 5 18 18 0 14 
19 Portsmouth 13 3 5 5 16 18 -2 14 
20 Preston North End 13 2 6 5 10 16 -6 12 
21 Burnley 13 2 5 6 14 20 -6 11 
22 Chester 12 2 5 5 10 18 -8 11 
23 Wimbledon 13 2 3 8 12 26 -14 9 
24 Plymouth Argyle 13 2 2 9 12 21 -9 8 

Key: Promotion Relegation