Swindon completed the bank holiday weekend with another 1-0 victory, courtesy of a cross-cum-shot from Lee Holmes. It wasn’t pretty, as the power of Northampton looked to out-do the precise passing of Swindon reports Rosie MacGillivray. Given Paolo Di Canio’s dissatisfaction at our performance versus Morecambe, it wasn’t a surprise to see two changes. Ronan Murray returned in place of Alan Connell, while Lee
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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
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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-eight League Two matches. Town’s current form guide reads four wins, one draw and one defeat in six outings. Away from the County Ground, Town won 2-0 at Barnet after suffering two successive defeats, making it four victories and two defeats in six trips.
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Clinical Swindon opened up a five point gap at the top of League Two with their third win over Barnet this season. Sporting four changes and backed by more than 800 vociferous reds, Town quickly put their goal scoring blanks against Chesterfield and Bristol Rovers behind them at a chilly Underhill, writes Daniel Hunt. The Bees showed that they are a
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Form Guide… First placed Swindon are currently on a run of three defeats in twenty-seven League Two matches. Town’s current form guide reads three wins, one draw and two defeats in six outings. Away from the County Ground, Town have lost their previous two matches – at Oxford and Crewe – making it four victories and two defeats in six trips. Swindon haven’t finished an away trip
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After the disappointment of the JPT final fans and players alike were desperate to see them get back to winning ways, but Bristol Rovers had other ideas with a stubborn defensive performance, writes Matt Davies. Di Canio made two changes, Oliver Risser and Paul Benson both dropped to the bench making way for Ronan Murray and Aden Flint as he
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Form Guide… First placed Swindon are currently on a run of three defeats in twenty-six League Two matches. Town’s current form guide reads four wins and two defeats in six outings. At the County Ground, Town are unbeaten since August, making it 17 games without tasting defeat and 47 points from a possible 51. Swindon have won their last eleven games as hosts with only one goal conceded
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Swindon Town faced Chesterfield at Wembley to contest the 29th final of the Football League Trophy, writes Ron Smith. Defying post match predictions of the silverware departing to Wiltshire for the first time, the Spireites caught Town napping at either end of the second half to secure a comfortable 2-0 victory thanks to an Oliver Risser own goal and a late Craig Westcarr
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A new name will be engraved into the Football League Trophy on Sunday as winning Area Finalists Swindon Town and Chesterfield meet at Wembley. This will be the 29th final of the Football League Trophy, which started in the 1983/84 season when Bournemouth beat Hull City. Neither side has previously made it to the final of this competition. Town have played 43 matches
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