



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Tom McALISTER | |
| 2Charlie HENRY | |
| 3David PEACH | |
| 4Chris KAMARA | |
| 5Russell LEWIS | |
| 6Ken STROUD | |
| 7Ian MILLER | |
| 8Roy CARTER | |
| 9Andy ROWLAND | |
| 10Roy GREENWOOD | |
| 11Brian HUGHES | 72' |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Paul RIDEOUT | 72' |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| John TROLLOPE |
| Plymouth Argyle | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Geoff CRUDGINGTON1 | ||
| 2Chris HARRISON2 | ||
| 3Tyrone JAMES3 | ||
| 4Kevin HODGES4 | ||
| 5George FOSTER5 | ||
| 6Forbes PHILLIPSON-MASTERS6 | ||
| 7Donal MURPHY7 | ||
| 8David KEMP8 | ||
| 9John SIMS9 | ||
| 10Brian BASON10 | ||
| 11Colin RANDELL11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12Brian JOHNSON12 | ||
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Bobby SAXTON |
Football League Division Three results on Saturday December 27th, 1980:
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
3-0 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Burnley
Burnley
|
4-1 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
1-1 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
Chester
Chester
|
2-1 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
2-1 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
2-2 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
5-0 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
0-0 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
Reading
Reading
|
0-1 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
3-0 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
0-0 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
3-0 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday December 27th, 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
|
26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 20 | 22 | 38 |
| 2 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 37 |
| 3 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 |
Burnley
Burnley
|
27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 |
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 33 |
| 6 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 32 |
| 7 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 29 |
| 9 |
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 28 |
| 10 |
Chester
Chester
|
27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 27 |
| 12 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
27 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 |
Reading
Reading
|
25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
27 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 25 |
| 15 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
27 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 23 |
| 17 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
26 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 22 |
| 18 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
26 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 22 |
| 19 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 22 |
| 20 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
27 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 21 |
| 21 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 21 |
| 22 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
26 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 20 |
| 23 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 19 |
| 24 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
27 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 50 | -29 | 15 |