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===1969β2000=== [[File:1970 Anglo-Italian Cup - Juventus v Swindon Town - Coin toss.jpg|thumb|left|The coin toss before the away game in [[Turin]] versus [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] in the victorious [[1970 Anglo-Italian Cup]]]] In 1969, Swindon beat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] [[1969 Football League Cup Final|3β1]] to win the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] for the only time in the club's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-england.com/arsenal_1_v_swindon_3_league_cup_final_1969.html |title=League Cup Final 1969 Match Report |publisher=football-England.com |access-date=16 November 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110010028/http://www.football-england.com/arsenal_1_v_swindon_3_league_cup_final_1969.html |archive-date=10 January 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2005/12/13/pwaod_swindon_feature.shtml| title=Swindon Town 1969 TV Archive|publisher=BBC |access-date=16 November 2006}}</ref> As winners of the League Cup, Swindon were assured of a place in their first European competition: the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]. However, [[the Football Association]] had previously agreed to inclusion criteria with the organizers which mandated that only League Cup winners from [[Football League First Division|Division One]] would be able to take part. As the team were not eligible, the short-lived Anglo-Italian competitions were created to give teams from lower divisions experience in Europe. The first of these, the [[1969 Anglo-Italian League Cup]], was contested over two legs against [[Coppa Italia]] winners [[A.S. Roma]]. Swindon won 5β2, with the scorer of two goals in the League Cup final β [[Don Rogers (footballer)|Don Rogers]] β scoring once and new acquisition [[Arthur Horsfield]] acquiring his first [[hat-trick]] for the club.<ref name="angloleaguecupwin">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/1970AngloItalianLCWCWinners.asp |title=Anglo-Italian League Cup Winners' Cup Winners 1969/1970 |access-date=14 January 2007 |publisher=swindon-town-fc.co.uk |work=Achievements |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105095644/http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/1970AngloItalianLCWCWinners.asp |archive-date= 5 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The team then went on to win the [[1970 Anglo-Italian Cup]] competition in a tournament beset by [[Football (soccer) hooliganism|hooliganism]]. The final against [[S.S.C. Napoli]] was abandoned after 79 minutes following pitch invasions and a missile barrage, with [[teargas]] being employed to allow the teams to return to the dressing room.<ref name="anglocupriot">{{Cite web|url=http://archive.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/2000/5/30/244253.html |title=Cup Glory in Europe |access-date=26 February 2007 |work=[[Swindon Advertiser]] |year=2000 |author=Wheeler, Sam |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015343/http://archive.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/2000/5/30/244253.html |archive-date=30 September 2007 }}</ref> Following management changes, Swindon had a long unsuccessful period culminating in them being relegated in 1982 to the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]], the lowest professional Football League at the time. They were eventually promoted as champions in 1986 with the club achieving a Football League record of 102 points, the second club to score over 100 points in a season, [[York City F.C.|York City]] having totalled 101 two years earlier.<ref name="div4champs">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/1986DivFourChamps.asp |title=Division Four Champions 1985/1986 |access-date=14 January 2007 |publisher=swindon-town-fc.co.uk |work=Achievements |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427072908/http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/1986DivFourChamps.asp |archive-date=27 April 2005 }}</ref> A year later they won the Third Division play-offs to achieve a second successive promotion.<ref name="div3playwin">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/1987DivThreePlayOffWinners.asp |title=Division Three Play-off Winners 1986/1987 |access-date=14 January 2007 |publisher=swindon-town-fc.co.uk |work=Achievements |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105095654/http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/1987DivThreePlayOffWinners.asp |archive-date= 5 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Promotion campaign Manager [[Lou Macari]] left in 1989 to take charge of [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] with veteran midfielder, and former [[Argentina national football team|Argentine international]], [[Osvaldo Ardiles|Ossie Ardiles]] replacing him. In his first season, Swindon were [[1990 Football League Second Division play-off Final|Second Division play-off]] winners,<ref name="1990playoffwin">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/1990DivTwoPlayOffWinners.asp |title=Division Two