Swindon Town: as good as AC Milan

[juddie]

From the guardian:

Do Woking have the best Wembley record ever?

"Swindon Town have appeared at Wembley three times, the 1969 League Cup final and two play-off finals, and won them all," notes Phil Clark. "Is there a team which have played there more often and still remain unbeaten?"

Indeed there is, Phil. Reader Chris Brock mailed in to inform us that his colleague and fellow Swindon fan Phil MacLaurin has nerdil ... sorry, comprehensively analysed every game ever played at Wembley and come up with the following answer:

"Milan, Royal Air Force, Stoke City, Swindon Town and Wealdstone have all played and won three times," explains Phil. "But it's Woking, who have played four and won four, that have the best record. Of course, the opposition quality may have been variable: Woking's wins came against Dagenham & Redbridge, Ilford, Kidderminster Harriers and Runcorn. Milan's victories came at the expense of Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Benfica.

"At the other end of the scale, Army Cadet Force, Metropolitan Police, Stockport County and Turkey all arguably share the worst playing records at the old Wembley - each failed to gain even a draw in four attempts. In total, 101 teams played at the old Wembley without winning/drawing, while there are 70 teams that never lost at the stadium, although 52 of those only played there once. So, in conclusion, 171 of the 311 teams who played at Wembley (55%!) either never won there or never lost."

[Rich Pullen]

To be honest our opposition hasn't been easy either... Obviously not to the same level as Milans but we could have easily lost all three of our games on paper.