Mike Cunningham’s poem reflects the culmination of events 26 years ago as the Wembley dream was short lived… They started out in ’85 down in Division Four Managed by a Scottish chap whose mother was a bore But little Lou was cunning then and paid ten bob for Bamber What David got we’re not quite sure but up the town did clamber
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Since 1994 the record transfer fee received by Swindon Town has been £1.5m for Nicky Summerbee. Ron Smith charts the history of transfer fees paid to STFC…
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We start our special anniversary feature celebrating twenty years since Swindon Town’s 4-3 victory over Leicester City in the Division One Play Off Final with the first of many videos courtesy of Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk Instead of writing a preview we’ll publish this HTV preview instead. This video from 7 May 1993 previews the upcoming Play Off matches with then Town skipper
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In our first in-depth interview with a Swindon Town legend, Ron Smith interviews Fraser Digby on his career and life after football. Fraser and his washbag were the inspiration for this site, so it was a great pleasure to meet and interview him. In this final part, Fraser talks about his biggest regrets, his greatest matches, saves and inducts our 17th
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1986/87 saw Lou Macari’s young side secure back-to-back promotions, as Town returned to the second tier after a 13-year absence. From Digby’s debut to Chalkie’s elbows, this was a season of firsts, writes Ben Beaumont. This was my first full season as a Town fan, having opened my account half-way through the 1986 Division Four title-winning year, at the tender
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The Washbag 