Memries of Swindon

[Darren]

A revival of an old favourite, where we remember past games against the day's opponents....

My random memory is the game at the Lane on 6th September 1980. Les Tibbott sent flying in the first half for Kenworthy to put us 1-0 with a pen and then Trusson and Peters scoring in the 2nd half to see us win 3-0. In was on MOTD and that win sent us top with 4 wins from our first 5 games. What a season it was going to be...

 

[Wapping Blade]

4th December 1993 (thanks Soccerbase) a dreadful 0-0 draw at a very cold County ground, can't believe that it was a Premiership match, my memries of it are akin to a lower league scuff-fest. Non-stop 2nd half of the slow "Oh when the Blades" the only highlight!

 

[blade too long]

1999/2000 Sun 07 May Sheff. Utd. 2 - 2 Swindon Town League Division One ​

Sat 23 Oct Swindon Town 2 - 2 Sheff. Utd. League Division One ​

1998/1999 Sat 09 Jan Swindon Town 2 - 2 Sheff. Utd. League Division One ​

Sat 08 Aug Sheff. Utd. 2 - 1 Swindon Town League Division One ​

1997/1998 Mon 13 Apr Swindon Town 1 - 1 Sheff. Utd. League Division One ​

Sat 13 Dec Sheff. Utd. 2 - 1 Swindon Town League Division One ​

1996/1997 Sat 01 Feb Swindon Town 2 - 1 Sheff. Utd. League Division One ​

Tue 26 Nov Sheff. Utd. 2 - 0 Swindon Town League Division One ​

1994/1995 Sat 15 Apr Sheff. Utd. 2 - 2 Swindon Town League Division One ​

Tue 27 Dec Swindon Town 1 - 3 Sheff. Utd. League Division One ​

1993/1994 Sat 04 Dec Swindon Town 0 - 0 Sheff. Utd. Premiership ​

Sat 14 Aug Sheff. Utd. 3 - 1 Swindon Town Premiership ​

1989/1990 Sun 10 Dec Swindon Town 0 - 2 Sheff. Utd. Second Division ​

Tue 12 Sep Sheff. Utd. 2 - 0 Swindon Town Second Division​

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most recent games met a lot in the nineties , nowt since

 

[Russ]

Jan Aage Fjortoft and his aeroplane goal celebrations!

example for younger viewers:

 

[Grecian2000]

A revival of an old favourite, where we remember past games against the day's opponents....

and whilst my memory of most games is sketchy, my first trip to Swindon resulted in our worst ever goalkeeper (I sneer at the very thought that Lee Baxter could top this walking disaster), Derek Richardson, producing his finest feat of incompetance (and there were many to choose from).

How he still came to be in goal over a year after the debacle of 26/12/79 I have no idea, but here he was at the County Ground for a career defining moment.
I don't remember the score at the time, so the game could have been already lost, but he somehow contrived to chase a badly aimed backpass, dive full length and scoop it back into play, thus saving it going for a corner, only to put it straight at the feet of a Swindon forward stood by himself around the penalty spot. Said forward thus rolled the ball into the empty net and the away end (uncovered, wet and miserable) just stood in utter bewilderment (to be fair it was so bad there was more laughing than berating going on).
They scored four or five that day but that is the one that sticks out a little.

 

[Darren]

and whilst my memory of most games is sketchy, my first trip to Swindon resulted in our worst ever goalkeeper (I sneer at the very thought that Lee Baxter could top this walking disaster), Derek Richardson, producing his finest feat of incompetance (and there were many to choose from).

How he still came to be in goal over a year after the debacle of 26/12/79 I have no idea, but here he was at the County Ground for a career defining moment.
I don't remember the score at the time, so the game could have been already lost, but he somehow contrived to chase a badly aimed backpass, dive full length and scoop it back into play, thus saving it going for a corner, only to put it straight at the feet of a Swindon forward stood by himself around the penalty spot. Said forward thus rolled the ball into the empty net and the away end (uncovered, wet and miserable) just stood in utter bewilderment (to be fair it was so bad there was more laughing than berating going on).
They scored four or five that day but that is the one that sticks out a little.

That was a Valentines Day massacre in 1981. Swindon went 5 up before we pulled 2 late goals back through Kenworthy (pen) and Hatton lose 5-2.

Richardson was only in goal because Steve Conroy had had a spat with Peters and refused to travel. You can appreciate the level of Richardson's crapness that despite that appalling lack of discipline that would have seen most players sacked, Conroy was back in goal for the next game and Richardson never player a league game for United again.

 

[Revolution]

Saw Holdsworth score at both ends during our 2-1 defeat in 1997.

That reminds me, anyone who thinks it is close to London is in for a shock. And I hope there's a roof on that away end by now!

 

[Bath Blade]

1999/2000 Sun 07 May Sheff. Utd. 2 - 2 Swindon Town League Division One
Sat 23 Oct Swindon Town 2 - 2 Sheff. Utd. League Division One
1998/1999 Sat 09 Jan Swindon Town 2 - 2 Sheff. Utd. League Division One
Sat 08 Aug Sheff. Utd. 2 - 1 Swindon Town League Division One
1997/1998 Mon 13 Apr Swindon Town 1 - 1 Sheff. Utd. League Division One
Sat 13 Dec Sheff. Utd. 2 - 1 Swindon Town League Division One
1996/1997 Sat 01 Feb Swindon Town 2 - 1 Sheff. Utd. League Division One
Tue 26 Nov Sheff. Utd. 2 - 0 Swindon Town League Division One
1994/1995 Sat 15 Apr Sheff. Utd. 2 - 2 Swindon Town League Division One
Tue 27 Dec Swindon Town 1 - 3 Sheff. Utd. League Division One
1993/1994 Sat 04 Dec Swindon Town 0 - 0 Sheff. Utd. Premiership
Sat 14 Aug Sheff. Utd. 3 - 1 Swindon Town Premiership
1989/1990 Sun 10 Dec Swindon Town 0 - 2 Sheff. Utd. Second Division
Tue 12 Sep Sheff. Utd. 2 - 0 Swindon Town Second Division


most recent games met a lot in the nineties , nowt since

I've been there once in the late 90s. I have a (very vague) recollection of either David Holdsworth being sent off, or scoring a last minute equaliser (or both?), can't remember the score though. Any ideas which game that would have been?

 

[Grecian2000]

You can appreciate the level of Richardson's crapness that despite that appalling lack of discipline that would have seen most players sacked, Conroy was back in goal for the next game and Richardson never player a league game for United again.

I didn't remember it being his last game. Every cloud in that case . . . .

 

[Darren]

I didn't remember it being his last game. Every cloud in that case . . . .

He played in two pre-season Group Cup matches in August 81, before we signed Keith Waugh and - astonishingly - First Division Coventry took him off our hands in March 82.

He never played a first team game for Coventry and then droppeed into non-league where he found his level and gained England semi-pro caps.

 

[Coily]

4th December 1993 (thanks Soccerbase) a dreadful 0-0 draw at a very cold County ground, can't believe that it was a Premiership match, my memries of it are akin to a lower league scuff-fest. Non-stop 2nd half of the slow "Oh when the Blades" the only highlight!

Worst game of football I've ever seen. Remember the Sunday Mirror awarded us 0 out of 10, and Swindon 1. And they didn't deserve that. Freezing cold, shit pre-match kebab and caught in a monsoon on the M25 in my old car which had a leaky sunroof.

Also memorable for a few Blades playing cards on the terrace while the game was going on as it was so dull, and some lads singing endlessly about getting your bollocks trapped in a mangle.

 

[Darren]

I've been there once in the late 90s. I have a (very vague) recollection of either David Holdsworth being sent off, or scoring a last minute equaliser (or both?), can't remember the score though. Any ideas which game that would have been?

The last minute equaliser was the 9/1/99 game. Stuart got the other.

 

[Darren]

I didn't remember it being his last game. Every cloud in that case . . . .

Just look at Derek now

http://www.datanta.com/user-view_user-695549.html

He's shrunk a bit, though....

 

[grafikhaus]

Worst game of football I've ever seen. Remember the Sunday Mirror awarded us 0 out of 10, and Swindon 1. And they didn't deserve that. Freezing cold, shit pre-match kebab and caught in a monsoon on the M25 in my old car which had a leaky sunroof.

Also memorable for a few Blades playing cards on the terrace while the game was going on as it was so dull, and some lads singing endlessly about getting your bollocks trapped in a mangle.

Amen to that. One of the very worst games I've ever attended.

 

[Northyorksblade]

Amen to that. One of the very worst games I've ever attended.

The game was dire, dire, dire, but the fans were great and I enjoyed it for that. The non stop singing of just one song for a whole half (can you have a whole half?) was commented on by numerous Swindon fans on the way out.