First Town Game

[RedRag]

Good point, must have been quite a connection.

[4D]

Excuse me WB, not all of us legged it.

That's what I thought Reg, I was in the Shrivvy and just watched. They looked like they changed there minds when the town fans on the bank stood and stared. One fella at the front of the Shrivvy took a few on by himself 

[Reg Smeeton]

That's what I thought Reg, I was in the Shrivvy and just watched. They looked like they changed there minds when the town fans on the bank stood and stared. One fella at the front of the Shrivvy took a few on by himself 

Once they had the error of their ways explained they were fine.

[Private Fraser]

Some footage starting at 3:30 in:

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?Tab=Video&MatchID=19920101

[4D]

Ha, that was it  a few got in the Shrivvy but nothing major. Nice sunny day, think they brought about 3000.

[horlock07]

Some footage starting at 3:30 in:

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?Tab=Video&MatchID=19920101

Well I never knew that Micky Hazard was a mackem!

[4D]

Well I never knew that Micky Hazard was a mackem!

  Really?

[chalkies_shorts]

I think the Leicester thing was a bit half hearted. Quite a few got on the pitch and ran across to the Shrivvy. Looked a bit threatening at first but a few at the front of the Shrivvy got on the pitch and swung at them. A few more at the front of the Shrivvy had a bit of a scuffle and the Leicester fans just walked off. Not many Swindon ran away because you couldn't with the crowd - probably did us a favour actually. The stewards ran faster than the Leicester fans.

[horlock07]

Really?

I have never really thought about it, but when he opened his chops in that clip!

[Wobbly Bob]

Once they had the error of their ways explained they were fine.

Yeah, a few stood their ground in the Shrivvy to trade with the invaders.
I stood on the Bank in those days and it was still possible to leave at the end via the side of the pitch.
Had to move a but sharpish when some of their lot moved towards us.
Remember one town fan picking up an advertising hoarding for self defence, just in case.

I think Leicester did the same at their next away game as well.
A far cry from today's sanitised atmosphere & cardboard clappers in the PL.

[Jimmy QuitMoaning]

It was the first game of the 91-92 season, it finished 0-0, i remember them coming on to the pitch.

They decorated the Rat Trap before the game

[RedRag]

October 17th 1992 Swindon town 5-1 Notts County 

5th in Lg 2 and an attendance of just 7,589.  A week or 2 later we shared the points at St James Park (the north easterly one) in a beautiful 0-0

[Ardiles]

My boys' first game:

STFC 1-1 Oldham

Aged just 4 & 3 at the time.  It was about a month after Di Canio flounced off, and we still managed a 10k gate vs Oldham (who probably didn't bring many).