Barclays League Division Two
Saturday, September 5, 1987

Middlesbrough Swindon Town
A.Stephens (5'), B.Slaven (83')
 HT: 1-2 D.Bamber (27'), J.Quinn (37'), L.Barnard (60')
Attendance:  9,342    



Lineups
1
Steve PEARS
                 
Fraser DIGBY
1
2
Gary GILL
 46'
               
David HOCKADAY
2
3
Colin COOPER  
           29'     
Phil KING
3
4
Tony MOWBRAY
                 
Chris KAMARA
4
5
Gary PARKINSON
           68'     
Tim PARKIN
5
6
Gary PALLISTER  
                 
  Colin CALDERWOOD
6

7
Bernie SLAVEN  
             
Dave BAMBER
7

8
Archie STEPHENS
   25'           
  Kieran O'REGAN
8
9
Gary HAMILTON
               
  Jimmy QUINN
9
10
Paul KERR
                 
Steve FOLEY
10
11
Stuart RIPLEY  
 72'
             
Leigh BARNARD
11
Substitutes
12
Alan KERNAGHAN  

46' 		               
Charlie HENRY
12
14
Paul PROUDLOCK

72' 		               
Steve WHITE
14













Results on Saturday, September 5, 1987: League Table
 
  Barnsley 2 - 1 Plymouth Argyle  
  Birmingham City 0 - 6 Crystal Palace  
  Bradford City 3 - 1 Millwall  
  Hull City 2 - 1 AFC Bournemouth   
  Ipswich Town 1 - 0 Leeds United  
  Leicester City 0 - 2 Aston Villa  
  Manchester City 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers  
  Middlesbrough 2 - 3 Swindon Town  
  Reading 3 - 0 Oldham Athletic  
  Sheffield United 0 - 0 Stoke City  
  West Bromwich Albion 2 - 1 Shrewsbury Town  

Table as at Saturday, September 5, 1987:
  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Barnsley 6 4 1 1 9 7 2 13 
2 Plymouth Argyle 6 3 1 2 10 5 5 10 
3 Bradford City 5 3 1 1 7 3 4 10 
4 Hull City 6 2 4 0 9 7 2 10 
5 Swindon Town 5 3 1 1 7 5 2 10 
6 Blackburn Rovers 6 3 1 2 9 8 1 10 
7 Ipswich Town 6 2 3 1 4 2 2 9 
8 Leeds United 6 2 3 1 3 2 1 9 
9 Crystal Palace 5 2 2 1 14 7 7 8 
10 Stoke City 6 2 2 2 4 6 -2 8 
11 Reading 4 2 1 1 4 1 3 7 
12 Millwall 5 2 1 2 8 7 1 7 
13 AFC Bournemouth 5 2 1 2 6 5 1 7 
14 Birmingham City 5 2 1 2 6 10 -4 7 
15 Manchester City 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5 
16 Aston Villa 5 1 2 2 5 6 -1 5 
17 Shrewsbury Town 5 1 2 2 2 3 -1 5 
18 Oldham Athletic 6 1 2 3 4 9 -5 5 
19 Sheffield United 5 1 1 3 3 5 -2 4 
20 Middlesbrough 5 1 1 3 5 8 -3 4 
21 West Bromwich Albion 5 1 1 3 4 7 -3 4 
22 Leicester City 5 1 0 4 2 6 -4 3 
23 Huddersfield Town 4 0 2 2 5 11 -6 2 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation