Form Guide… 8th placed Swindon Town are four points off the play-offs following two undefeated games in League One – 3-2 vs Port Vale and a goalless draw with Colchester last Friday night. In all competitions, Town are on a run of four games without defeat – albeit Peterborough did win the penalty shootout on Monday. In the League One
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Tough to take wasn’t it? Fair result though… Leyton Orient were well organised, had a game plan and left Wiltshire with the three points. Swindon had a more than decent shout for a penalty waved away. A decision which led to scenes nobody wants to see on a football
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Leyton Orient visited the County Ground and, like recent meetings, they beat Swindon Town convincingly. Brendan Hobbs gives his own unique take on proceedings… I don’t do many match reports for The Washbag and I’m beginning to realise why, to date I’ve written two, one covered an uninspiring home draw with Oldham, the other was to report on a home
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Episode #20 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by Sam Morshead – chief sports writer Swindon Advertiser – and Iain Watkins. Where do I start…? Since we last spoke we were thumped by Macclesfield Town in the FA Cup. Then some pride was restored with wins over Wycombe and Colchester, however Town
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. How do you explain it? This game called football. A couple of Saturdays ago Swindon Town made national news for the wrong reasons. Humbled by a non-league team in the FA Cup (again) and a tad embarrassed. Seven days on it was back to form and
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Form Guide… 6th placed Swindon Town have two successive League One wins following a 5-2 victory over Port Vale and 2-1 win at Colchester United. Town are now four points behind Preston North End and making up ground on their visitors, who are 12 points ahead and in 2nd position. In the League One form guide, Swindon remain fourth with
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Swindon Town Under 18’s FA Youth Cup adventure was ended for another year as a rampant Leyton Orient side stormed to victory, reports Andrew Steele-Davis… On a bitterly cold winters evening at the County Ground, Swindon and Orient went head-to-head knowing that the winner would face an enticing trip to Stoke City in the next round. There were also a
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Andrew Steele-Davis reflects on Mark Cooper’s tactical masterclass, looks ahead to the visit of Leyton Orient and suggests why England’s recent squad inclusions means good news for the lower leagues… Eventful is the word best used to sum up the last two weeks at SN1 with games now coming thick and fast and the hectic Christmas schedule just around the
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Throughout this season Mike Minihane will be taking a look back at Swindon Town’s first season in the ‘big time’, following the promotion to Division Two for the 1963/64 season. After the highs of big match opponents, Mike continues with a review of October 1963… Top of the Charts – You’ll Never Walk Alone; Gerry and the Pacemakers. Who would
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Last night Swindon had to settle for an away point in tough conditions versus Leyton Orient. Adam Johnson was at the game… Hard graft wasn’t enough for Swindon to claim all three points in a battling 0-0 draw at The Matchroom Stadium. Town will see this as two points dropped after dominating large parts of the game in which, at times,
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