Match Centre

Saturday March 6th, 1982

Football League Division Three

Swindon Town

5 - 2

5

T. Parkin (31' o.g.), P. Rideout (55', 69'), R. Carter (61' pen), C. Henry (89')

Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers

2

T. Parkin (30'), A. Stephens (63')
T. Parkin (31' o.g.), P. Rideout (55', 69'), R. Carter (61' pen), C. Henry (89')
(HT: 1-1)

Attendance: 6,689

T. Parkin (30'), A. Stephens (63')
C. Downey
County Ground, Swindon

Videos


Future Town player Tim Parkin gives Rovers the lead, but he equalises with an own goal just a minute later - and ex-Swindon hardman Brian Williams concedes a penalty then gets himself sent off, as a 5-2 win over Rovers moves the Town clear of the dropzone. The headlines are made off the pitch though, as a police officer is injured and 29 people are arrested in violent clashes between the supporters.

Results


Football League Division Three results on Saturday March 6th, 1982:

Bristol City Bristol City 0-2 Oxford United Oxford United
Exeter City Exeter City 2-1 Burnley Burnley
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town 2-0 Gillingham Gillingham
Lincoln City Lincoln City 1-0 Brentford Brentford
Millwall Millwall 0-2 Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Carlisle United Carlisle United
Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0 Walsall Walsall
Reading Reading 2-1 Preston North End Preston North End
Swindon Town Swindon 5-2 Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers

Table


Football League Division Three table after matches on Saturday March 6th, 1982:

Pos. Team P Home Away TOTAL
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
1 Chesterfield Chesterfield 29 9 4 2 23 12 6 2 6 16 15 15 6 8 39 27 12 51
2 Carlisle United Carlisle United 27 11 2 1 25 10 4 2 7 12 16 15 4 8 37 26 11 49
3 Fulham Fulham 27 7 5 1 23 11 6 4 4 19 16 13 9 5 42 27 15 48
4 Oxford United Oxford United 27 7 3 3 17 10 6 4 4 20 17 13 7 7 37 27 10 46
5 Burnley Burnley 29 7 5 2 22 13 5 5 5 20 21 12 10 7 42 34 8 46
6 Reading Reading 31 8 5 4 30 26 4 3 7 15 24 12 8 11 45 50 -5 44
7 Lincoln City Lincoln City 29 7 5 3 24 12 4 5 5 17 17 11 10 8 41 29 12 43
8 Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers 31 9 3 4 25 20 3 4 8 14 26 12 7 12 39 46 -7 43
9 Walsall Walsall 30 8 4 4 26 15 3 5 6 11 14 11 9 10 37 29 8 42
10 Southend United Southend United 29 7 5 4 20 16 4 4 5 13 13 11 9 9 33 29 4 42
11 Millwall Millwall 29 7 2 6 23 18 4 6 4 17 19 11 8 10 40 37 3 41
12 Gillingham Gillingham 28 7 3 4 29 21 4 3 7 11 19 11 6 11 40 40 0 39
13 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle 31 8 4 4 25 15 2 5 8 13 23 10 9 12 38 38 0 39
14 Brentford Brentford 30 4 4 6 11 10 7 2 7 19 20 11 6 13 30 30 0 39
15 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town 30 7 3 5 26 17 3 5 7 15 21 10 8 12 41 38 3 38
16 Portsmouth Portsmouth 30 6 6 2 19 10 2 6 8 15 26 8 12 10 34 36 -2 36
17 Swindon Town Swindon 29 6 3 6 26 23 3 6 5 12 18 9 9 11 38 41 -3 36
18 Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers 28 7 1 5 20 15 3 5 7 18 27 10 6 12 38 42 -4 36
19 Exeter City Exeter City 29 8 2 4 29 26 2 4 9 20 35 10 6 13 49 61 -12 36
20 Newport County Newport County 28 5 5 3 14 10 3 4 8 18 23 8 9 11 32 33 -1 33
21 Bristol City Bristol City 29 4 5 6 15 19 4 4 6 13 16 8 9 12 28 35 -7 33
22 Preston North End Preston North End 29 5 5 4 12 12 3 3 9 15 26 8 8 13 27 38 -11 32
23 Chester Chester 28 2 8 3 13 15 4 1 10 14 27 6 9 13 27 42 -15 27
24 Wimbledon Wimbledon 27 5 3 5 16 18 2 3 9 17 34 7 6 14 33 52 -19 27

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