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Saturday February 1st, 1997

Nationwide League Division One

Swindon Town

2 - 1

2

G. Elkins (58'), D. Holdsworth (70' o.g.)

Sheffield United

Sheffield United

1

D. Holdsworth (80')
G. Elkins (58'), D. Holdsworth (70' o.g.)
(HT: 0-0)

Attendance: 8,811

D. Holdsworth (80')
M. Pierce
County Ground, Swindon

Videos


As Jan Fjortoft returns to the County Ground for the first time since leaving, his teammate David Holdsworth scores at both ends - Gary Elkins netting his only goal for the Town in a 2-1 win.

Results


Nationwide League Division One results on Saturday February 1st, 1997:

Bolton Wanderers Bolton 2-1 Birmingham City Birmingham
Bradford City Bradford 1-1 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town 2-0 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic
Norwich City Norwich City 1-1 Barnsley Barnsley
Port Vale Port Vale 2-2 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion
Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0 Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic
Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R. 0-1 Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
Southend United Southend United 0-0 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town
Swindon Town Swindon 2-1 Sheffield United Sheffield United
Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Reading Reading
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves 2-0 Stoke City Stoke City

Table


Nationwide League Division One table after matches on Saturday February 1st, 1997:

Pos. Team P Home Away TOTAL
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GS Pts
1 Bolton Wanderers Bolton 31 12 3 1 36 14 6 7 2 29 25 18 10 3 65 39 65 64
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves 30 7 3 6 20 14 8 4 2 22 14 15 7 8 42 28 42 52
3 Barnsley Barnsley 29 8 3 3 28 14 6 6 3 22 21 14 9 6 50 35 50 51
4 Sheffield United Sheffield United 30 7 5 3 28 16 7 3 5 22 17 14 8 8 50 33 50 50
5 Norwich City Norwich City 30 7 7 2 20 11 6 0 8 21 31 13 7 10 41 42 41 46
6 Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 29 6 3 4 25 13 5 7 4 28 19 11 10 8 53 32 53 43
7 Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers 30 8 4 4 31 22 4 3 7 11 17 12 7 11 42 39 42 43
8 Port Vale Port Vale 31 4 8 4 24 21 6 5 4 14 14 10 13 8 38 35 38 43
9 Stoke City Stoke City 29 9 1 4 21 16 3 6 6 16 24 12 7 10 37 40 37 43
10 Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R. 30 6 4 6 22 19 5 5 4 21 23 11 9 10 43 42 43 42
11 Portsmouth Portsmouth 31 8 3 5 21 16 4 3 8 14 21 12 6 13 35 37 35 42
12 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 30 6 6 2 26 17 4 5 7 15 22 10 11 9 41 39 41 41
13 Oxford United Oxford United 29 9 3 2 26 9 2 4 9 14 25 11 7 11 40 34 40 40
14 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town 31 8 4 3 23 12 2 6 8 14 30 10 10 11 37 42 37 40
15 Swindon Town Swindon 30 8 4 3 30 16 3 1 11 12 24 11 5 14 42 40 42 38
16 Birmingham City Birmingham 27 7 4 1 18 6 2 6 7 12 21 9 10 8 30 27 30 37
17 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 30 3 7 5 25 24 4 7 4 21 28 7 14 9 46 52 46 35
18 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 29 6 4 4 18 16 4 1 10 12 24 10 5 14 30 40 30 35
19 Reading Reading 30 7 6 2 23 16 1 4 10 14 30 8 10 12 37 46 37 34
20 Bradford City Bradford 31 6 5 5 18 22 1 5 9 11 24 7 10 14 29 46 29 31
21 Manchester City Man City 28 6 3 5 17 16 2 2 10 12 26 8 5 15 29 42 29 29
22 Southend United Southend United 30 5 6 4 22 21 1 5 9 6 31 6 11 13 28 52 28 29
23 Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic 28 3 5 5 14 16 3 5 7 16 19 6 10 12 30 35 30 28
24 Grimsby Town Grimsby Town 29 4 4 8 19 28 2 5 6 16 25 6 9 14 35 53 35 27

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