Port Vale could hand debuts to defenders Chris Hussey and Connor Hall when the club return to League Two action by hosting Swindon on Saturday.Left-back Hussey has joined from Cheltenham and Hall arrived from Harrogate, while fellow centre-back Leon Legge has moved in the opposite direction. Forward George Lloyd has also left, returning to parent club Cheltenham due to injury.Another man who cou...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough believed his side’s 3-2 home victory over play-off rivals Swindon was their most important win of the season.The Stags were pipped at the death in Saturday’s FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough but bounced back to make it five Sky Bet League Two wins in a row and eight in nine.“I thought that was our most important win of the season on the back of the FA...Full Story »

Mansfield maintained their Sky Bet League Two play-off push with a fifth win in succession as they saw off visiting Swindon 3-2.The Stags grabbed a fourth-minute lead as Jordan Bowery pulled back a pass for George Maris to smash home a low 12-yard finish.But Nathan Bishop was beaten at his near post from a tight angle on the right by Harry McKirdy for a 28th-minute equaliser.Mansfield were back ...Full Story »

Mansfield manager Nigel Clough has three injury doubts as the Stags prepare to resume their League Two promotion charge against Swindon.Stephen McLaughlin, Ryan Stirk and George Lapslie are all nursing minor problems following the FA Cup defeat to Middlesbrough on Saturday.Tyrese Sinclair and Farrend Rawson will both miss out due to illness but Clough hopes Rawson will be back in contention for ...Full Story »

Manchester City comfortably beat League Two Swindon 4-1 to book their place in the FA Cup fourth round.Bernardo Silva struck first in the 14th minute to open the scoring before Gabriel Jesus capitalised on a defensive error just before the half-hour mark.In the second half, City controlled the game and Ilkay Gundogan added to the score with a direct free-kick in the 59th minute as they finished ...Full Story »

Swindon midfielder Jack Payne will miss Friday’s FA Cup third-round tie against Premier League leaders Manchester City with a knee injury.Wales international Jonny Williams is rated as touch and go after not training fully this week as his workload is carefully managed after also coming off during the 5-2 Sky Bet League Two win over Northampton.Captain Dion Conroy is available again after ...Full Story »

Four-goal hero Harry McKirdy produced “the best match of his career” as Swindon ended their winless League Two run by thrashing promotion rivals Northampton 5-2.McKirdy’s four goals were added to by Tyreece Simpson as the Robins won in the league for the first time since November and moved to within three points of their second-placed opponents.Swindon boss Ben Garner was ecsta...Full Story »

Striker Harry McKirdy scored four goals as Swindon ran riot in a 5-2 win over second-placed Northampton in League Two.McKirdy’s opener was cancelled out by Sam Hoskins before Jon Guthrie put the Cobblers ahead in the 50th minute.But McKirdy scored twice in the next five minutes to complete his hat-trick and then added a fourth after Tyreece Simpson had added his name to the scoresheet.Vict...Full Story »

Swindon will continue to be without captain Dion Conroy when Northampton visit the County Ground on New Year’s Day.The centre-half was sent off after the final whistle for dissent in the 2-0 defeat to Barrow earlier this month and serves the second game of a two-match ban.Town head coach Ben Garner will hope to have defender Romoney Crichlow and midfielder Alex Gilbert back in the mix agai...Full Story »

Swindon head coach Ben Garner admitted his pride in his players for seeing out a 0-0 draw with Stevenage in their first game back since a Covid-19 outbreak.The Robins played for the first time in 18 days, managing just one shot on target at the County Ground.Garner said: “I was proud of the players tonight and I think considering the number of players we have had hit by Covid and the limit...Full Story »

Swindon rounded off 2021 with a lacklustre 0-0 home draw with relegation-threatened Stevenage as they managed just one shot on target at the County Ground.Stevenage’s Elliott List had a chance to open the scoring inside the first 10 minutes as Swindon goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott spilt an initial shot from Jake Reeves before tipping away List’s follow-up strike.List was then denied in a...Full Story »

Swindon skipper Dion Conroy starts a two-game ban as the Robins end an enforced 18-day break at home to Stevenage.Conroy was sent off in the closing stages of Swindon’s last game, a 2-0 defeat at Barrow on December 11.Robins boss Ben Garner has revealed 16 players and seven staff members at the Skt Bet League Two club have been affected by Covid-19 over the last few weeks.Defender Mathieu ...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner was left “frustrated” with the decisions after two penalties saw his side lose 2-0 to Barrow at Holker Street.The Bluebirds had failed to score in their previous six games before second-half spot kicks from Ollie Banks and Josh Gordon ended Mark Cooper’s side’s worrying nine-game winless run in the league.Kayne Kesler-Hayden handled a cross in the ...Full Story »

Second-half penalties from Ollie Banks and Josh Gordon secured Barrow a first league win in 10 with a 2-0 victory against promotion-seeking Swindon, who finished with 10 men.Ben Garner’s Robins missed the chance to return into the automatic League Two promotion places after a disappointing defeat at Holker Street.Bluebirds keeper Paul Farman did well to keep out Jack Payne’s free-kic...Full Story »

Connor Brown is set to be available for Barrow’s clash with Swindon after making the most of a midweek off.Brown returned for the FA Cup draw at Ipswich last weekend after missing three games with a chest infection, and earned a rest after Tuesday’s clash with Salford was postponed.Boss Mark Cooper could plan to name an unchanged team against his former club as his side look to end a...Full Story »

Strikers Aaron Drinan and Harry Smith netted two goals apiece as Leyton Orient thrashed Swindon 4-1.Orient suffered a blow in the warm-up when Hector Kyprianou was injured and had to replaced in the starting line-up by Darren Pratley but they took the lead in the 19th minute.Shad Ogie picked out Tom James with a  long cross-field pass and the wing-back drilled in a cross for Drinan to rifle...Full Story »

Craig Clay should be available when Leyton Orient host Swindon.The long-serving midfielder had been sidelined with an ankle injury but made his return to action in Saturday’s FA Cup win over Tranmere.Clay was withdrawn after 55 minutes as a precaution in order to be fit for Tuesday night’s clash.Callum Reilly is set to miss out again with a groin injury.Swindon head coach Ben Garner ...Full Story »

Walsall will have Brendan Kiernan available for the FA Cup clash with Swindon.Kiernan missed the midweek Papa John’s Trophy defeat to Cambridge with a foot injury but has returned to training and will be fit.Rory Holden is still absent, but is the only player who has not trained ahead of the game.Liam Kinsella, Conor Wilkinson and Zak Mills have all recently returned from injury and could ...Full Story »

Swindon will hope defender Romoney Crichlow recovers from an ankle injury in time to feature against Harrogate.Crichlow has not played since being replaced at half-time in the 3-1 win at Oldham on October 30 but is getting closer to a welcome return with fellow central defender Mathieu Baudry out with a long-term hip injury.Robins head coach Ben Garner will have a decision to make with the make ...Full Story »

Swindon head coach Ben Garner praised the performance of Wales international Jonny Williams after he scored in a 3-1 win over Hartlepool at the County Ground.Tyreece Simpson also scored before Jack Payne rounded off a brilliant home display for the hosts with a stoppage-time stunner that handed the Wiltshire side just their second home victory of the season.Garner said: “It was great to re...Full Story »