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‘Much-a-do about Nothing’, as the Bards men bow out 3-1

The Bards men came down from the North to the Webb’s Wood in their first season in the  ‘brave new world’ of the Southern Football League Div.1 South & West. The League’s new boys saw their hopes of winning vanish ‘into thin air’ as Ferris and Jackson netted before half time. Town battled back, and […]

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Marines battle Centurions

Swindon Supermarine battled with Cirencester Town and came out winners after an last minute goal.   Marine, who were down to ten men after Rob Dean was dismissed in the first half, suffered some dubious refereeing decisions but came through to reward fans with a last gasp goal and three points. Supermarine 3   Dean 7, […]

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Town held to a draw by lucky Gills.

An afternoon of missed chances saw Swindon Town come out of the first of the Bank Holiday fixtures with a 2-2 score line. Defenders Nathan’s Byrne and Thompson hitting the back of the net as the lone striker Nile Ranger took to the home pitch for the first time needing more games to achieve full […]

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Holiday over; Town edge past Torquay to get QPR in round 2.

Swindon Town’s Andy Williams netted late on in a Capital One Cup match which should have seen the Robins through by a bigger margin. Williams slotted home a Story cross after 83 mins., just as Torquay were adjusting after Elliott Benyon was stretchered off after being knocked out in a midfield clash. Towns new signing […]

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Spurs loan players help Town draw against their mother club.

In-front of ten and a half thousand fans Swindon Town, under caretaker manager Mark Cooper, kept the mighty Spurs at bay with  Gareth Bale slotting home after picking up Gylfi Sigurdsson’s through ball in the first half and an Andy Williams deflected goal in the second half. Tottenham changed 10 of the team at half […]