Football League Division Three
Tuesday, September 29, 1981

Swindon Town Chesterfield
B.Hughes (26')
HT: 1-1 A.Crawford (43'), J.Ridley (51')
Attendance:  5,365   Referee:  A. Robinson



 
Though the Town take the lead midway through the first half through a fine Bryan Hughes strike, Chesterfield come from behind to win 2-1 at the County Ground.




Lineups
1
Jimmy ALLAN
                 
John TURNER
1
2
Charlie HENRY
                 
Gary BELLAMY
2
3
Kevin BADDELEY
 77'
              
Sean O'NEILL
3
4
Brian HUGHES
               
Colin TARTT
4
5
Russell LEWIS
                 
Bill GREEN
5
6
Mike GRAHAM
               
John RIDLEY
6

7
Roy CARTER
                85'
Dave WINDRIDGE
7

8
Gary WILLIAMS
                 
Martin HENDERSON
8
9
Andy ROWLAND
                 
Phil BONNYMAN
9
10
Roy GREENWOOD
                 
Andy KOWALSKI
10
11
Steve ABBLEY
               
Alan CRAWFORD
11
Substitutes
12
Howard PRITCHARD  

77' 
           
85' 
Phil WALKER
12













Results on Tuesday, September 29, 1981: League Table

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

Table as at Tuesday, September 29, 1981:

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

Key: Promotion Relegation