Swindon 1 Carlisle 1 

Town undone again by late goal

 

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RESULT: Swindon Town 1 Carlisle 1

Town scorer: Murphy (OG) 50
Carlisle scorer: Thirwell 87

 

Swindon continue to hover precariously near the relegation zone after another victory was snatched away by a late goal - the fourth game in a row Town have conceded in the last three minutes.

 

Earlier Carlisle had gifted Dave Byrne's side the opener just after half-time, when Peter Murphy turned an Anthony McNamee cross past his own keeper.

 

But when Swindon defender - and man-of-the-match - Cullum Kennedy went off with cramp in the 82nd minute (replaced by Kevin Amankwaah), the visitors took advantage of a Swindon defensive reshuffle to grab a point.

 

Town remain in 19th, just a single point off the bottom four.

 

Town manager latest

 

Who's fit for Fitton? > Guess the new manager and win STFC hospitality

Reports in the Daily Mail link Swindon Town with an approach for Orient manager Martin Ling, after the former Robins' player was supposedly recommended to Andrew Fitton by Glenn Hoddle.

 

League One table:

 

1 Leicester 19 18 41
2 Millwall 19 7 39
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3 MK Dons 19 18 37
4 Peterborough 19 15 36
5 Scunthorpe 19 11 36
6 Oldham 19 12 35
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7 Leeds United 19 9 32
8 Stockport 19 9 31
9 Tranmere 19 4 30
10 Walsall 19 0 27
11 Southend 19 -3 27
12 Huddersfield 19 -4 26
13 Hartlepool 19 -1 25
14 Northampton 19 1 24
15 Bristol Rovers 19 3 22
16 Colchester 19 -4 21
17 Carlisle 19 -8 21
18 Leyton Orient 19 -8 21
19 Swindon 19 -5 20
20 Brighton 19 -5 20
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21 Yeovil 19 -10 19
22 Hereford 19 -16 15
23 Cheltenham 19 -21 15
24 Crewe 19 -22 9 
 

NEXT 4 GAMES:

 

Crewe (A)

Saturday, 13 December 2008 3:00pm
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Yeovil (H)
Saturday, 20 December 2008 3:00pm
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Leyton Orient (A)

Friday, 26 December 2008 1:00pm
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Brighton (H)

Sunday, 28 December 2008 3:00pm
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