Match Centre

Saturday November 22nd, 1997

Nationwide League Division One

Swindon Town

1 - 2

1

G. Ndah (13')

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

2

P. Merson (23'), Emerson (75')
G. Ndah (13')
(HT: 1-1)

Attendance: 15,228

P. Merson (23'), Emerson (75')
G. Cain
County Ground, Swindon

Videos


New striker George Ndah nets on his debut for the Town - but a poor clearance from keeper Fraser Digby is punished by Paul Merson, before Brazilian international Emerson wins the points for Boro, in a thoroughly entertaining clash at the County Ground.

Results


Nationwide League Division One results on Saturday November 22nd, 1997:

Bury Bury 1-1 Sunderland Sunderland
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Stockport County Stockport County
Manchester City Man City 1-0 Bradford City Bradford
Norwich City Norwich City 2-1 Oxford United Oxford United
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 5-2 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic
Port Vale Port Vale 0-0 Sheffield United Sheffield United
Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R. 2-1 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town
Reading Reading 0-4 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town
Swindon Town Swindon 1-2 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers 3-1 Stoke City Stoke City

Table


Nationwide League Division One table after matches on Saturday November 22nd, 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 Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 18 8 1 1 23 9 3 3 2 8 7 11 4 3 31 16 31 37
2 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 17 5 1 2 15 7 5 3 1 17 9 10 4 3 32 16 32 34
3 Swindon Town Swindon 19 7 2 1 18 8 3 2 4 8 16 10 4 5 26 24 26 34
4 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 17 6 1 1 9 3 4 3 2 12 10 10 4 3 21 13 21 34
5 Sheffield United Sheffield United 17 5 3 0 15 6 3 5 1 10 8 8 8 1 25 14 25 32
6 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 18 5 2 1 18 11 3 3 4 17 15 8 5 5 35 26 35 29
7 Stockport County Stockport County 19 5 4 0 18 9 3 1 6 12 16 8 5 6 30 25 30 29
8 Sunderland Sunderland 18 3 4 2 12 8 4 2 3 14 13 7 6 5 26 21 26 27
9 Port Vale Port Vale 19 4 4 2 13 7 3 1 5 12 16 7 5 7 25 23 25 26
10 Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R. 18 5 3 1 13 8 2 2 5 10 20 7 5 6 23 28 23 26
11 Stoke City Stoke City 18 4 2 2 12 8 3 3 4 9 13 7 5 6 21 21 21 26
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves 18 5 4 0 16 8 2 1 6 5 12 7 5 6 21 20 21 26
13 Bradford City Bradford 19 4 4 2 10 10 2 4 3 7 8 6 8 5 17 18 17 26
14 Birmingham City Birmingham 18 3 3 3 8 5 2 4 3 10 10 5 7 6 18 15 18 22
15 Norwich City Norwich City 18 3 3 4 9 16 3 1 4 7 11 6 4 8 16 27 16 22
16 Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers 18 5 1 3 17 11 1 2 6 9 14 6 3 9 26 25 26 21
17 Bury Bury 19 3 5 2 10 10 1 4 4 11 17 4 9 6 21 27 21 21
18 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 17 3 2 2 10 9 1 5 4 10 12 4 7 6 20 21 20 19
19 Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra 19 2 2 6 10 15 3 1 5 12 15 5 3 11 22 30 22 18
20 Manchester City Man City 18 3 3 4 14 10 1 3 4 7 11 4 6 8 21 21 21 18
21 Reading Reading 19 3 2 5 14 18 1 4 4 3 12 4 6 9 17 30 17 18
22 Oxford United Oxford United 19 3 3 3 10 10 1 2 7 11 18 4 5 10 21 28 21 17
23 Portsmouth Portsmouth 17 2 2 5 12 17 1 3 4 8 11 3 5 9 20 28 20 14
24 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town 19 2 3 4 8 12 1 2 7 6 20 3 5 11 14 32 14 14

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