Two extra-time penalties saw Swindon exit the League Cup but with a red card and numerous injuries that is a fraction of the story, reports Alex Cooke. “If the people of Swindon don’t want to watch this team, they don’t like football”. It was hard boiled stuff tweeted in rage, but this one has a soft centre of truth. Swindon’s
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A late goalkeeping howler from Stephen Bywater gifted Swindon Town a point at Gillingham – which was the bare minimum their performance deserved. A totally dominant Town twice came back from a goal down to provide the kind of determined away performance that had been missing for most of last season, writes Joe Young.
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Swindon Town kicked-off their 2014/2015 campaign with a fully deserved home win. There was some great football on display at times at the County Ground, but a more clinical opposition attack would’ve capitalised on our current defensive frailties reports STFC007. After several key players have left the County Ground since May, it was only Jay McEveley and Jack Stephens who
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Episode #28 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download. Host Ron Smith is joined by Swindon Advertiser’s Chief Sports Reporter Sam Morshead, FLICWiltshire Sports Editor Andrew Steele-Davis and Town fan Brendan Hobbs.
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With the farcical end to Notts County bringing the unlikely play-off hopes to a formal end, the visit of Rotherham United to the County Ground was a chance (within reason) to relax and enjoy the final Swindon Town game of the campaign without too much tension. Writes Scott Keith.
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Your votes have been counted and we can announce that Wes Foderingham has won TheWashbag.com Swindon Town Player of the Season Award. Foderingham wins the ‘Fraser Digby Tortoiseshell Comb Award’ for the second successive year. Wes secured 33% of the vote, comfortably beating Louis Thompson into second with 16% and Jay McEveley in third with 11%. Popular favourite Alex Pritchard only
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Adam Tanner went to Meadow Lane hoping for some joy against the Magpies. Swindon Town went into the game looking for their seventh win in eight games; and aiming to keep faint hopes of a playoff place alive into the final day.
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Swindon Town entertained Brentford in game 42 of Sky Bet League One, with the visitors on the road to automatic promotion. Town manager Mark Cooper made four changes from their previous game against Carlisle, a 1-0 loss thanks to former transfer target Gary Madine. Matthew Peach was at the game to report on the action at the County Ground.
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Adam Tanner headed north to Brunton Park, Carlisle to watch Swindon Town’s remaining promotion ambitions head south… Approaching the game, the omens for Swindon were good. We were unbeaten at Carlisle United in our previous four visits, stretching back to 2007, and aiming for a fourth consecutive league win for the first time this season. By contrast, our opponents had
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A dramatic last minute world class reaction save from Swindon Town goalkeeper Wes Foderingham led to the break in which Louis Thompson scored his first goal in front of the Town End, which turned out to be the winner against Sheffield United, reports STFC007. Swindon Town’s starting line-up had two changes from the win over Tranmere four days prior. Raphael
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