Swindon 2 Shrewsbury 1: Town finally return to the top with gritty win

Shrewsbury

A series of postponed and re-arranged fixtures delayed the inevitable but Town have finally reached top place by beating promotion rivals Shrewsbury 2-1. As a spectacle, it was far from a classic but the gritty performance will prove to be as vital as our recent emphatic victories over Crawley and Southend writes Rosie MacGillivray. Paolo Di Canio kept an unchanged team from our [...]

Hereford United 1 Swindon 2: The true sign of champions..?

2012.02.18 Hereford 4

They say championship winning teams must have luck on their side but they can also grind out wins they perhaps don’t always fully deserve. Town’s 2-1 victory over Hereford United at Edgar Street was exactly one of those ugly wins by a side now surely on course for the top of League Two, writes Ron [...]

Swindon 3 Crawley 0: We make it six nil on aggregate…

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After Swindon Town’s emphatic 4-1 win at Southend, it was time to face another early table topping team Crawley Town. The West Sussex side sought to enhance their ‘Champions Elect’ tag as the bookies’ favourite to win League Two… or would they become another victim on Swindon’s seemingly unstoppable run, writes STFC007. In the build-up to the game, [...]

Swindon 1 Barnet 0 (2-1 agg): Chesterfield awaits in the JPT Final

Celebrations v Barnet JPT

After eight years of trying during his illustrious playing career in England, Paolo Di Canio will finally get the chance to grace Wembley Stadium, albeit from the technical area. Don’t worry – he’s not replacing the recently resigned Fabio Capello – he’ll be managing Swindon Town when they take on Northern Final winners Chesterfield at [...]

Southend Utd 1 Swindon Town 4: One word… Emphatic

2012.01.31 Southend

Swindon stormed into the League Two promotion places with a superb performance at Roots Hall last night – thumping fellow contenders Southend by four goals to one with an emphatic display, writes Richard Baynard. I have to admit I was surprised by Di Canio’s team selection – I expected a very similar line-up to the [...]

Leicester City 2 Swindon 0 – Loud & Proud: Even in Defeat

FA Cup 2011-12

Swindon Town’s first venture into the Fourth Round of the FA Cup since 1995/1996 ended in defeat in chilly Leicestershire writes Daniel Hunt. Swindon’s players can be proud that they more than matched their Championship opponents for 53 minutes and 3,830 Robins can take pride in out-singing just over 16,000 Foxes. Leeds old-boy Jermaine Beckford [...]

Swindon 1 Macclesfield 0: Town know how to grind out a win

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The sign of a good team is that they grind out a results even when the performance is below par, and this is exactly what Swindon Town did today when they beat Macclesfield 1-0, writes STFC007. The reverse fixture back in September last year was lost 0-2, when the Town centre back pairing were not [...]

FA Youth Cup Report: Swindon 1 Manchester City 4

FA Youth Cup

Swindon were unable to cause an upset against former Town man Alex Henshall and co. as the reds crashed out of the FA Youth cup in the fourth round writes Lee Townsend. Looking at the team sheet before the game, Alex Henshall was not the only notable name in the Manchester City side. The sons of [...]

Rotherham 1 Swindon 2: ‘Matt Finish’ Helps Stop Miller Time

Don Valley Rotherham

After a lengthy absence, Neilsen ‘The Overseer’ returns, helping me out with a match report of our 2-1 victory over Rotherham United. A quick-fire brace of Matt Ritchie thunderbolts just before the midway point of the first half at Rotherham proved decisive in ensuring that Swindon retained in their nostrils the scent of League Two’s [...]

Barnet 1 Swindon Town 1: All To Play For in JPT Area Final

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Swindon Town headed to London ahead of their JPT Area Final First Leg game against Barnet full of confidence after the excellent FA Cup win over Wigan at the weekend. But, with the league’s top scorer amongst their ranks, Barnet were not just going to roll over. Andrew Steele-Davis was at Underhill to report. Paolo Di [...]

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