Nationwide League Division One
Monday, April 24, 2000

Stockport County Swindon Town
I.Moore (18'), I.Lawson (51'), S.Connelly (57')
 HT: 1-0
Attendance:  5,362   Referee:  M. Dean



 
The Town's inevitable relegation is finally confirmed with a thumping defeat at Stockport - in a match where Town keeper Frank Talia also sees red.


Lineups
1
Carlo NASH
             68'   
Frank TALIA
1
2
Sean CONNELLY
               
Mark ROBINSON
2
3
Shane NICHOLSON
   72'       31'     
  Gareth HALL
3
5
Mike FLYNN
                60'
Alan REEVES
12
6
Martin TAYLOR
                 
Adam WILLIS
19
7
Kevin COOPER
 82'
               
Scott LEITCH
4
12
Ali GIBB
 73'
               
Michael MEAKER
11
17
Tony DINNING
                 
Lee COLLINS
16

8
Ian MOORE
              69'
Wayne GRAY
9

18
Ian LAWSON
               
Giuliano GRAZIOLI
10
25
Karim FRADIN
 82'
              46'
Charlie GRIFFIN
20
Substitutes
10
Chris BYRNE

82' 		            
46' 
Sol DAVIS
21
11
Colin WOODTHORPE
              
60' 
James WILLIAMS
32
24
Keith BRIGGS

73' 		               
Steve COWE
17
33
Kent BERGERSEN

82' 		               
Paul MCAREAVEY
30
13
Ian GRAY
              
69' 
Steve MILDENHALL
18













Results on Monday, April 24, 2000: League Table
 
  Barnsley 2 - 1 Norwich City  
  Birmingham City 2 - 0 Walsall  
  Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Charlton Athletic  
  Fulham 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest  
  Port Vale 1 - 2 Huddersfield Town  
  Portsmouth 2 - 2 Manchester City  
  Sheffield United 1 - 1 Crewe Alexandra  
  Stockport County 3 - 0 Swindon Town  
  Tranmere Rovers 1 - 1 Queens Park Rangers  
  West Bromwich Albion 2 - 1 Grimsby Town  

Table as at Monday, April 24, 2000:
  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Charlton Athletic 44 27 10 7 78 40 38 91 
2 Manchester City 44 24 11 9 73 39 34 83 
3 Barnsley 44 23 10 11 86 64 22 79 
4 Ipswich Town 43 22 12 9 65 41 24 78 
5 Birmingham City 44 22 10 12 65 43 22 76 
6 Huddersfield Town 44 21 11 12 62 44 18 74 
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 43 19 11 13 59 46 13 68 
8 Bolton Wanderers 43 18 13 12 63 48 15 67 
9 Fulham 44 16 16 12 46 38 8 64 
10 Queens Park Rangers 44 15 17 12 59 52 7 62 
11 Blackburn Rovers 44 15 16 13 52 45 7 61 
12 Norwich City 44 13 15 16 43 48 -5 54 
13 Tranmere Rovers 44 14 12 18 54 65 -11 54 
14 Portsmouth 44 14 11 19 54 61 -7 53 
15 Sheffield United 44 13 14 17 56 67 -11 53 
16 Stockport County 44 12 15 17 51 64 -13 51 
17 Nottingham Forest 44 12 14 18 48 53 -5 50 
18 Grimsby Town 44 13 11 20 40 65 -25 50 
19 Crystal Palace 43 11 15 17 53 64 -11 48 
20 Crewe Alexandra 44 13 9 22 43 64 -21 48 
21 West Bromwich Albion 44 9 18 17 41 60 -19 45 
22 Walsall 44 10 13 21 51 75 -24 43 
23 Port Vale 44 7 15 22 48 66 -18 36 
24 Swindon Town 44 8 11 25 35 73 -38 35 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation