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August 2013: Enter Swindon manager no.3 of the year…. Mark Cooper

2013 is nearly over and it has truly been an eventful and unforgettable year at Swindon Town. Brendan Hobbs jumped at the chance of writing our review of 2013, which has turned into an epic feature of writing; you’ve now made it to part six… August The season started bright and early against recently relegated Peterborough United. Caretaker manager Mark Cooper made just

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Bradford City 1-1 Swindon Town: Was this Pritchard’s final goal for Town?

The Alex Pritchard show may be entering its final series at Swindon Town but with such stellar performances over the Christmas period, which Town fan in their right mind could begrudge him a switch to the Championship in January? Writes Daniel Hunt. Where the on loan Tottenham youngster was denied several times by his former youth team-mate David Button at

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50 Years On: 1963/64 December – Swindon in the big time for the first time

Throughout this season Mike Minihane will be taking a look back at Swindon Town’s first season in the ‘big time’, following the promotion to Division Two for the 1963/64 season. Mike continues with a review of December 1963… Top of the Charts – I Want to Hold Your Hand – The Beatles After a fairly dismal November where we’d not

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Brentford 3-2 Swindon Town: The Bees pack the punch on Boxing Day

On a day with which the phrase “cold turkey” is synonymous, Swindon Town made themselves look like a team of the festive birds as they were unable to capitalise on a bright start and ended up being Brentford’s boxing day lunch. Writes Jonny Leighfield. Mark Cooper made two changes to his starting line up by reintroducing Nathan Thompson to his

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March & April 2013: It was the turn of the KMac…

2013 is nearly over and it has truly been an eventful and unforgettable year at Swindon Town. Brendan Hobbs jumped at the chance of writing our review of 2013, which has turned into an epic feature of writing; you’ve now made it to part three. Well done… March A new month and a new managerial appointment. The announcement of Kevin McDonald’s installation as

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