., I • : ■li ~~~vi :~at;onwide i;:o6i BALL LEAGUE , \ I I •,:- ., D-i~ision 3 . I r · "' Play-Off . I Final Northampton Town V Swansea City / 1 . f :t .~ n ~aturday 24th May 1997 ~ ... 4 :~ :~> ___ __ _ _ .,; Kick Off 3.00pm , 1 · ·.,; '.· ·/ . '·.::<_ -~\:_.--~_;1;\_·.:·:~ s_•;~ \ •· Official Matchday Programme £3.50 . :~~ ~ ,::',;~ :.,.~ . , :~ . ' \ r. ,. ,:,-~-~.. ,•.\. ·'l'.,'t_,. ~ -•,l;..,•/ '-.. • 't ; t I • '• ' ' I .,----.ot.:V41'~•• , ' ' (,, ' I i tible TIie Footb•II L•11gue Limited. Lythnm St. Annas, Lancashire FYB JJG Pr11ident • W.G. McKug MA. ICantab) Directors: D.A. ShHp1h1nk1 • Chairman !Ipswich Town, E.J. Bowler (C,ew1 AIH1ndra) D.G. Hammond FU MIMgt II/Ir Stuart Bern•u • (Swann, City) Mr Gordon lllleK.. g • PN•IIMnt of 111• Foatb•II R•t•II Op• r•tlon• Di,-etor, K.T, HHl1m ( M■n1fi1lcl Town) ,..._ N•tlonwlde D.F. Kilpatrick IRochdal•I Nalionwide Foo/ball Loa9u•P/:Jy-Off Final Division 3 • Northampton Town v Swansea Cily R.G. NoaclH !Crystal P1f1c1) T. 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As the Na11onwide's football fons original. pre-Premiership, First Division Championship. £1.75 thrN yNr deal to ■ponaor The million .,., year, raised few eyebrows at lhe Nationwide Review as Fulham fans have realised they were actually being given something w onhwh,le the When designing the new trophies the balance had to be s1ruck Footi,.11 uagu., and the first oeHon of Th• L been particularly active in contributing and showing their enthusiasm torraced/seated masses warmed to the publication and the stream of belween the modern and innovative and the traditional. Nationw,de's Nationwide Football League ha■ been eventful and exciting. letters. faxes and E-Mails turned into something of a deluge. for lhe magazine. Sponsorship Executive. Chris Curran explains: HWe resisted the The company saw the advantage of being associated with a Darren Freeman isn't the only winner today. Presenting Darren The pilot peuod for the final nine weeks of the season, was 1emptat1on to go for something too modern, I don't think that's what game that is an imponant part of many people's lives, and an with his award will be Enid Vlahos of Newpon. Gwont. Nalionwide successfully completed, and the first figures from independent the fans want. The Nationwide and The Football league are all about important part of local communities across lhe country. Review reader, Enid. is 1he Division Three w inner o f a VIP day oul at research, show that the magazine was very we11 received. SOo/• of tradition so thal's what we went for in the design.·· Fans quickly recognised the change in sponsor and in a recent today's game and as such will enjoy an all expenses paid Wembley those questioned said they thought the magazine was good. 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DIVISION THREE'S BEST JUST THE TICKET To stand a chance of winning a season-ticket to you, Nationwide AWELCOME RETURN Football l eague club, simply select one of the three possible PLAYER - NATIONWIDE an1wer1 to each question and send your answers to us at the NATIONWIDE'S hen, after lengthy negotiation•, Nationwide following addreu: Play-off competition, Chaddesley House, he Nationwide Review•• Divis ion Three •p1•ver of the Bulldlng Society agreed the apona.onhlp deal with 196 Wolverhampton Street, Dudley, DY1 1DZ. Enlrie! to be received no later than June 13. NEW CABINET SN1on' poll received • great response acro1■ the W The Football League. the work for the 1ponaonhlp Tcountry. The phon•linea - which helped contribute department wasn't over, It had only just begun. Adding t he 1) Which of the following current Premiership stars scored both h• wlnn■ ra of today•, game money towards the provl1lon of facilities for the viau■lly name Nationwide to the league'• tltle give■ th• company a Pon Vale'1 goals in their 2-1 aggregate win over Bri5tol Rovers in the 1989 Division Three play-off final7 will not only reach t he Impaired et football ground• - w■N red-hot •• fan, gave high profile In the media, but it la the hundredt of other .... 1) Steve Guppy, bl Robbie Earle, c) Robin Van der Laan Tprom l1■d land of the their verdict on which player had made the greatest Impact projecta, at both local and natlonal l• v•t that make the Nationwide Dlvl1ion Two but wlfl in the dlvl■lon over the s eason. 1pon1onhip really work. 2) Which of the following cluba won promotion back into Division Two fnow Division One) for the first time in 52 years by winning alao 11ft the Nationwide Divialon The winner, who will receive his award at today's game, is One of the main aims of the company's sponsorship was to the 1991 third division play-o ff final7 Three play-off trophy. Darren Freeman of Fulh am. provide real benefits for the fans. So w hen the idea of producing a a) Grimsby Town. bl Tranmere Rovers, c) Southend United Weighing 5kg, the trophy is certainly Darren started his career at Gillingham but a fter two fairly mag11zine that 3) Which of the following clubs let a 2-0 away lead slip in last substantial reward for the winners unevenlful seasons was transferred to Craven Cottage where he has concentrated on 1ea1on's second division play-off semi-final to miss out on a trip achievements over an arduous season. made a real impac1. An alhletic player, Freeman frightr:ns defences the Nationwide to Wembley, a ground where they have made three FA Cup final The 1rophy is expertly crafted - using The Nationwide w ith ~is pace. h e is also appreciated by the fans for his non-stop League, instead appearances7 a) Pruton North End, bl Burnley, cl Blackpool the skills utilised in the making of the Dlvlalon Three Play-off com!"mfl~ and energy. His nine goals in 32 starts is a decent of the Champion• trophy great traditional footballing trophies - record for a pla'yer who doesn'1 play the traditional centre-forward's Premiership, was 4) Which of the following players was the Bolton supe,sub who in solid sterling silver, with role. Darren prefers to break into the danger zone from the w ings, suggested, the came on to score twice as Wanderers defeated Reading •·3 in .. the..l995 Division Ono final? mouldings of players forming an using his pace and trickery to good affect. sponsors quickly & 11) Mark Patteraon, bl Fabian De Freitas, cl John McGinlay attractive band around its centre, it saw the also features a 22 carat gold plated advantages.