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Swindon Town Football Club was founded by Reverend William Pitt of Liddington in 1879. [1] The team turned professional in 1894 and joined the Southern League which was founded in the same year. [1] During this period Septimus Atterbury played for the club. The Swindon Town team for the 1909–10 season
The origin of the Anglo-Italian League Cup (also known as the Anglo-Italian Cup Winners' Cup [1] and billed on the match programme as the International League Cup Winners' Cup) was to reward Swindon Town with European football in lieu of their ineligibility for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup following their victory in the 1968–69 League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final.
In August 2023, Mr Morfuni was accused by the Swindon Advertiser of transferring shares of the football club to two other individuals. [6] CEO Rob Angus read out a prepared statement at the club's fan forum stating: "We were made aware this morning via Companies House that there was a confirmation statement update on the ownership structure of ...
These plans, however, were delayed due to Swindon Town's relegation to League Two at the end of the 2005–06, 2010–11 and 2016–17 seasons. Talks with the council resurrected again in 2021 when Clem Morfuni took control of the club and restarted plans to buy the County Ground in a joint venture with the supporters' trust.
This is a list of seasons played by Swindon Town Football Club in English and European football, from the club's formation in 1879 to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season where known.
Round 2: Bradford City 1–1 Swindon Town Replay: Swindon Town 4–3 Bradford City. Round 3: Swindon Town 1–0 Blackburn Rovers. Round 4: Coventry City 2–2 Swindon Town Replay: Swindon Town 3–0 Coventry City. Round 5: Derby County 0–0 Swindon Town Replay: Swindon Town 1–0 Derby County. Semi-final: 1st Leg: Burnley 1–2 Swindon Town
[2] [3] When another Third Division club, Swindon Town, won the 1969 Football League Cup, the Anglo-Italian League Cup was organised as a way of compensating Swindon for the ruling that prevented them competing in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, [2] and Swindon won a two-legged match against that year's Coppa Italia champions A.S. Roma. [4]
In the other play-off semi-final, Crystal Palace's opponents were Swindon Town, and the first leg was played at the County Ground, Swindon, on 21 May 1989. The match was dominated by Swindon but the first half ended goalless. In the 53rd minute, Crystal Palace's captain Jeff Hopkins scored an own goal after a dangerous cross from Dave Hockaday.