Barclays League Division Two
Sunday, October 9, 1988

Swindon Town Chelsea
D.Shearer (85')
HT: 0-0 K.Dixon (68')
Attendance:  11,346 (1,526 away fans)    



 
England striker Kerry Dixon gives Chelsea the lead - but a late diving header from Duncan Shearer levels things up.




Lineups
1
Fraser DIGBY
                 
  Roger FREESTONE
1
2
David HOCKADAY
   68'             
  view STFC profileGareth HALL
2
3
Phil KING
                 
  Tony DORIGO
3
4
Tom JONES
   16'             
  Graham ROBERTS
4
5
Alan MCLOUGHLIN  
                 
Colin PATES
5
6
Jon GITTENS
                 
David LEE
6

7
Steve FOLEY
                 
Darren WOOD
7

8
Colin CALDERWOOD  
                 
  Peter NICHOLAS
8
9
Duncan SHEARER  
             
  Kerry DIXON
9
10
Steve WHITE
                 
  Kevin WILSON
10
11
Bobby BARNES
 72'
              
John BUMSTEAD
11
Substitutes
12
Ross MACLAREN
                 
  Billy DODDS
12
14
Leigh BARNARD

72' 
              
Jason CUNDY
14













Results on Sunday, October 9, 1988: League Table

 
  Swindon Town 1 - 1 Chelsea  

Table as at Sunday, October 9, 1988:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Watford 10 7 1 2 19 9 10 22 
2 Blackburn Rovers 9 6 2 1 18 9 9 20 
3 Ipswich Town 9 6 2 1 16 8 8 20 
4 Manchester City 10 5 2 3 16 13 3 17 
5 Barnsley 10 4 4 2 13 11 2 16 
6 Bradford City 10 4 4 2 11 9 2 16 
7 Portsmouth 10 4 3 3 18 15 3 15 
8 Swindon Town 9 3 5 1 14 10 4 14 
9 Plymouth Argyle 9 4 2 3 14 12 2 14 
10 Chelsea 10 3 4 3 12 11 1 13 
11 Oxford United 10 3 4 3 14 14 0 13 
12 Hull City 10 3 4 3 12 12 0 13 
13 Leicester City 10 3 4 3 12 14 -2 13 
14 Oldham Athletic 10 3 3 4 20 17 3 12 
15 AFC Bournemouth 9 3 3 3 8 9 -1 12 
16 Walsall 9 2 5 2 12 8 4 11 
17 Crystal Palace 9 2 5 2 14 12 2 11 
18 West Bromwich Albion 10 2 5 3 9 9 0 11 
19 Stoke City 10 2 5 3 9 13 -4 11 
20 Sunderland 9 2 4 3 9 12 -3 10 
21 Leeds United 9 1 3 5 6 13 -7
22 Birmingham City 9 2 0 7 9 24 -15
23 Shrewsbury Town 9 0 4 5 6 17 -11
24 Brighton and Hove Albion 9 1 0 8 7 17 -10

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation