Football League Cup
First Round - First Leg
Swindon Town
3 - 2
3
K. Stroud (24'), H. Goddard (75'), D. Syrett (85')
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
2
D. Christie (??'), J. Gregory (??')
K. Stroud (24'), H. Goddard (75'), D. Syrett (85')
(HT: 1-0)
Attendance: 6,353
Attendance: 6,353
D. Christie (??'), J. Gregory (??')
L.F. Burden
Lineups
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN | |
| 2John McLAUGHLIN | |
| 3Tony TAYLOR | |
| 4Ken STROUD | |
| 5Steve AIZLEWOOD | |
| 6Colin PROPHETT | |
| 7Don ROGERS | |
| 8Will DIXON | |
| 9Howard GODDARD | |
| 10Gerry O'BRIEN | |
| 11Trevor ANDERSON | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Dave SYRETT | |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Danny WILLIAMS |
| Northampton Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Alan STARLING1 | ||
| 2John GREGORY2 | ||
| 3Barry TUCKER3 | ||
| 4Billy BEST4 | ||
| 5Stuart ROBERTSON5 | ||
| 6Don MARTIN6 | ||
| 7Derrick CHRISTIE7 | ||
| 8Andy McGOWAN8 | ||
| 9Jim HALL9 | ||
| 10Steve PHILLIPS10 | ||
| 11Paul STRATFORD11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12John FARRINGTON12 | ||
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Pat CRERAND |
Results
Football League Cup results on Saturday August 14th, 1976:
AFC Bournemouth
Bournemouth
|
0-0 | 
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
1-1 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Bradford City
Bradford
|
1-1 | 
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
Bury
Bury
|
2-1 | 
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
2-1 | 
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
|
Chester
Chester
|
2-0 | 
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
3-1 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
2-1 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
2-2 | 
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers
|
1-1 | 
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
0-3 | 
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Halifax Town
Halifax Town
|
0-0 | 
Darlington
Darlington
|
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
2-0 | 
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
|
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
2-0 | 
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
2-1 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
1-0 | 
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
|
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
0-1 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
1-1 | 
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
Reading
Reading
|
2-3 | 
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
Rochdale
Rochdale
|
0-1 | 
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn
|
Southend United
Southend United
|
1-1 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Southport
Southport
|
1-2 | 
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
4-1 | 
Newport County
Newport County
|
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
3-2 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
Watford
Watford
|
1-1 | 
Brentford
Brentford
|
Workington
Workington
|
0-0 | 
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
York City
York City
|
0-0 | 
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
Match Programme
