| Score | 3-1 to Plymouth Argyle |
| Referee | Graham Laws |
| Competition | League Division 2 |
| Venue | Hillsborough |
| Attendance | 20,090 |
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| Michael Reddy | 84 |
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| Paul Smith for Brian Barry-Murphy | 46 |
| Lloyd Owusu for Adam Proudlock | 73 |
| Dean Smith | 33 | Y |
| Grant Holt | 59 | Y |
| David Friio | 22 |
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| Paul Wotton | penalty | 62 |
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| David Friio | 64 |
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| Tony Capaldi for Ian Stonebridge | 82 |
| Jason Bent for David Friio | 82 |
| David Norris | 45 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 8th Unused substitutes: Kevin Pressman, Steven Haslam and Richard Wood This was Plymouth Argyle's first visit to Hillborough since 13 October 1990. Wednesday - who included Kevin Pressman - won 3-0 to take over at the top of the old Third Division.Comments:
League position: 1st Unused substitutes: Hasney Aljofree, Nathan Lowndes and Blair Sturrock Plymouth Argyle went to the top of the Second Division with this win - the first time they had led the third grade of English football since August 1996.