Football League Division Three
S. Bates
Lineups
| Newport County | |
|---|---|
| 1Gary PLUMLEY | |
| 2Richard WALDEN | |
| 3John RELISH | |
| 4Grant DAVIES | |
| 5Steve WARRINER | |
| 6Tommy TYNAN | |
| 7Nigel VAUGHAN | |
| 8Steve LOWNDES | |
| 9Dave GWYTHER |  61' |
| 10Karl ELSEY | |
| 11Kevin MOORE | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12 UNKNOWN | |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Len ASHURST |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 30'40' | 1Jimmy ALLAN1 | 30'40' |
| 2Charlie HENRY2 | ||
| 3David PEACH3 | ||
| 4Chris KAMARA4 | ||
| 5Russell LEWIS5 | ||
| 6Ken STROUD6 | ||
| 7Ian MILLER7 | ||
| 8Roy CARTER8 | ||
| 30' | 9Andy ROWLAND9 | 30' |
| 10Roy GREENWOOD10 | ||
| 11Brian WILLIAMS11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 40' | 12Brian HUGHES12 | 40' |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| John TROLLOPE |
Results
Football League Division Three results on Friday December 26th, 1980:
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
2-3 | 
Chester
Chester
|
Brentford
Brentford
|
2-1 | 
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
3-2 | 
Burnley
Burnley
|
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
0-0 | 
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
Fulham
Fulham
|
2-1 | 
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-2 | 
Millwall
Millwall
|
Hull City
Hull City
|
1-2 | 
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
Newport County
Newport County
|
0-2 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
1-0 | 
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
0-2 | 
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
0-0 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Walsall
Walsall
|
2-2 | 
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
Table
Football League Division Three table after matches on Friday December 26th, 1980:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 32 |
| 5 |
Burnley
Burnley
|
26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 32 |
| 6 |
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 31 |
| 7 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 28 |
| 9 |
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 27 |
| 10 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 27 |
| 11 |
Chester
Chester
|
26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 |
Reading
Reading
|
24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 25 |
| 13 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
26 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 24 |
| 14 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
26 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
26 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
26 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 22 |
| 17 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 21 |
| 18 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
26 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 21 |
| 19 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 21 |
| 20 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
25 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 20 |
| 21 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
25 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 20 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
26 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 19 |
| 23 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 49 | -15 | 19 |
| 24 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
26 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 45 | -24 | 15 |
Match Programme
