Football League Division Three
Lincoln City
3 - 1
3
P. Graham (40'), P. Hubbard (67'), D. Booth (77')
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
1
C. Guthrie (16')
J. Sewell
Lineups
1
GROTIER
GROTIER
2
NEALE
NEALE
3
LEIGH
LEIGH
4
BOOTH
BOOTH
5
CROMBIE
CROMBIE
6
WIGGINTON
WIGGINTON
7
HUBBARD
HUBBARD
8
FLEMING
FLEMING
9
GRAHAM
GRAHAM
10
SMITH
SMITH
11
HARDING
HARDING
1
ALLAN
ALLAN
2
McLAUGHLIN
McLAUGHLIN
3
TROLLOPE
TROLLOPE
4
STROUD
STROUD
5
AIZLEWOOD
AIZLEWOOD
6
PROPHETT
PROPHETT
7
GILLIGAN
GILLIGAN
8
KAMARA
KAMARA
9
GUTHRIE
GUTHRIE
10
McHALE
McHALE
11
CUNNINGHAM
CUNNINGHAM
| Lincoln City | |
|---|---|
| 1Peter GROTIER | |
| 2Phil NEALE | |
| 3Dennis LEIGH | |
| 4Dennis BOOTH | |
| 5Dean CROMBIE | |
| 6Clive WIGGINTON | |
| 7Phil HUBBARD | |
| 8John FLEMING | |
| 9Peter GRAHAM | |
| 10Dave SMITH | |
| 11Alan HARDING | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Terry COOPER | |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| George KERR |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN1 | ||
 4' | 2John McLAUGHLIN2 | 4' |
| 3John TROLLOPE3 | ||
| 4Ken STROUD4 | ||
| 5Steve AIZLEWOOD5 | ||
| 6Colin PROPHETT6 | ||
| 7Gus GILLIGAN7 | ||
| ~70' | 8Chris KAMARA8 | ~70' |
| 9Chris GUTHRIE9 | ||
| 10Ray McHALE10 | |
| 11Dave CUNNINGHAM11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| ~70' | 12Andy FORD12 | ~70' |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Danny WILLIAMS |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday October 8th, 1977:
Bradford City
Bradford
|
1-1 | 
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
Bury
Bury
|
0-0 | 
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
|
2-0 | 
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
Chester
Chester
|
1-1 | 
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
0-0 | 
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
0-1 | 
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
2-1 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
|
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
3-1 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
1-0 | 
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
1-0 | 
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
3-0 | 
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
1-1 | 
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday October 8th, 1977:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 |
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 |
Bury
Bury
|
11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 |
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
|
11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 |
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 16 |
Chester
Chester
|
12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 11 |
| 17 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 10 |
| 18 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 21 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 8 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 7 |