



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN | |
| 2Charlie HENRY | |
| 3Roy WALSH | |
| 4Chris KAMARA | |
| 5Russell LEWIS | |
| 6Ken STROUD | ![]() |
| 7Ian MILLER | |
| 8Roy CARTER | 88' |
| 9Andy ROWLAND | |
| 10Roy GREENWOOD | |
| 11Brian WILLIAMS | 80' |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Paul RIDEOUT | 88' |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| John TROLLOPE |
| Reading | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Steve DEATH1 | ||
| 2Jerry WILLIAMS2 | ||
| 3Alan LEWIS3 | ||
| 4Richie BOWMAN4 | ||
| 46' | 5Martin HICKS5 | 46' |
| 6Steve HETZKE6 | ||
| 7Pat EARLES7 | ||
| 8Mike KEARNEY8 | ||
| 9Kerry DIXON9 | ||
| 10Roger JOSLYN10 | ||
| 11Lawrie SANCHEZ11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 46' | 12Neil WEBB12 | 46' |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Maurice EVANS |
Football League Division Three results on Saturday January 24th, 1981:
Brentford
Brentford
|
4-0 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
Chester
Chester
|
0-1 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
1-0 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
1-0 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
3-0 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
3-3 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
3-1 |
Reading
Reading
|
Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday January 24th, 1981:
| 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
|
28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 24 | 42 |
| 2 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 41 |
| 3 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
31 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 39 |
| 4 |
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 20 | 26 | 38 |
| 5 |
Burnley
Burnley
|
28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 35 |
| 6 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 34 |
| 7 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 34 |
| 8 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 31 |
| 9 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 |
Reading
Reading
|
29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 30 |
| 11 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
31 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 |
Chester
Chester
|
31 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 29 |
| 13 |
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 28 |
| 14 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
29 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 40 | -7 | 28 |
| 15 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
31 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 27 |
| 17 |
Gillingham
Gillingham
|
30 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 26 |
| 18 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
29 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 24 |
| 19 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
28 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 24 |
| 20 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 24 |
| 21 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
29 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 43 | -10 | 23 |
| 22 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
29 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 22 |
| 23 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 55 | -20 | 19 |
| 24 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
28 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 53 | -30 | 15 |