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Paul Ince makes his home debut for the Town as they come from behind - netting two penalties to win this top-of-the-table clash.
Chris Lumsden scores an impressive own goal to set Swindon on their way against Carlisle in this cup tie - two goals from Christian Roberts in the final twenty minutes sending the Town through.
Swindon get the new season off to a decent start, comfortably seeing off Port Vale in front of the brand new Intel Stand.
After going in one down at the break to a superb Lee Glover strike, a second half hat-trick from Chris Hay combined with a long range début goal from Craig Taylor turns the game around against the Valiants.
After future Town striker Billy Paynter gives Vale the lead, Stephen McPhee scores twice more to give the home side a seemingly unassailable three goal cushion with half an hour remaining. The Town have other ideas though - goals from Parkin, Hewlett and Fallon rescuing a point.
The most embarrassing result in STFC's history? With Swindon in the second tier and Boro in the Conference, the home side are the overwhelming favourites when Stevenage visit the County Ground - but despite taking an early lead with a wind assisted effort from Mark Walters, Swindon don't adapt to the conditions as well as their non-league opponents - and Boro eventually return victorious, with future Town favourite Giuliano Grazioli grabbing a winner after Fraser Digby's goal-kick barely made it out of the penalty area. Shortly after, McMahon placed eight players on the transfer list.
When Swindon are drawn away to Taunton in the FA Cup First Round in 1981, the Southern League side switch the match to the County Ground - and though they take the lead on twelve minutes, a Howard Pritchard double on his full debut, including a last minute winner, sees Swindon scrape through to Round 2.