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Town survive upset

1:43pm Friday 13th March 2009

A CROWD of 14,702 packed into the County Ground for the first round clash with Torquay – but home spirits were dampened almost immediately, writes SAM MORSHEAD.

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Bantams peg Town back

1:46pm Friday 13th March 2009

A CONFIDENT Town side went into the second round tie at Valley Parade looking forward to brushing aside their lower league opposition.

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'The last place I wanted to go,' admits Rogers

1:47pm Friday 13th March 2009

A TRIP to north Yorkshire to face Bradford was probably the last place that Don Rogers wanted to go, writes ANTHONY MARSHALL.

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Burrows admits Bantams gave Swindon one hell of a scare

1:49pm Friday 13th March 2009

“If it was a boxing match, Bradford would have won on points”, claimed Frank Burrows, one half of the imperious Town centre back pairing of 1968/69, writes SAM MORSHEAD.

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Mick is Town’s ‘nearly man’ despite fine performance against Blackburn

1:50pm Friday 13th March 2009

When Swindon Town fans are asked to think back to the 1969 League Cup triumph, names like Don Rogers and Peter Downsborough just roll off the tongue, writes SAM MORSHEAD.

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Coventry stage a great escape

1:51pm Friday 13th March 2009

An extraordinary comeback from Coventry City in the final four minutes at Highfield Road secured an unexpected replay at the County Ground, writes SAM MORSHEAD.

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Butler hails Town’s great team spirit

2:12pm Friday 13th March 2009

Willie Penman thinks the fourth round replay against Coventry City epitomised fantastic team ethic Swindon Town’s 1969 squad boasted, writes SAM MORSHEAD.

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Underdogs Town shock top-flight Arsenal to lift the League Cup

2:28pm Friday 13th March 2009

IT'S OURS! After three months of waiting for the Wembley appearance, Swindon Town delighted their supporters with a well-earned triumph over Arsenal.

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It's Wembley for Swindon

2:27pm Friday 13th March 2009

Town showed magnificent character to clinch a deserved place in the League Cup Final, writes SAM MORSHEAD.

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Town are relieved to force replay after sacrificing first-leg lead

2:25pm Friday 13th March 2009

Burnley may have been one of the superpowers of English football when they visited humble Swindon but Frank Burrows insists that the County Ground side were never in awe, writes SAM MORSHEAD.

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Burnley are humbled

2:24pm Friday 13th March 2009

Before the semi-final first leg, top-flight Burnley appeared unbeatable, writes SAM MORSHEAD.

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Wembley gets closer as Rogers fires Town into the semi-finals

2:22pm Friday 13th March 2009

A 27th-minute goal from Don Rogers sent Town into the semi-finals of the League Cup and one step away from Wembley, writes SAM MORSHEAD.

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