First Town Game

[4D]

T'was October.... http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19900112

First game of the season good crowd that http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19610101

I knew it was before Xmas 

[BoA Vagabond]

1974/75 season home to PNE. I think Bobby Charlton was their manager. For years I believed we drew 1-1 but Ploughman says we won 1-0. I was 5 and have never recovered! Loved it then and still do.

[reeves4england]

I'm not entirely sure when my first game was. The oldest programme I have in the attic is from 1994 (possibly the 3-1 win over Oldham but would have to check) so I guess that was probably it.

[horlock07]

Been done a few times on here before, but v. Chelsea 1988

My first ever Town game was against them in the Simod Cup with a very respectful attendance for a Tuesday night, we missed the first two goals as the traffic was dreadful and my old man couldn't find anywhere to park!

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19881103

[Jimmy Quinn]

Aston Villa at home 72/73 season in the days of no segregation and remember Villa fans running from the corner of shrivenham Road into the Townend.

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19730128

[Trollope’s Left Foot]

Saturday 24th April 1971 home to Carlisle. 0-0 in front of 11,561 and stood in the Shrivenham Road stand by the 18 yard line.

[RWB Robin]

12 April 1969, Swindon 2 Bristol R 2, Don Rogers scored twice, crowd 20,000+. For a young teenager, what a start!!!!

[Cheltred]

1974/75 season home to PNE. I think Bobby Charlton was their manager. For years I believed we drew 1-1 but Ploughman says we won 1-0. I was 5 and have never recovered! Loved it then and still do.

Charlton played I'm sure! Yes it was 1-0, Eastoe

[Legends-Lounge]

December 12th 1970

Swindon 1 Leyton Orient 1

[Mr Stevens]

30th December 1967. Swindon 1 Torquay 0. Shrivenham Rd. With my Dad who was a Chelsea fan.

[Bob's Orange]

I can never remember exactly but it was either Hull or Wolves in either 1989 or 1990. I think we won, whichever game it was. One of my earliest games was the play-off win at Wembley. I remember absolutely nothing about the game but have vague memories of being in awe at the sea of red and white on the tube.

[4D]

I can never remember exactly but it was either Hull or Wolves in either 1989 or 1990. I think we won, whichever game it was. One of my earliest games was the play-off win at Wembley. I remember absolutely nothing about the game but have vague memories of being in awe at the sea of red and white on the tube.

I drove to the Sunderland play off game  . Parked in a hotel car park, my mate winding up the Sunderland fans by calling them Geordies  

[Bob's Orange]

I drove to the Sunderland play off game  . Parked in a hotel car park, my mate winding up the Sunderland fans by calling them Geordies 

I was only 10 or 11 so my memories are very vague but my dad said after the game he was quite intimidated as we were on a tube with Sunderland fans. Seemingly they were very gracious.

[4D]

Yeah, they weren't any bother.

[Posh Red]

I was only 10 or 11 so my memories are very vague but my dad said after the game he was quite intimidated as we were on a tube with Sunderland fans. Seemingly they were very gracious.

We went by coach, and had a bottle of champagne on ice if we won.
The Sunderland fans we met shared it with us & wished us good luck.

The Leicester fans a few years later were quite the opposite