Football League Division Three
Swansea City
1 - 2
1
J. Toshack (??')
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
2
C. Bates (44'), P. Gilchrist (51')
D.W. Civil
Lineups
| Swansea City | |
|---|---|
| 1Geoff CRUDGINGTON | |
| 2Wyndham EVANS | |
| 3Tommy SMITH | |
| 4Leighton PHILLIPS | |
| 5Nigel STEVENSON | |
| 6Jeremy CHARLES | |
| 7John TOSHACK | |
| 8Robbie JAMES | |
| 9Alan CURTIS | |
| 10Alan WADDLE | |
| 11Ian CALLAGHAN | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Danny BARTLEY | |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Chris OGDEN1 | ||
| 2John McLAUGHLIN2 | ||
| 3Andy FORD3 | ||
| 4Ray McHALE4 | ||
| 5Steve AIZLEWOOD5 | ||
| 6Ken STROUD6 | ||
| 7Ian MILLER7 | ||
| 8Roy CARTER8 | ||
| 9Paul GILCHRIST9 | ||
| 10Chic BATES10 | ||
| 11Chris KAMARA11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12Brian WILLIAMS12 | ||
Results
Football League Division Three results on Tuesday December 26th, 1978:
Brentford
Brentford
|
2-1 | 
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Bury
Bury
|
3-2 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
Chester
Chester
|
1-2 | 
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
3-3 | 
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
3-1 | 
Walsall
Walsall
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-0 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
Hull City
Hull City
|
3-0 | 
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
2-0 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
0-1 | 
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
|
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
1-2 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
0-2 | 
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
Watford
Watford
|
2-2 | 
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Tuesday December 26th, 1978:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Watford
Watford
|
22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 31 |
| 2 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 |
Swansea City
Swansea City
|
22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 28 |
| 4 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 |
Chester
Chester
|
21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 21 |
| 13 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 21 |
| 14 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 20 |
| 16 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 19 |
| 18 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 18 |
| 19 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
22 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 18 |
| 21 |
Bury
Bury
|
20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 17 |
| 22 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
22 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 17 |
| 23 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 13 |
| 24 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
21 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 39 | -24 | 10 |
Match Programme
