Football League Division Three
Saturday, December 5, 1981

Swindon Town Bristol City

HT: 0-0
Attendance:  6,949   Referee:  J. Martin



 
Hooligans clash on the terraces - causing the match to be held up for eighteen minutes - on the pitch, the relegation threatened local rivals play out a goalless draw.




Lineups
1
Jimmy ALLAN
                 
  Jan MÖLLER
1
2
Kevin BADDELEY
                 
Paul STEVENS
2
3
Gary WILLIAMS
                 
Gary WILLIAMS
3
4
Brian HUGHES
                 
Peter AITKEN
4
5
Russell LEWIS
                 
  Terry BOYLE
5
6
Mike GRAHAM
                 
Alan NICHOLLS
6

7
Gary EMMANUEL
                 
Peter DEVINE
7

8
Roy CARTER
                 
Jimmy MANN
8
9
Andy ROWLAND
                 
Ricky CHANDLER
9
10
Paul RIDEOUT
                 
  Mick HARFORD
10
11
Howard PRITCHARD  
                 
Trevor TAINTON
11
Substitutes
12
Roy GREENWOOD
                 
Chris GARLAND
12













Results on Saturday, December 5, 1981: League Table

 
  Bristol Rovers 1 - 2 Fulham  
  Burnley 2 - 1 Oxford United  
  Chester 1 - 1 Southend United  
  Doncaster Rovers 0 - 0 Portsmouth  
  Exeter City 0 - 3 Chesterfield  
  Gillingham 1 - 4 Walsall  
  Huddersfield Town 0 - 0 Plymouth Argyle  
  Millwall 1 - 2 Carlisle United  
  Preston North End 1 - 3 Brentford  
  Reading 3 - 2 Lincoln City  
  Swindon Town 0 - 0 Bristol City  
  Wimbledon 2 - 3 Newport County  

Table as at Saturday, December 5, 1981:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Chesterfield 18 10 4 4 27 13 14 34 
2 Walsall 18 9 5 4 25 13 12 32 
3 Carlisle United 18 10 2 6 27 21 6 32 
4 Southend United 18 9 2 7 23 18 5 29 
5 Fulham 18 8 5 5 27 23 4 29 
6 Gillingham 18 9 2 7 28 27 1 29 
7 Brentford 18 8 4 6 21 15 6 28 
8 Millwall 18 8 4 6 26 21 5 28 
9 Oxford United 18 8 4 6 24 20 4 28 
10 Doncaster Rovers 18 8 4 6 24 21 3 28 
11 Reading 18 8 4 6 23 25 -2 28 
12 Bristol Rovers 18 7 4 7 26 26 0 25 
13 Exeter City 18 7 4 7 33 39 -6 25 
14 Lincoln City 18 6 5 7 27 24 3 23 
15 Huddersfield Town 18 6 5 7 23 22 1 23 
16 Newport County 18 6 5 7 23 23 0 23 
17 Portsmouth 18 5 7 6 20 21 -1 22 
18 Burnley 18 5 7 6 23 26 -3 22 
19 Swindon Town 18 6 4 8 22 26 -4 22 
20 Bristol City 18 5 6 7 18 22 -4 21 
21 Plymouth Argyle 18 5 4 9 20 24 -4 19 
22 Chester 18 3 7 8 13 24 -11 16 
23 Preston North End 18 3 6 9 15 27 -12 15 
24 Wimbledon 18 3 4 11 19 36 -17 13 

Key: Promotion Relegation