Play Off Lottery Love-in
The sound of the ‘Maskell clunk’ at Wembley in 1993 still gives Nick Judd an erection… and some other Play Off memories…
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Behind Enemy Lines: Operation Newcastle & Sunderland
Back in the 1992/93 season Brendan Hobbs made two road trips to the North East to support Swindon Town at Newcastle United and Sunderland, which cannot be repeated for what we’ve all lost… The scene: It’s a wonderfully fresh spring afternoon, the low sun peers inquisitively beneath the main stand bathing two friends in seasonal tepid warmth but failing to touch
Read moreSwindon Manager Wanted! All Applicants Welcome…
Kevin MacDonald left the club by mutual consent this weekend and the search begins for Swindon’s 33rd manager since 1904 and third in the past five months. Adam Johnson shares his thoughts on the potential replacement. Swindon can’t even do boring pre seasons now it seems. We weren’t expecting it to be quiet with players coming and going but a managerial
Read moreTwenty Years Since Wembley ’93: Pitchside at Swindon vs Leicester
BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan recalls his experience of the 1993 Play Off Final, having the fortune of reporting on Town from the Wembley pitchside… What a game. There’s no question, Swindon versus Leicester City in the Division One Play Off Final was one of the best matches played at the old and shabby Wembley Stadium. Having watched the two semi-finals
Read moreTwenty Years Since Wembley ’93: Swindon 352 v Leicester City 442
Alex Cooke takes a look back at the pattern of play in one of the most fascinating games played at the old Wembley – Swindon Town v Leicester City. One theme written throughout this bout nostalgia has been the comment that ‘it doesn’t feel like 20 years’ since Swindon won at Wembley. Not to me it doesn’t. Watching Swindon 4,
Read moreTwenty Years Since Wembley ’93: Tranmere Rovers 3 Swindon 2 (4-5 agg)
Phil Allen made the trip to the Wirral on 19th May 1993. Here are his thoughts on that Division One Play Off Semi-Final 2nd Leg against Tranmere Rovers as we continue our celebration of twenty years since Wembley ’93 and promotion to the Premier League… So, it’s really 20 years since the Tranmere Playoff games? I can’t believe it’s been
Read moreTwenty Years Since Wembley ’93: Swindon 3 Tranmere Rovers 1
Brendan Hobbs recalls the 1993 Division One Play Off Semi-Final 1st Leg against Tranmere Rovers which took place on 16th May 1993, as we continue our celebration of twenty years since Wembley ’93 and promotion to the Premier League… With all the disappointment surrounding Swindon’s recent play-off defeat – our third attempt to leave this division in ten years, it
Read moreNew T-Shirts Range to Celebrate Twenty Years Since Wembley ’93
To celebrate the upcoming 20th anniversary of Swindon Town’s 4-3 victory of Leicester City in the 1993 Division One Play Off Final we’ve a new range of t-shirts to mark this special occasion in our shop. The new range includes… a commemorative ‘I Was There’ design featuring the famous twin towers, TV commentary quotes as each of the four goals went in and
Read moreTheWashbag meets Fraser Digby: Part 3 – Hoddle and the Premier League
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 third of six parts to be published over the next couple of weeks, we talk about
Read moreLou Macari is your No.1
Following the vote asking for your greatest Swindon Town manager this weekend, you’ve voted Lou Macari as your no.1 with 43% of the vote. It’s obvious that Lou’s achievements from the Division Four Championship to successive promotions and narrowly missing out on Division One still ranks well ahead in the popular view. In second place was 1993 Division Two play-off final winning
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