Today is the 45th Anniversary of Swindon Town’s famous League Cup Final victory over Arsenal in 1969. Relive the action with a selection of videos from swindon-town-fc.co.uk
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. “Et Tu Brute ?” Ah nothing like a bit of Shakespeare to start your day. “Beware the Ides of March” see there’s another bit. I’ve no idea why the 15th of this month is called the Ides. Perhaps someone more enlightened can, well, enlighten me.
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With just three days before we all descend upon Wembley, the anticipation and excitement is now really starting to build, writes Danny Everard. Unbelievably just a week ago, 15th March, it was the 43rd anniversary of Swindon’s greatest day and that wonderful victory over the mighty Arsenal in the Wembley mud. That anniversary and our Johnson Paint Trophy final tie this weekend has
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Today is the 43rd anniversary of the greatest day in our history… the 15th March 1969 saw Swindon Town of Division Three beat the ‘mighty’ Arsenal 3-1 after extra time thanks to a late Don Rogers double. The Town went one up ten minutes before half time, this was after a shambolic mixup allowed Peter Noble to seize upon the loose ball and pass to
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