Football League Division Three
A. Saunders
Lineups
| Rotherham United | |
|---|---|
| 1Ray MOUNTFORD | |
| 2Gerry FORREST | |
| 3Ken TILER | |
| 4Mark RHODES | |
| 5John GREEN | |
| 6John BRECKIN | |
| 7Mick GOODING | |
| 8Billy McEWAN | |
| 9Dave GWYTHER | |
| 10Rodney FERN | |
| 11Richard FINNEY | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12 UNKNOWN | |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN1 | ||
| 2John TEMPLEMAN2 | ||
| 70' | 3Russell LEWIS3 | 70' |
| 4Ray McHALE4 | ||
| 5Billy TUCKER5 | ||
| 6Ken STROUD6 | ||
| 7Ian MILLER7 | ||
| 8Roy CARTER8 | ||
| 9Andy ROWLAND9 | ||
| 10Alan MAYES10 | ||
| 11Brian WILLIAMS11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 70' | 12Chris KAMARA12 | 70' |
Results
Football League Division Three results on Saturday September 8th, 1979:
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
1-0 | 
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
1-2 | 
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Chester
Chester
|
1-1 | 
Millwall
Millwall
|
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
3-0 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
1-0 | 
Bury
Bury
|
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
1-0 | 
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Hull City
Hull City
|
3-1 | 
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
4-0 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
3-0 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
0-2 | 
Brentford
Brentford
|
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
|
1-0 | 
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday September 8th, 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 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 3 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |
Chester
Chester
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 |
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 |
Bury
Bury
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | 
Southend United
Southend United
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 |
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 |
| 20 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 23 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 2 |
| 24 |
Reading
Reading
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 2 |