Play-off Winners 1989/1990 |access-date=14 January 2007 |publisher=swindon-town-fc.co.uk |work=Achievements |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105095659/http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/1990DivTwoPlayOffWinners.asp |archive-date= 5 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but the club later admitted 36 charges of breaching league rules, 35 due to illegal payments made to players, and were relegated to the Third Division β giving [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] promotion to the First Division and [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] to the Second Division. The scandal saw then-chairman [[Brian Hillier]] being given a six-month prison sentence and chief accountant Vince Farrar being put on probation. A later appeal saw Swindon Town being allowed to stay in the Second Division.<ref name="1990fiasco">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Seasons.asp?Decade=1990|title=Season 1989β1990|access-date=14 January 2007|publisher=swindon-town-fc.co.uk|work=Archive}}</ref> Ardiles remained in charge until March 1991, when he departed for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] and was succeeded by new player-manager [[Glenn Hoddle]]. Swindon progressed well during the [[1991β92 Football League Second Division|1991β92 season]], Hoddle's first full season as manager, and just missed out on the Second Division play-offs, having briefly led the table in the autumn. A year later they beat Leicester City 4β3 in the new [[Football League Championship play-offs#1993|Division One play-off]] final to achieve promotion to the [[Premier League]] β bringing top-division football to the club for the first time.<ref name="div1playoffwin">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/1993DivOnePlayOffWinners.asp |title=Division One Play-off Winners 1992/1993 |access-date=14 January 2007 |publisher=swindon-town-fc.co.uk |work=Achievements |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105095704/http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/1993DivOnePlayOffWinners.asp |archive-date= 5 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hoddle moved to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] before the [[1993β94 FA Premier League]] season began, and was replaced by assistant [[John Gorman (footballer)|John Gorman]], but Swindon never adjusted to the pace of Premier League football.<ref name="season1993">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Seasons.asp?Decade=1990|title=Season 1993β94|access-date=14 January 2007|publisher=swindon-town-fc.co.uk|work=Archive}}</ref> They were relegated after recording only five wins and conceding 100 goals β the latter record stood until Sheffield United broke it in 2024 β and have never returned to the top flight. One of the few successes of the season was a 2β2 draw against champions Manchester United in the league.<ref name="MU 1993-94 scores">{{Cite web|url=http://www.aboutmanutd.com/man-u-seasons/1993-1994.html|title=Manchester United season 1993β94|publisher=aboutmanutd.com|work=Archive|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007131544/http://www.aboutmanutd.com/man-u-seasons/1993-1994.html|archive-date=7 October 2011}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ibTgrnh7AHc Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825073739/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibTgrnh7AHc&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibTgrnh7AHc|title=1994-03-19 Swindon Town vs Manchester United |date=7 June 2008 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=10 January 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The [[1994β95 Football League First Division|following year]], Swindon were relegated for the second consecutive time and slipped into Division Two. Gorman had been sacked as manager in November 1994, and although his successor, player-manager [[Steve McMahon (footballer)|Steve McMahon]], was unable to avoid relegation, he did take Swindon to the semi-finals of the League Cup.<ref name="season1995">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Seasons.asp?Decade=1990|title=Season 1995β96|access-date=14 January 2007|publisher=swindon-town-fc.co.uk|work=Archive}}</ref> McMahon then succeeded in getting Swindon back into Division One on his first attempt, winning the Division Two championship in [[1995β96 Football League Second Division|1995β96]].<ref name="div2champs95">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/1996DivTwoChamps.asp |title=Division Two Champions 1995/1996 |access-date=14 January 2007 |publisher=swindon-town-fc.co.uk |work=Achievements |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105095709/http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Achievements/1996DivTwoChamps.asp |archive-date= 5 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> McMahon remained as manager until September 1998, when he left by mutual consent after Swindon lost five of their nine opening games of the [[1998β99 Football League First Division|1998β99 season]].
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