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Christmas comes early as Spitfires put 4 past the Ladies of the Forrest

Swindon Spitfires Ladies hit four for the second week running as they moved up to second in the South West Women’s League Division One with a 4-0 win over Forest of Dean Ladies. With the home side dominating play the only surprise was how long it took for the first goal to come, but Spits […]

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Town draw at home against Doncaster 1-1.

Swindon Town failed to take advantage of superior possession against high flying Darlington. Matt Richie put Town ahead but an own goal be on loan Danny Hollands handed the visitors a draw. Try as they might, the Swindon attack failed to penetrate Darlington’s defences. So with one point each Swindon lie Eighth with Darlington in […]

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What have Jahmene Douglas and X-factor to do with sport?

Answer: The all turn on Swindon’s Christmas Lights. Yes Swindon’s sporting heroes and Olympic torch bearers lined up alongside the X-factor sensation  Jahmene Douglas to switch on Swindon’s Town Centre Lights. Almost 3 time the average County Ground crowd, about 28,000, gathered in the Parade and Wharf Green to see the fun and interviews with […]

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Lightning strike 5 times against wildcats.

The Swindon Wildcats saw their recent home run of late come to an end on Sunday night, as their hopes were doused by an MK Lightning side. The night opened well for the ‘Cats, who themselves welcomed back the Finnish Matius Perkkio [pictured], with the import quickly landing his mark on return. After a dominant […]

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Spitfires blast 4 past Keynsham reserves.

  After a late switch of venue due to the Somerset side’s ground not having recovered from last weekend’s flooding Swindon Spitfires hosted Keynsham Town Reserves in their latest South West Women’s League Eastern Division encounter. With the visitors’ first team without a game they dropped several players down to the reserve squad, including top […]

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Wildcats extinguish Pheonix with 4-2 win at the Link

Swindon Wildcats claimed one of their biggest victories in recent home outings, after overcoming the league leading Manchester Phoenix. Although suffering a late overtime defeat to the Phoenix the previous weekend, the ‘Cats showed why home ice is so important after displaying a full sixty minute performance. Despite seeing the traveling side open the scoring […]

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Civic reception for the Speedway victors.

The Mayor of Swindon Cllr. Mick Bray held a Civic Reception for the victorious Swindon Robins Speedway Team and praised their victory. Manager Alun Rossiter received a trophy from the Mayor in recognition of the teams efforts in Winning the Elite League Trophy in a dramatic play-off against Poole. The new sponsors, Excalibur, were also […]

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Swindon 10K gallery and results.

Over 500 runners, encouraged by the near perfect running conditions, took to the start line for this year’s Swindon 10k . The good weather helped many gain new personal bests for 10k and also saw two course records being broken with Jackie Cooper of Newbury AC smashing the Vet Ladies 45 time with 39.50 and […]