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Supermarine draw in mud.

Swindon Supermarine faced up to Evesham at the Webb’s Wood Stadium on a pitch that the well known impact glue makers and League Sponsors would have been proud of. On impact the ball stuck. In a hard fought battle the mud won, and football came second but there were several goal line clearances and a […]

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Super Supermarine battle back to win 4-3 against North Leigh.

Super Supermarine are flying high after an amazing fight back. Against all odds the Webb’s Wood boys bounced back from 3-1 down at half time to keep their home record in tact with a 4-3 win. This, despite being down to 10 men for the final part of the game. Result: Supermarine FC 4. […]

Swindon fall again to Monkhouse Voodoo

Once again Andy Monkhouse, the former Town man, pops up and scores a vital goal for Hartlepool against his old Club and stopped Di Canio’s men going to the top of Div. 1. Simon Ferry scored the opener in the first half of a match played on a heavy surface. But despite 2nd half domination […]

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Swindon lose to Gillingham 1-0 in Extra time. The ladies that is.

Swindon Town Ladies took on Gillingham Ladies FC, who play in a league higher the them, in the ladies edition of the FA Cup. The match held at the Fairford FC ground was 0-0 at full time, but a goal mid way through the second period of extra time sealed it for the visitors from […]

Town tame the Shrews.

With ‘For Sale’ signs up and a mass clearing of the pitch on Friday night, Swindon ended a turbulent week on a high note with a brace of second-half goals. After the headlines concerning the sale of the club and a mammoth effort to clear the pitch of snow in time to actually play, the […]

Lucky mascot Joe.

Joseph Compton is proving to be a lucky mascot. During a thunderstorm in the late summer Joe was hit by lightning as he waited outside Dorcan Academy in Swindon for a lift home. The bolt of lightning caused his heart to stop, burst his ear drums and caused severe burns across 22 per cent of […]

Officially it’s ladies in Swindon.

Swindon seems to be attracting top lady officials for our sporting events this week. You may have seen in the Wildcats report from last Saturday that the London based official and two times Olympic games ref Joy Tottman officiated at the Link last weekend in the macho sport of Ice Hockey. Joy’s worked at the […]

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Swindon 3 Devon and Cornwall 0 as Swindon ladies over run the Devon and Cornish ladies.

Results from the weekends games in the Bristol Soccer World Cup. Both Swindon Spitfires and Supermarine Ladies away in Cornwall for the next round. Swindon Spitfires 4 Falmouth 1 (Match report to follow) Laura Ball, Sasha Sparkes Vicky Wilkes, Emma Blackwell Nat Haigh Next round: Launceston Ladies Away. Gallery below: Callington Town 0 Swindon Supermarine […]

Cumbrians repelled by 4 goal burst from Town.

Swindon are hunting down a top two slot in League One after another big win. Town came within a goal of making it a unique treble of 5-0 home wins as they swept aside Carlisle in the same way as Tranmere & Portsmouth before them. The result leaves the Robins nicely positioned in 5th – […]

Super sub Collins torpedoes Pompey with four goal broadside.

Super sub James Collins sank a struggling Portsmouth, scoring with his first touch after coming on on the hour mark.. He continued his one-man demolition derby with three more goals and an assist for Danny Hollands in 22 minutes. Needless to say he was voted Man of the Match. Final score Swindon 5 Portsmouth 0. […]

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