Football League Division Three
Brighton and Hove Albion
4 - 0
4
A. Rollings (16'), I. Mellor (26', 65'), P. Ward (43')
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
0
D. Reeves
Lineups
1
GRUMMITT
GRUMMITT
2
TILER
TILER
3
CATTLIN
CATTLIN
4
HORTON
HORTON
5
ROLLINGS
ROLLINGS
6
CROSS
CROSS
7
TOWNER
TOWNER
8
WARD
WARD
9
MELLOR
MELLOR
10
PIPER
PIPER
11
O'SULLIVAN
O'SULLIVAN
1
ALLAN
ALLAN
2
DIXON
DIXON
3
TROLLOPE
TROLLOPE
4
STROUD
STROUD
5
AIZLEWOOD
AIZLEWOOD
6
PROPHETT
PROPHETT
7
TAYLOR
TAYLOR
8
O'BRIEN
O'BRIEN
9
SYRETT
SYRETT
10
McHALE
McHALE
11
ANDERSON
ANDERSON
| Brighton and Hove Albion | |
|---|---|
| 1Peter GRUMMITT | |
| 2Ken TILER | |
| 3Chris CATTLIN | |
| 4Brian HORTON | |
| 5Andy ROLLINGS | |
| 6Graham CROSS | |
| 7Tony TOWNER | 64' |
| 8Peter WARD | |
| 9Ian MELLOR | |
| 10Steve PIPER | |
| 11Peter O'SULLIVAN | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Gerry FELL | 64' |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN1 | ||
| 2Will DIXON2 | ||
| 3John TROLLOPE3 | ||
| 4Ken STROUD4 | ||
| 5Steve AIZLEWOOD5 | ||
| 6Colin PROPHETT6 | ||
| 46' | 7Tony TAYLOR7 | 46' |
| 8Gerry O'BRIEN8 | ||
| 9Dave SYRETT9 | ||
| 10Ray McHALE10 | ||
| 11Trevor ANDERSON11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 46' | 12David MOSS12 | 46' |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday November 6th, 1976:
|
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
4-0 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Bury
Bury
|
1-3 | 
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Chester
Chester
|
1-0 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
1-1 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
1-2 | 
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
3-1 | 
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
2-1 | 
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
0-1 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
3-0 | 
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
1-0 | 
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
York City
York City
|
1-0 | 
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday November 6th, 1976:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | 
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 20 |
| 3 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 17 |
| 9 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 |
Bury
Bury
|
15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 |
Reading
Reading
|
15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 |
Chester
Chester
|
15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 15 |
| 17 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 14 |
| 18 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 12 |
| 19 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 11 |
| 20 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 10 |
| 22 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 9 |
| 23 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 9 |
| 24 |
York City
York City
|
15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 9 |