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Saturday March 8th, 1997

Nationwide League Division One

Bolton Wanderers

7 - 0

7

A. Thompson (31'), P. Frandsen (37'), J. Pollock (53'), G. Bergsson (82', 90'), J. McGinlay (85'), N. Blake (88')

Swindon Town

Swindon Town

0

A. Thompson (31'), P. Frandsen (37'), J. Pollock (53'), G. Bergsson (82', 90'), J. McGinlay (85'), N. Blake (88')
(HT: 2-0)

Attendance: 13,981

D. Laws
Burnden Park, Bolton

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The match that made commentator Stuart Mac cry - Swindon utterly capitulating at Burnden Park, conceding seven without reply.

Results


Nationwide League Division One results on Saturday March 8th, 1997:

Birmingham City Birmingham 2-1 Southend United Southend United
Bolton Wanderers Bolton 7-0 Swindon Town Swindon
Bradford City Bradford 3-4 Grimsby Town Grimsby Town
Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 2-1 Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
Manchester City Man City 1-0 Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic
Norwich City Norwich City 1-1 Port Vale Port Vale
Oxford United Oxford United 1-0 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion
Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R. 2-0 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town
Stoke City Stoke City 0-1 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves 3-2 Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers

Table


Nationwide League Division One table after matches on Saturday March 8th, 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 37 14 4 1 46 16 7 8 3 34 30 21 12 4 80 46 80 75
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves 36 8 4 7 23 19 11 4 2 29 16 19 8 9 52 35 52 65
3 Barnsley Barnsley 35 10 4 4 33 18 7 7 3 26 24 17 11 7 59 42 59 62
4 Sheffield United Sheffield United 36 9 5 4 36 20 7 5 6 25 22 16 10 10 61 42 61 58
5 Norwich City Norwich City 37 8 8 3 25 16 7 2 9 30 40 15 10 12 55 56 55 55
6 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 36 9 6 2 33 20 5 7 7 18 24 14 13 9 51 44 51 55
7 Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 35 7 4 5 29 16 7 7 5 36 22 14 11 10 65 38 65 53
8 Port Vale Port Vale 37 5 9 4 27 23 7 6 6 17 20 12 15 10 44 43 44 51
9 Stoke City Stoke City 35 11 2 5 26 19 3 7 7 17 26 14 9 12 43 45 43 51
10 Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers 35 8 5 4 31 22 6 3 9 17 24 14 8 13 48 46 48 50
11 Portsmouth Portsmouth 35 8 4 5 22 17 6 4 8 20 22 14 8 13 42 39 42 50
12 Swindon Town Swindon 37 10 5 3 35 18 4 2 13 15 36 14 7 16 50 54 50 49
13 Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R. 36 7 4 7 24 20 5 7 6 23 28 12 11 13 47 48 47 47
14 Oxford United Oxford United 36 11 3 4 32 18 2 4 12 16 30 13 7 16 48 48 48 46
15 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 35 9 6 4 31 25 4 1 11 12 25 13 7 15 43 50 43 46
16 Manchester City Man City 34 9 4 5 25 17 4 2 10 19 28 13 6 15 44 45 44 45
17 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 37 4 7 7 30 28 6 7 6 28 34 10 14 13 58 62 58 44
18 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town 37 9 4 5 25 16 2 7 10 16 36 11 11 15 41 52 41 44
19 Reading Reading 34 10 6 2 31 21 1 4 11 14 31 11 10 13 45 52 45 43
20 Birmingham City Birmingham 34 8 4 5 24 17 3 6 8 15 25 11 10 13 39 42 39 43
21 Grimsby Town Grimsby Town 35 4 5 9 22 32 4 5 8 25 34 8 10 17 47 66 47 34
22 Bradford City Bradford 36 6 5 7 22 29 2 5 11 16 31 8 10 18 38 60 38 34
23 Southend United Southend United 37 6 7 5 26 25 1 5 13 9 43 7 12 18 35 68 35 33
24 Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic 34 3 5 8 16 23 4 5 9 18 23 7 10 17 34 46 34 31

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