Swindon Town 5 Gillingham 0

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Five-star Town go goal crazy

Coca-Cola League One

Saturday 06 October 2007

RESULT: Swindon Town 5 Gillingham 0

Swindon scorers: JP McGovern 4 mins; S Cox 6, 62; B Paynter 52, 84

It was the result and more importantly the performance that everyone at Swindon Town were looking for – a 5-0 thumping of a very poor Gillingham side.

The Town players came flying out the traps and were 2-0 up inside the first ten minutes.

Jon-Paul McGovern started the rout with a sublime volley following some good work from Christian Roberts – the two wingers both supporting matching new look blonde hairstyles.

Blonde ambition:
Christian Roberts put in one of his best-ever p erformances for Town

(not sure on the new look, though)

Just two minutes later the ball was in the net again, this time Simon Cox was on hand to slot the ball into the top right corner, in front of the already dejected travelling fans.

Number two:
Simon Cox makes it 2-0 in the sixth minute

The home side had to wait until the second-half for the third, Billy Paynter smashing the ball past a helpless Simon Royce in the Gillingham goal, just before the hour mark.

Cox almost extended Town's lead with an audacious over-head kick but was denied by the foot of the post. However, he didn't have to wait long for his second and Town's fourth as he headed home Jon-Paul McGovern's right wing cross.

Paynter claimed his fifth goal in his last two home games when he latched on to a poor pass from Barry Cogan before easily rounding the keeper and finding the net, sending the Town End fans into chants of 'Easy Easy Easy.'

Billy the Kid:
Paynter rounds the keeper for number five

Both strikers could and probably should have completed their hat-tricks in the final minutes, but were denied by some good saves from Royce.

With all the off field problems at the County Ground manager Paul Sturrock will no doubt be delighted with the way his side responded.

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The League One Table:

1 Tranmere 10 6 19
2 Leyton Orient 10 -2 19
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3 Carlisle 10 8 18
4 Swansea 10 6 17
5 Nottm Forest 9 9 16
6 Swindon 10 8 16
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7 Southend 10 1 16
8 Hartlepool 10 3 14
9 Brighton 10 2 14
10 Walsall 10 0 14
11 Yeovil 10 -2 14
12 Leeds 10 15 13
13 Northampton 10 2 13
14 Huddersfield 10 -7 13
15 Bristol Rovers 10 -2 12
16 Doncaster 10 -1 11
17 Luton 10 -2 11
18 Oldham 9 -2 10
19 Crewe 10 -5 10
20 Gillingham 10 -13 10
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21 Cheltenham 10 -6 9
22 Port Vale 10 -4 8
23 Bournemouth 10 -6 8
24 Millwall 10 -8 8

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