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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.
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.
The most notable incident occurred on 4 May 1982, when a smoke bomb was thrown onto the pitch by a Swindon Town fan with the score tied at 2–2. The match referee in confusion continued the game on a foggy pitch and Swindon scored the winning goal, the match ending 3–2 in Swindon's favour.
During the final stages of the 2011/12 season Swindon Town confirmed two pre-season friendlies, the first confirmed fixture was a home tie against Championship side Crystal Palace (8 August). Shortly afterwards the club announced that a local friendly with fellow Wiltshire outfit Salisbury City was confirmed to take place at the Raymond ...
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1 July 2014: Swindon Town's ownership battle has been settled after a High Court Judge Nicholas Strauss QC ruled that chairman Lee Power's takeover was carried out properly while former owner Jed McCrory is ordered to pay legal costs likely to total over £50,000. Lee Power reacts to the decision by calling the former owners, 'rogues'.
Former Swindon Town Player of the Year Jonathan Douglas looked set to sign a new contract but eventually turned it down for a move to Brentford. [9] Swindon Town returned to pre-season on 29 June 2011. During the summer, Swindon spent 10 days in Italy at a training camp in Norcia, Umbria. During the course of the week Town played two friendlies ...