SWINDON TOWN F.C.
Founded: 1879
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SWINDON TOWN F.C. (Football Club)
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BRIEF HISTORY of SWINDON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB
(reproduced from 'Wikipedia' pages)
Swindon Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire. The
club participates in League One, the third tier in the English football league system, in which it
has spent 32 of its 87 League seasons (to 2014), with a further 30 in the former Division 3 South.
The club's home ground, where it has played for 120 years since 1896, is the County Ground, which
has a capacity of 15,728. The club was founded in 1879, became professional in 1894 and entered the
Football League in 1920. It has enjoyed periods of success, most notably during 1968–70, winning the
1969 League Cup by defeating Arsenal at Wembley Stadium and securing promotion to the Second Division.
League Cup success earned the club its first invitations to European competitions, but they were not
eligible to participate because they played in the then Third Division. So as compensation they were
entered into the 1969 Anglo-Italian League Cup and the 1970 Anglo-Italian Cup, with Swindon winning both.
These wins were led by the club's talisman winger Don Rogers. The South Stand was named after him from
the 2007–08 season.
The club's two best wins were 10 goals to 2 over Norwich City on 5 September 1908 and 10 goals to 1 over
Farnham United Breweries F.C. in the season of 1925–26 while the worst loss was 10 goal to 1 down against
Manchester City in 1930. Swindon Town won promotion to the Premier League during the 1992–93 season, the
only time the club has played in the top level of English football. Swindon was the second team to win
promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs, beating Leicester City. This proved to be Swindon's
only season in the top flight to date, in which they conceded 100 goals. However, based on all results
during their time in the Premier League and Football League up to 2010–11, Swindon are ranked as the
all-time 47th most successful English football club domestically.
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CLUB FACTS & INFORMATION
| Official Name
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| Swindon Town F.C. |
| Club Nickname
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| The Robins |
| Year Founded
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| 1879 (138 years ago) |
| English County
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| Wiltshire |
| Current Ground
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| County Ground |
| Ground Location
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| Swindon, England |
| Club's Owner
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| Lee Power |
| Club Chairman
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| Lee Power |
| Current Manager
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| Luke Williams |
| Current League
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| League Two |
| Last Season
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| League One, 22nd place
(relegated to League Two) |
HOME COLORS
Red & White |
AWAY COLORS
Black w/Gold & White Trim |
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INTERESTING STADIUM FACTS & INFORMATION
THE COUNTY GROUND
County Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1-2ED, England
OPENED: ......... 1896
SURFACE: ........ Grass
COST: .............. not available
CAPACITY: ...... 15,728
RECORD: ......... 32,000 (1972 vs Arsenal)
OWNER: ........... Swindon Borough Council
OPERATOR: ..... Swindon Town F.C.
FIELD SIZE: ..... 110 x 70 yards (100 x 64 meters)
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