In the week leading up to visit of Plymouth Argyle, Paolo Di Canio – the inspirational Swindon Town Manager, had urged the people in and around Swindon to fill the County Ground in support of the team as they edged ever closer to promotion to League One. As the game kicked off, little did they know of Paolo’s personal tragedy
Read moreSubstitute Alan Connell secured a late winner against Plymouth Argyle to send Swindon one point away from confirming an immediate return to League One. Aden Flint was awarded with the match sponsor’s man of the match…do you agree? Vote below…
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Here are the latest ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. Quite a week. To wins out of two over Easter, two long and exhausting journeys. The first was to Morecambe on Good Friday. An early start necessary for a journey so far north. A decision was made not to travel from Devon on the morning, but to stay in Wiltshire on the
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A victory for Swindon over Plymouth coupled with a defeat for either Crawley or Torquay will see Town promoted. Also, a 23rd clean sheet of the league campaign against Argyle would set a new club Football League record. Also… an 18th clean sheet at home will beat the previous Football League Division Four record of 17 shut outs by a
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With Swindon Town looking strong to secure a ninth promotion in the Football League, we start our look back at past promotion seasons. First up, Mike Minihane recalls the 1962/63 season when the Town won their maiden promotion from Division Three. The first Swindon Town game I can remember was against Crystal Palace in 1958, I was 9. I had been to
Read moreSwindon secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Northampton Town at the County Ground this afternoon courtesy of a second half strike from Lee Holmes. Alan McCormack was award with the sponsor’s man of the match…do you agree? Vote below…
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Form Guide… First placed Swindon are 5 points clear at the top of the table and currently on a run of three defeats in twenty-nine League Two matches. Town’s current form guide reads four wins, one draw and one defeat in six outings. At the County Ground, Town are unbeaten since August, making it 18 games without tasting defeat and 48 points from a possible 54. In the
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Swindon battled manfully to an ugly, hard-fought 1-0 win over mid-table Morecambe, thanks to a trademark half-yard poke from Paul Benson, writes Benjamin Beaumont. It wasn’t pretty, but who cares..? It was three more vital points as Town edge closer to promotion. The first half was a disjointed mess. Town lacked energy and ideas, and most of their passes ended
Read moreSwindon secured a 1-0 victory at the Globe Arena, Morecambe this Good Friday thanks to Paul Benson goal straight after half time. Who gets your vote for the Swindon man of match? Vote below…
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Here are the latest ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. It was what I used to call when I was a football commentator, “a hard fought local derby”. Swindon’s game against Bristol Rovers provided a few thrills and spills, some meaty tackles, at times decent football, but sadly no goals. It was the Town’s first goalless game in eons, well since Bradford
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