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Swindon Town

Swindon Town Football Club are an English football team. more...

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The Football team currently play in Football League Two, they play at the County Ground, Swindon, which has an all-seated capacity of 15,728.

Swindon, whilst plying their trade in the Third Division, triumphed over Arsenal in the League Cup final of 1969 with a scoreline of 3-1 at Wembley. Their lowest ebb came when they were relegated to the Fourth Division in 1982, and they did not win promotion until 1986.

They were relegated to League Two in 2006, and after this setback Dennis Wise was appointed player/manager with Gustavo Poyet becoming his new assistant. Unfortunately both of them moved on early in the season to Leeds United, and Adrian Williams took over as caretaker manager. Paul Sturrock was installed as their manager on November 7, 2006.

History

1881–1945: Early years

Founded by Rev. William Pitt of Liddington in 1881, though some earlier records suggest the club may have been founded two years earlier in 1879, the team turned professional in 1894 and joined the Southern League which was founded in the same year.

The most notable early player was Harold Fleming who scored 202 goals in 332 games for Swindon between 1907 and 1924 and was capped eleven times for England. Today in Swindon there is statue of the footballer and the stretch of road Fleming Way is named in his honour.

In the 1909–1910 season Swindon reached the FA Cup semi-finals, losing to Newcastle United who subsequently defeated Barnsley in the final. Barnsley and Swindon were invited to compete for the Dubonnet Cup in a match played at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris. The result was a 2–1 victory for Swindon with Harold Fleming scoring both of the Town’s goals. One of football’s larger trophies, the Dubonnet Cup weighs in at nearly a hundredweight.

In the following season, 1910–1911, the team won the Southern League championship, earning them a Charity Shield match with the Football League champions Manchester United. This, the highest-scoring Charity Shield game to date, was played on 25 September 1911 at Stamford Bridge. Swindon scored four goals, while United managed eight. Proceeds from the sale of tickets at this game were donated to the survivors of the Titantic.

In 1911–1912 the team again reached the FA Cup semi-finals, this time being knocked out by Barnsley after a replay.

Swindon became Southern League champions for the second and last time in 1914.

In 1920 Swindon entered the Football League as a founding member of Division Three and defeated Luton Town F.C. 9–1 in their first game of the season. This result stands as a record for the club in League matches.