Nationwide League Division Two
Saturday, October 26, 2002

Swindon Town Mansfield Town
S.Parkin (21'), É.Sabin (46')
HT: 1-1 L.Lawrence (2')
Attendance:  4,136 (213 away fans)   Referee:  P. Crossley



 
The crowd are still calling for Andy King's head - but after the thumping of Southend in midweek in the LDV Trophy, goals from Sam Parkin and Eric Sabin give the Town a crucial league win after Liam Lawrence gives Mansfield an early lead.




Lineups
1
Bart GRIEMINK
                 
Arjan VAN HEUSDEN
29
6
Andy GURNEY
           35'     
Jamie CLARKE
12
19
Matt HEYWOOD
                 
Neil MOORE
5
22
Alan REEVES
                 
Mark LEVER
25
11
David DUKE
                 
Tony VAUGHAN
19
4
Matt HEWLETT
                 
Craig DISLEY
10
10
Stefani MIGLIORANZI
 77'
             56'
Neil MACKENZIE
4
3
Johnnie JACKSON
                 
Lee WILLIAMSON
8

8
Jimmy DAVIS
 77'
            
Liam LAWRENCE
7

9
Sam PARKIN
               
Colin LITTLE
9
14
Éric SABIN  
   61'     55'     
Scott SELLARS
20
Substitutes
2
Gareth EDDS
              
56' 
Wayne CORDEN
11
5
Adam WILLIS
                 
Danny BACON
16
17
Danny INVINCIBILE

77' 
              
Mark HURST
23
25
Steve ROBINSON

77' 
              
Danny HOLYOAK
24
18
Craig FARR
                 
Jason WHITE
30













Results on Saturday, October 26, 2002: League Table

 
  Barnsley 1 - 1 Wycombe Wanderers  
  Cardiff City 4 - 0 Tranmere Rovers  
  Chesterfield 0 - 0 Notts County  
  Huddersfield Town 1 - 1 Colchester United  
  Luton Town 1 - 1 Wigan Athletic  
  Northampton Town 1 - 2 Cheltenham Town  
  Peterborough United 1 - 3 Bristol City  
  Plymouth Argyle 1 - 3 Blackpool  
  Port Vale 1 - 2 Crewe Alexandra  
  Queens Park Rangers 1 - 2 Oldham Athletic  
  Stockport County 2 - 3 Brentford  
  Swindon Town 2 - 1 Mansfield Town  

Table as at Saturday, October 26, 2002:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Wigan Athletic 15 9 4 2 27 12 15 31 
2 Cardiff City 15 9 4 2 24 12 12 31 
3 Bristol City 15 10 0 5 30 15 15 30 
4 Oldham Athletic 15 9 3 3 24 10 14 30 
5 Crewe Alexandra 15 8 4 3 23 11 12 28 
6 Queens Park Rangers 15 8 3 4 27 16 11 27 
7 Blackpool 15 8 3 4 23 14 9 27 
8 Brentford 15 7 4 4 19 19 0 25 
9 Chesterfield 15 7 3 5 15 17 -2 24 
10 Luton Town 15 6 4 5 26 23 3 22 
11 Wycombe Wanderers 15 5 4 6 20 22 -2 19 
12 Plymouth Argyle 15 5 4 6 20 23 -3 19 
13 Tranmere Rovers 15 6 1 8 14 26 -12 19 
14 Port Vale 15 5 3 7 20 25 -5 18 
15 Stockport County 15 5 2 8 18 20 -2 17 
16 Huddersfield Town 15 4 5 6 13 18 -5 17 
17 Notts County 15 3 7 5 19 21 -2 16 
18 Northampton Town 15 4 4 7 14 20 -6 16 
19 Colchester United 15 4 4 7 11 17 -6 16 
20 Barnsley 15 4 4 7 15 24 -9 16 
21 Swindon Town 15 4 2 9 15 23 -8 14 
22 Peterborough United 15 3 4 8 18 21 -3 13 
23 Cheltenham Town 15 3 4 8 16 23 -7 13 
24 Mansfield Town 15 3 2 10 20 39 -19 11 

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation