Video of the Week: Portsmouth 0 Swindon 1 – 31st October 1997

Video of the Week

Flying high at the top of the Division One table, Swindon visited Fratton Park on a Friday night live Sky Sports televised match. After Chris Hay gives the Town the lead, Swindon’s young goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall suffers a gashed scrotum after a collision with Pompey defender Robbie Pethick. With no keeper on the bench, Mildenhall […]

Alan McDonald Remembered: QPR 1 Swindon 2 – 14th March 1998

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Following the tragic news of former Swindon Town defender, QPR and Northern Ireland captain Alan McDonald passing at the age of 48, we’ll be paying our respects to Alan with footage of one of his memorable games while wearing our red and white. A veteran defender when he joined the club at the age of 33, […]

Video of the Week: Gillingham vs Swindon 1987 Play-Off Final

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Footage of the 1987 Division Three play-off final matches from a Gillingham point of view – includes build up and coverage of all three games. The two leg final began with Swindon defeated 0-1 at Priestfield Stadium, then goals from Peter Coyne and Charlie Henry salvaged a 2-2 aggregate draw in the return leg. The final was replayed […]

Video of the Week: Swindon 1 Bristol Rovers 0 – 24th Nov 2007

Video of the Week

In League One in November 2007, a Christian Roberts penalty gives Swindon victory over the Gas at the County Ground – but not before referee Rob Styles sends four players off – Jerel Ifil and Sofiene Zaaboub for the Town, Richard Walker and Steve Elliott for Rovers. Match lineups Video by swindon-town-fc.co.uk

Video of the Week: Sunderland 0 Swindon 1 – 28th May 1990

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With Town set to travel to Wembley tomorrow for our fifth visit to the national stadium, our second Video of the Week – courtesy of swindon-town-fc.co.uk – is extended highlights of the 1990 Division Two Play-Off Final versus Sunderland on the 28th May 1990. As the match was just before my 9th birthday, my memories of […]

Video of the Week: Chesterfield 1 Swindon 3 – 23rd April 1996

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With Chesterfield our next opponents it’s time to look back at the most memorable meeting between the two sides. My first ever Swindon Town away game was a trip to Chesterfield on a Tuesday night in April 1996 to be at the match when Town clinched the Division Two title. After taking the lead on […]

43rd Anniversary: 1969 League Cup Final – Arsenal 1 Swindon 3

Danny Williams 1969

Today is the 43rd anniversary of the greatest day in our history… the 15th March 1969 saw Swindon Town of Division Three beat the ‘mighty’ Arsenal 3-1 after extra time thanks to a late Don Rogers double. The Town went one up ten minutes before half time, this was after a shambolic mixup allowed Peter Noble to seize upon the […]

Video of the Week: Ipswich 1 Swindon 2 – 4th March 1989

Video of the Week

Swindon traveled to Ipswich in March 1989. A last minute winner by Steve White completed the comeback, with Swindon coming from a goal behind to win at Portman Road, which moved Town above the Suffolk club to 8th in Division Two. Match lineups

Video of the Week: Swindon Town 2 Norwich City 0 – 23rd Feb 1988

Video of the Week

The Full Members Cup was a cup competition held from 1985 to 1992 when English clubs were banned from European competition. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992 In the 1987/88 Simod Cup competition the Town beat Blackburn […]

Video of the Week: Swindon 1 Oldham Athletic 0 | 12th February 1996

Before the forthcoming trip to Leicester City, this was the last time Swindon Town reached the FA Cup 4th Round, back on 12th February 1996. Steve McMahon decided to drop Martin Ling for himself for this clash with Division One Oldham Athletic – but when McMahon is forced to retire with a hamstring problem, Ling […]