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FA Cup blast for Spitfires.

Copy Mike Skinner – Swindon Spitfires. Swindon Spitfires made it through to the second qualifying round of the FA Women’s Cup with a 2-1 win over Downend Flyers. Having beaten the same side 2-0 in the league last week, this was a closer encounter with Spitfires requiring extra-time to complete the task. Spitfires couldn’t make […]

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Spits fired to top of league.

Copy from Swindon Spitfires. Swindon Spitfires moved two points clear at the top of the South West Women’s League Premier Division following Sunday’s 2-0 win over Downend Flyers, their third win on the trot. After a fairly even opening half hour in which the only chances of note were Downend’s Hayley Bullock testing keeper Julia […]

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UNBEATEN Town Ladies drop points against Exeter.

Swindon Town Ladies were forced to settle for a point in their FA Premier League Division One South West clash with Exeter on Sunday, after the Grecians scored a last gasp equalizer to secure a 2-2 draw.  Town made the better start to the game and they got their just rewards with five minutes played, […]

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Town ladies demolish St. Nicks 5-1.

The Chipping Sodbury team of St. Nicks were taught a lesson in Premier League football on the First match of the Season when Swindon Town Ladies netted 5, four in the second half. ST. Nicks were promoted last season to the premier league. The match which was  played at Shrivenham should have been on the […]

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Ladies football starts again.

The football season is upon us and there is a match at Highworth on Sunday, so just to remind you about Ladies Football here is the last game of last season against Cheltenham. The floodlight match was won by Spitfires. Match report if you missed it. On Thursday evening third placed Swindon Spitfires hosted Cheltenham […]

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Supremarine take on Town in pre season friendly.

Town notch up pre-season win number two at Marine. Swindon Town’s preparations for the upcoming League One season continued with a second win over non-league opposition in as many days. First half strikes from Michael Smith and Massimo Luongo and a late goal from trialist Khalil Lambin saw Mark Cooper’s men beat near neighbours Swindon […]

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Spitfires terrorise the Terras

Swindon Spitfires kept alive their hopes of a top three finish in the South West Women’s Football League Premier Division with a laboured 4-2 win over visitors Weymouth. They made a bright enough start and were 1-0 up inside two minutes after Emma Skinner found Hayley Huckin on the right wing, and then met the […]

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Town finally sting Bees

Swindon battled hard to grind a point out of a hard physical game at the County Ground. The Bees have a habit of stinging Town in the last few years, but a Louis Thompson goal sealed a win for the Town this time. Gallery: