Swindon 2 Northampton 1 

Relief as Cox and Paynter end Town home jinx

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RESULT: Swindon 2 Northampton 1 

Town scorers: Paynter 48, Cox 61
Northampton scorer: Coke 90+3

 

The relief around the County Ground was palpable after Town ended a run of five consecutive home defeats tonight.

 

Top scorers Paynter and Cox the men responsible for giving Maurice Malpas a win he so desperately needed. The manager clearly relieved at the final whistle.

 

"We've been heavily criticised and we've bounced back," he told SwindonWebTV, "and I'm proud of my players tonight."

 

"The result was everything and we achieved it. And there's a lot of positives to take in to Saturday from this."

 

Eighth of the season: Simon Cox wheels away after making it 2-0

 

The only blemish on the night being Town's lack of a clean sheet once again.

 

The porous Swindon defence conceding in the third minute of extra time when Giles Cox headed home for the visitors.

 

A goal thankfully too late under the circumstances after first Billy Paynter, then Simon Cox, eased the nerves for Town fans after a tense first forty-five minutes.

 

The win lifts Town up to 18th. 

 

The League One table:

 

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

 

NEXT GAME:

Oldham (H)

Saturday 25 October 2008 3:00pm

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