Barclays League Division Two
Saturday, August 26, 1989

Oldham Athletic Swindon Town
R.Palmer (67', 81')
HT: 0-1 A.McLoughlin (6'), D.Shearer (49')
Attendance:  5,531    



Lineups
1
Andy RHODES
                 
Fraser DIGBY
1
2
Denis IRWIN  
                 
Leigh BARNARD
2
3
Earl BARRETT  
                 
Phil KING
3
4
Roger PALMER
             
  Alan MCLOUGHLIN
4
5
Ian MARSHALL
 59'
              
Tim PARKIN
5
6
Andy HOLDEN  
                 
  Colin CALDERWOOD
6

7
Neil ADAMS
 46'
              
  Tony GALVIN
7

8
Andy RITCHIE
              68'
  Duncan SHEARER
8
9
Frankie BUNN
                 
Steve WHITE
9
10
Mike MILLIGAN  
                 
Ross MACLAREN
10
11
Rick HOLDEN
                 
  Fitzroy SIMPSON
11
Substitutes
12
Nick HENRY

46' 
              
Nicky SUMMERBEE
12
14
Andy BARLOW

59' 
           
68' 
  Ossie ARDILES
14













Results on Saturday, August 26, 1989: League Table

 
  AFC Bournemouth 5 - 4 Hull City  
  Barnsley 1 - 0 Brighton and Hove Albion  
  Leeds United 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers  
  Leicester City 2 - 2 Newcastle United  
  Oldham Athletic 2 - 2 Swindon Town  
  Oxford United 1 - 1 Watford  
  Port Vale 2 - 1 West Bromwich Albion  
  Portsmouth 0 - 0 Stoke City  
  Sheffield United 2 - 0 Ipswich Town  
  West Ham United 3 - 2 Plymouth Argyle  
  Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 1 Bradford City  

Table as at Saturday, August 26, 1989:

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

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation