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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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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Swindon travelled to Milton Keynes for a rearranged League One game hoping a first victory in three games would put Town back into the automatic promotion race. In the end it wasn’t to be and Richard Banyard was there to witness a 2-0 defeat… Before the game yesterday, in some ways this game reminded me of the Southampton match when we were
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Our TheWashbag.com Index calculates the Swindon Town Player of the Month by assessing the key statistics from all league and cup matches. Following six League One games during the month, the March result is in… PLAYER LEAGUE CUP TOTAL Darren Ward 23.0 0 23.0 Simon Ferry 21.0 0 21.0 Adam Rooney 21.0 0 21.0 Andy Williams 20.0 0 20.0 Wes
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A 1-1 draw with Oldham Athletic meant Swindon lost ground on the race for automatic promotion. Brendan Hobbs left the County Ground annoyed and frustrated as all of us… Oldham, they always seem to crop up at awkward times in my life and make it their business to totally rain on my parade. I remember a particularly sunny day in
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A goalless draw with Notts County ensured Swindon Town have gone five games as hosts without a win. Here’s Bitter Gillespie’s account of the game… 1957 was the year Elvis Pressley declared he was “All Shook Up,” a song that stayed for weeks at number one. Equally it’s 1957, now that due diligence has taken place that Swindon Town’s debts
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Televised penalty specialist, Adam Rooney, and second half substitute, James Collins, scored crucial late goals to take Swindon back up to third in the League One table. Daniel Hunt gives his view from the sofa… The 0-2 score line didn’t flatter a Swindon Town side who dominated the second half on a cut-up Huish Park pitch. Kevin MacDonald’s red and
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If last night’s football game had lasted for only 70 minutes, Swindon would have returned to Wiltshire with 3 well deserved points; but instead they were made to rue the missed chances in the first half as Brentford came from behind to claim all 3 points to leapfrog Swindon in the table writes STFC007. Since their one and only table
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Kevin MacDonald’s first home game in charge of Swindon ended level at home to Walsall, much like Paul Hart’s first game in charge in 2011. It was also the third successive draw between these sides at the County Ground and Swindon’s sixth home draw this season. Benjamin Wills reports. It seemed like MacDonald was going to secure a second successive
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Being sent to Coventry is not normally a pleasurable experience. Nobody talks to you and you feel somewhat alone. Not sure how the expression came about but usually its a bit of a downer. Well those who went to that Midlands city last Saturday
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