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Dick Mattick

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Swindon Town demotion of 1990 and on-field punishments

The lengthy ban of Ollie Clarke and subsequent events cause one to cast one's mind back to when Swindon had their Premiership membership, won by a...

11.02.2026 6

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Swindon Town's most exciting players in their history

In modern football, the pressure to win sometimes causes us to lose sight of the enjoyment of witnessing bits of really outstanding football skills. ...

25.01.2026 20

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Swindon Town Remembrance Day XI: players who died at war

Being November and finding an interesting statistic that Tranmere our visitors on the match nearest Armistice Day, had no less than 11% of League...

12.11.2025 7

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Which Swindon Town managers have predicted the future

Many characters in Swindon Town’s past have made famous claims about their team, but just how many of them were acted on? Across the history of...

17.10.2025 10

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How Swindon Town have thrived after key injuries before

History tells us that Swindon Town can still accomplish great things this season, even after losing a key man to injury so early on. Devastating as...

24.09.2025 9

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Football and cricket: Swindon Town players with two sports

Given that such legendary footballers of yesterday year like Geoff Hurst and Denis Compton also played first-class Cricket for their local county...

05.06.2025 10

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Swindon Town previous attempt at County Ground redevelopment

As Swindon Town look to move forward with plans for the redevelopment of the Nigel Eady County Ground, let’s look at what happened when they tried...

15.05.2025 10

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Remembering Swindon Town players who were taken too soon

“A life cut short ere noon” is a line from a poem about Celtic ‘keeper, John Thompson. Although their deaths were not quite as dramatic as that...

24.04.2025 8

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From Fleming to Cox: Who is Swindon Town's greatest striker?

Throughout football history, it has always been the goal scorers who commanded the biggest transfer fees. Alf Common, the first £1,000 transfer,...

07.03.2025 3

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George Cox and Swindon Town's strangest injury issues

The recent injury, and apparently miraculous recovery, of George Cox set me thinking about how everything to do with football has changed over time. ...

06.02.2025 9

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The story of the biggest match in Swindon Town's history

Playoff matches for the Premiership are worth eye-watering sums of money but at least they afford the losers a chance to access the riches of the...

09.01.2025 7

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