Swindon were denied a place at Wembley in the cruellest fashion as a second half comeback was not enough to deny a rampant Brentford team in a thrilling contest. After 210 minutes, the two teams could not be separated and it was Miles Storey who had the misfortune of seeing his penalty kick saved ending Swindon’s season one game before
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Swindon were denied taking a deserved win to West London on Monday after Brentford converted a late penalty to equal out Luongo’s goal and set up a tense second leg Play-Off decider. Reports STFC007. Town, with the wind on their back in the first half, could have opened the scoring in the first minute had Adam Rooney crossed from the
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A selection of the previous performances for Swindon Town and Brentford in the Play-Offs ahead of the League One semi-finals this weekend… Swindon Town Play Off Appearances: 6 Average League Position Securing Play Off Berth: 4.9 Semi-Final Defeats: 2 (vs Crystal Palace 88/89, Brighton 03/04) Final Appearances: 4 (vs Gillingham 86/87, Sunderland 89/90, Leicester 92/93 & Millwall 09/10) Final Winner: 3 (86/87, 89/90, 92/93)
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Swindon Town will meet Brentford in the play-offs after a final regular league fixture ended in a 3-1 defeat at Glanford Park, Scunthorpe. Report by Ciaran Hart, perhaps a relation to Paul Hart – although I didn’t ask… Scunthorpe started the better team, they looked like a team fighting for their lives near the bottom of the league, which they
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Swindon Town mathematically secured their position in the League One play-off positions with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Stevenage in the Wiltshire sunshine. Two Aden Flint goals sandwiched between a Gary Roberts strike and a red card for Dani Lopez ensured Swindon saw off a physical Stevenage side with very little to play for, writes Lee Clark. Prior to the
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Form Guide… 6th placed Swindon thrashed Crewe Alexandra 4-1 at the County Ground in midweek to end a winless win of five games. Town are 19th in the League One form table with one win, two draws and three defeats. At the County Ground, Town are unbeaten in four games, of which three were draws, putting Swindon 15th in the
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Swindon Town added 3 more points to their overall tally in their chase for a Play Off spot and kept the dream of promotion to the Championship alive writes STFC007. The game started off in a blistering pace with the Town players full of passion and determination, passing the ball well and putting Crewe under constant pressure. The game was
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Form Guide… 6th placed Swindon lost 2-0 at Sheffield United at the weekend to make three defeats in a row and five games without a victory. Town are 20th in the League One form table with one win, two draws and three defeats, which is hardly promotion form at the business end of the season… At the County Ground, Town
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Rejuvenated by the departure of former Swindon manager Danny Wilson, Sheffield United deservedly took all three points to all but book their play-off place and leave Town anxiously looking over their shoulder at the chasing pack from 6th position in League One. The Blades are a bullying, bruising team and they quite simply battered Swindon in a breathless first-half display that
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Form Guide… 6th placed Swindon have gone four League One games without a victory. Town have lost the two previous games 0-1 at Doncaster Rovers on Easter Monday and 0-2 versus MK Dons in midweek. Town are currently 19th in the form guide with one win, two draws and three defeats. On their travels, Swindon are 6th in the away form guide following
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