Swindon held onto secure a 1-0 victory over fellow promotion chasers Cheltenham Town at the County Ground. Wes Foderingham was awarded the sponsor’s man of the match, do you agree? Vote for your Swindon Town man of the match. Vote closes Sunday evening and the result will be announced in our match report on Monday morning.
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The ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. And so it was just ten wins in a row. That winning run came to an end at, of all places, the Kassam. A day no Town fan wants to remember for long, and the behaviour of some brought shame to both clubs. My abiding memory before I move on, is seeing fear
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For our next entry into the Hall of Shame we step outside of the club, as Mike Minihane inducts Wiltshire Newspapers for their decision to axe publication of the much loved ‘Football Pink’. In the early 1970s Wilshire Newspapers, the publishers of the then ‘Evening Advertiser’ (aka the ‘Adver’) made the incomprehensible decision to cease publication of the local football
Read moreSwindon consolidated their position at the top of League Two with a strong 4-0 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge. Alan McCormack received the sponsor’s man of the match award, do you agree? Who gets your vote? Cast your vote below. The result will be announced in our match report on Wednesday evening.
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With the trip to the Kassam behind us, one of the greatest distractions to consolidating our lead at the top of League Two has gone. However, the title race has 13 tough matches remaining, so is anything gonna stop Swindon from becoming League Two champions? Writes STFC007. After capturing top spot on the first day of the season all the way back
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After providing his ‘View from the Stratton Bank’ in August, I’ve invited back Oxford United fan Steve Butcher to give the yellow & blue perspective on the A420 derby. Fear and dread….that’s what I was feeling as the A420 derby was approaching. Swindon were beating everyone who stood in their way, a club record 10 wins in a row, storming to the
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Swindon’s 2-0 defeat to Oxford United wasn’t just a disappointment on the pitch but also off it. Adam Johnson was there and recalls his view of the trouble in the stands. Derby games, every football fan thrives off them. The local bragging rights, the passion, the atmosphere, the tension. However, I draw a line and I’m sure 95% of fans
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The ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. For those of us old enough to remember, there was a time when our beloved football team might have been merged with a team from along the A420, and Reading. It was the idea of one Robert Maxwell, and he wanted to call the team Thames Valley Royals. With the local derby against
Read moreYou have voted Alan McCormack as our Swindon Town Player of the Month for February. McCormack secured 38% of the vote, ahead of Paul Benson with 32% and Luke Rooney in third with 10%. The former Southend and Charlton man has continued to stand as a rock at the centre of defence; an unlikely outcome considering his unfamiliarity with the
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Hans Tandsether of Norwegian STFC blog HeiaSwindon continues his monthly view on events at the County Ground. Dear friends and fans of Swindon Town Football Club. The Norwegian review for January was not to be as I was way too busy moving to a bigger house with my family and I did not have internet connection for some days in
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The Washbag 