Endsleigh Insurance League Division Two
Saturday, April 20, 1996

Blackpool Swindon Town
A.Barlow (61')
HT: 0-1 K.Horlock (15')
Attendance:  9,175    



 
After a whole season spent at the top of the table, Swindon wrap up automatic promotion with four games to spare, drawing 1-1 in a top-of-the-table clash at Bloomfield Road - whilst off the pitch, Steve McMahon clashes with Blackpool boss Sam Allardyce. Includes footage of the after match celebrations.




Lineups
1
Eric NIXON
                 
Fraser DIGBY
1
2
Marvin BRYAN
                 
Ian CULVERHOUSE
2
3
Andy BARLOW
               
  Paul BODIN
3
4
David LINIGHAN
                 
David PREECE
4
5
Mickey MELLON
           38'    86'
Paul ALLEN
5
6
James QUINN  
   36'             
Shaun TAYLOR
6
7
Jason LYDIATE
                 
Mark ROBINSON
7

8
Mark BONNER
                23'
Scott LEITCH
8

9
Lee PHILPOTT
 68'
             90'
Peter THORNE
9
10
Andy WATSON
                 
Wayne ALLISON
10
11
Andy PREECE
               
  Kevin HORLOCK
11
Substitutes
12
Phil BROWN view STFC profile
              
86' 
Mark SEAGRAVES
12
13
Colin PASCOE  
              
23' 
Wayne O'SULLIVAN
13
14
Tony ELLIS

68' 
           
90' 
Steve COWE
14













Peter Thorne and Scott Leitch celebrate Kevin Horlock's goal at Blackpool, that ultimately clinched promotion.
Horlock scores at Blackpool



Results on Saturday, April 20, 1996: League Table

 
  AFC Bournemouth 0 - 0 Walsall  
  Blackpool 1 - 1 Swindon Town  
  Bradford City 2 - 1 Chesterfield  
  Brighton and Hove Albion 1 - 0 Carlisle United  
  Bristol City 0 - 2 Oxford United  
  Crewe Alexandra 0 - 2 Rotherham United  
  Notts County 1 - 1 Burnley  
  Peterborough United 0 - 0 Bristol Rovers  
  Shrewsbury Town 2 - 1 Brentford  
  Stockport County 3 - 0 York City  
  Wrexham 5 - 0 Hull City  
  Wycombe Wanderers 0 - 1 Swansea City  

Table as at Saturday, April 20, 1996:

  TEAM P W D L F A GS Pts 
1 Swindon Town 42 23 15 4 65 31 65 84 
2 Blackpool 44 22 13 9 64 38 64 79 
3 Oxford United 43 21 11 11 64 38 64 74 
4 Notts County 43 19 15 9 57 37 57 72 
5 Crewe Alexandra 43 21 7 15 73 55 73 70 
6 Wrexham 44 17 16 11 75 53 75 67 
7 Bradford City 43 20 6 17 65 65 65 66 
8 Stockport County 43 18 12 13 59 45 59 66 
9 Chesterfield 42 18 12 12 53 46 53 66 
10 Bristol Rovers 43 18 10 15 54 57 54 64 
11 Wycombe Wanderers 44 14 15 15 58 57 58 57 
12 Walsall 42 15 12 15 50 42 50 57 
13 Bristol City 44 14 15 15 50 55 50 57 
14 AFC Bournemouth 44 15 10 19 49 68 49 55 
15 Brentford 44 14 13 17 40 47 40 55 
16 Shrewsbury Town 43 13 14 16 56 60 56 53 
17 Rotherham United 43 13 14 16 49 57 49 53 
18 Peterborough United 43 12 13 18 55 59 55 49 
19 York City 42 12 13 17 55 67 55 49 
20 Burnley 42 12 13 17 51 63 51 49 
21 Swansea City 44 10 14 20 41 74 41 44 
22 Carlisle United 43 10 13 20 53 67 53 43 
23 Brighton and Hove Albion 43 10 10 23 43 62 43 40 
24 Hull City 43 5 16 22 33 69 33 31 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation