TheWashbag.com sponsors Josh Helm & Mark Francis

Mark Francis

Thanks to all your purchases in our shop we’ve raised enough funds to sponsor two Swindon Town youth team players, Josh Helm and Mark Francis, for the 2012/13 season. Josh Helm is a first year scholar and the only goalkeeper in the youth team. 16 year old Josh joined Swindon this summer from Eastleigh having been […]

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 […]

FA Youth Cup Report: Swindon 2 Newport County 0

FA Youth Cup

Paul Bodin’s Swindon Town under 18’s faced their Newport County counterparts on Tuesday night in the FA Youth Cup, knowing the winner would face Bournemouth away in the next round. Reports Benjamin Wills. Swindon named a strong side with a few members of the line-up having first team and international experience at this level. The most notable being striker […]

Young Robins fledge the nest

Dan Evans

Tuesday was the day all of the second year Swindon Town youth team scholars dreaded. Will they be offered their first professional contract or cast adrift to start their potentially long search to find a contract or forget their dream of playing professional football? The whole team have performed brilliantly to secure the Youth Alliance South West […]