NOT PRETTY IN PINK! 

FA Cup 1st Round

 

RESULT: Cheltenham Town 5 Swindon Town 0

 

Cheltenham scorers: Harrison (3) 10, 53, 84; Gornell 36, Richards 72

 

Something tells us STFC's decision not to sell replica shirts of their new third strip was a wise one after a day to forget just down the A419.

 

On its shockingly pink debut today, Nathan Thompson saw red again as Town fans endured an FA Cup derby nightmare.

 

The Swindon captain was sent-off for the third time this season after only 20 minutes with Town already 1-0 down and struggling.

 

And when Terry Gornell then slotted in a second for the buoyant home side before the break, Town's 1,566 travelling supporters (out of a total attendance of 3,470) knew the writing was on the wall.

 

Town suffered their defeat playing in their brand-new third strip of black and pink

 

Byron Harrison added a third just after Swindon's best spell before League Two Cheltenham made it 4-0 and then five in a pantomime finish which included Raphael Branco gifting Harrison his hat-trick.

 

"In a week I've seen us play some of our very best football of the season and now today our worst. We've let everyone down today," Mark Cooper admitted.

 

The top of League One

 

1 Bristol City 16 16 36
2 Preston 16 11 31

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3 Swindon 16 13 29
4 MK Dons 14 13 27
5 Rochdale 15 14 26
6 Notts County 15 8 26

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7 Peterborough 16 6 26
8 Sheff Utd 15 3 26
9 Oldham 16 5 25
10 Fleetwood 16 2 22 
 

NEXT FEW GAMES:

   

Bristol City (H)

Saturday 15 Nov 2014, 3pm

League One

 

Peterborough (A)

Sat 22 Nov 2014, 3pm

League One

 

Fleetwood (H)

Sat 29 Nov 2014, 3pm

League One