Football League Division Three
R. Lewis
Lineups
| Colchester United | |
|---|---|
| 1Mike WALKER | |
| 2Mike PACKER | |
| 3Eddie ROWLES | |
| 4Steve LESLIE | |
| 5Steve WIGNALL | |
| 6Ray BUNKELL | |
| 7Bobby HODGE | |
| 8Bobby GOUGH | |
| 9Steve FOLEY | |
| 10Trevor LEE | |
| 11Ian ALLINSON | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12 UNKNOWN | |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Bobby ROBERTS |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN1 | ||
| 2John TEMPLEMAN2 | ||
| 19' | 3Andy FORD3 | 19' |
| 4Ray McHALE4 | ||
 | 5Billy TUCKER5 | |
| 6Ken STROUD6 | ||
| 7Ian MILLER7 | ||
| 8Roy CARTER8 | ||
| 9Andy ROWLAND9 | ||
| 10Alan MAYES10 | ||
| 11Brian WILLIAMS11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 19' | 12Russell LEWIS12 | 19' |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Bobby SMITH |
Results
Football League Division Three results on Friday August 31st, 1979:
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
2-3 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Friday August 31st, 1979:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 
Chester
Chester
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 
Millwall
Millwall
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | 
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | 
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | 
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | 
Bury
Bury
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | 
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 | 
Hull City
Hull City
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 | 
Reading
Reading
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 20 | 
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 |
| 21 | 
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 22 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
| 23 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 24 | 
Brentford
Brentford
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
Match Programme
