



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Fraser DIGBY | |
| 2Mark ROBINSON | |
| 3Phil KING | |
| 4Scott LEITCH | |
| 5Graham COUGHLAN | 31' |
| 6Frédéric DARRAS | 67' |
| 7Graham ANTHONY | |
| 8Darren BULLOCK | |
| 9Peter THORNE | |
| 10Steve COWE | 70' |
| 11Ty GOODEN | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Steve FINNEY | 70' |
| 13Alex SMITH | |
| 14Kevin WATSON | |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Steve McMAHON |
| Southend United | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Simon ROYCE1 | ||
57' | 2Andy HARRIS2 | 57' |
| 3Keith DUBLIN3 | ||
| 4Mike LAPPER4 | ||
| 5Leo ROGET5 | ||
| 6Phil GRIDELET6 | ||
| 7Mike MARSH7 | ||
| 8Mark PATTERSON8 | ||
61' | 9Andy RAMMELL9 | 61' |
38' | 10Jeroen BOERE10 | 38' |
| 11Adrian CLARKE11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12Robert CODNER12 | ||
| 13Julian HAILS13 | ||
| 14Paul BYRNE14 | ||
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Ronnie WHELAN |
Nationwide League Division One results on Saturday April 5th, 1997:
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
0-1 |
Birmingham City
Birmingham
|
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton
|
2-1 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
1-1 |
Manchester City
Man City
|
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
1-1 |
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
4-0 |
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
0-2 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
1-0 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
1-2 |
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
|
Stoke City
Stoke City
|
1-1 |
Reading
Reading
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
0-0 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves
|
3-2 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
Nationwide League Division One table after matches on Saturday April 5th, 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
|
41 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 88 | 49 | 88 | 87 |
| 2 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 64 | 45 | 64 | 70 |
| 3 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves
|
41 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 45 | 60 | 69 |
| 4 |
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 70 | 51 | 70 | 65 |
| 5 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 53 | 48 | 53 | 63 |
| 6 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
41 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 45 | 52 | 62 |
| 7 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
41 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 49 | 59 | 61 |
| 8 |
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
|
39 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 69 | 40 | 69 | 60 |
| 9 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 59 |
| 10 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
41 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 50 | 57 | 59 |
| 11 |
Stoke City
Stoke City
|
41 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 51 | 47 | 58 |
| 12 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 57 |
| 13 |
Birmingham City
Birmingham
|
40 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 54 |
| 14 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 63 | 52 | 53 |
| 15 |
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
40 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 55 | 47 | 52 |
| 16 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 61 | 57 | 51 |
| 17 |
Reading
Reading
|
41 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 50 | 58 | 50 | 51 |
| 18 |
Manchester City
Man City
|
39 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 51 |
| 19 |
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
|
41 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 63 | 67 | 63 | 50 |
| 20 |
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
41 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 57 | 45 | 49 |
| 21 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
41 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 67 | 42 | 41 |
| 22 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
40 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 72 | 52 | 39 |
| 23 |
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
|
40 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 57 | 44 | 38 |
| 24 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 46 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 39 | 75 | 39 | 38 |