Endsleigh Insurance League Division Two
Tuesday, April 23, 1996

Chesterfield Swindon Town
J.Hewitt (30')
HT: 1-2 S.Cowe (26'), P.Thorne (31'), W.Allison (79')
Attendance:  5,523   Referee:  D. Allison



 
After taking the lead on 26 minutes through Steve Cowe, Chesterfield equalise just four minutes later - their celebrations are short-lived though, as Peter Thorne scores almost directly after the restart. With eleven minutes left on the clock, Wayne Allison strikes to wrap up the victory, and seal the Division Two championship for Swindon.




Lineups
1
Billy MERCER
                 
Fraser DIGBY
1
2
Chris PERKINS
                 
Ian CULVERHOUSE
2
3
Lee ROGERS
                 
  Paul BODIN
3
4
Tommy CURTIS
                 
Wayne O'SULLIVAN
4
5
Mark WILLIAMS  
                 
Mark SEAGRAVES
5
6
Nicky LAW
                 
Shaun TAYLOR
6
7
Phil ROBINSON
                 
Mark ROBINSON
7

8
Junior MCDOUGALD
              90'
Steve COWE
8

9
Tony LORMOR
               
Peter THORNE
9
10
Jamie HEWITT
             
Wayne ALLISON
10
11
Sean DYCHE
                 
  Kevin HORLOCK
11
Substitutes
12
Ian HATHAWAY
              
90' 
Martin LING
12
13
Jon HOWARD
                 
Alex SMITH
13
14
Des HAZEL  
                 
Lee COLLINS
14













In the Chesterfield dressing rooms, the Town team celebrate winning the Second Division championship.
Celebrations at Chesterfield



Results on Tuesday, April 23, 1996: League Table

 
  Burnley 0 - 1 Bristol Rovers  
  Carlisle United 2 - 0 York City  
  Chesterfield 1 - 3 Swindon Town  
  Notts County 2 - 1 Brighton and Hove Albion  
  Oxford United 6 - 0 Shrewsbury Town  
  Rotherham United 2 - 0 Stockport County  
  Walsall 3 - 0 Hull City  

Table as at Tuesday, April 23, 1996:

  TEAM P W D L F A GS Pts 
1 Swindon Town 43 24 15 4 68 32 68 87 
2 Blackpool 44 22 13 9 64 38 64 79 
3 Oxford United 44 22 11 11 70 38 70 77 
4 Notts County 44 20 15 9 59 38 59 75 
5 Crewe Alexandra 43 21 7 15 73 55 73 70 
6 Wrexham 44 17 16 11 75 53 75 67 
7 Bristol Rovers 44 19 10 15 55 57 55 67 
8 Bradford City 43 20 6 17 65 65 65 66 
9 Stockport County 44 18 12 14 59 47 59 66 
10 Chesterfield 43 18 12 13 54 49 54 66 
11 Walsall 43 16 12 15 53 42 53 60 
12 Wycombe Wanderers 44 14 15 15 58 57 58 57 
13 Bristol City 44 14 15 15 50 55 50 57 
14 Rotherham United 44 14 14 16 51 57 51 56 
15 AFC Bournemouth 44 15 10 19 49 68 49 55 
16 Brentford 44 14 13 17 40 47 40 55 
17 Shrewsbury Town 44 13 14 17 56 66 56 53 
18 Peterborough United 43 12 13 18 55 59 55 49 
19 York City 43 12 13 18 55 69 55 49 
20 Burnley 43 12 13 18 51 64 51 49 
21 Carlisle United 44 11 13 20 55 67 55 46 
22 Swansea City 44 10 14 20 41 74 41 44 
23 Brighton and Hove Albion 44 10 10 24 44 64 44 40 
24 Hull City 44 5 16 23 33 72 33 31 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation