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===Crest=== [[File:Swindon town fc badge 1970.PNG|thumb|left|The 1970 "steam train" crest]] [[File:STFCtrafficsignbadge.jpg|thumb|right|The "traffic sign" badge used from the mid-1970s until 1986]] [[File:Swindon town fc badge choice 2007.PNG|thumb|right|The three designs which were voted on by supporters in 2007]] Swindon Town have used at least five different kit badges since their inception.<ref name="badges1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/images/Title/TitleBadgeHistoryWhite.jpg|title=Badge History|access-date=15 January 2007|publisher=swindon-town-fc.co.uk|format=jpg|archive-date=13 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113020410/http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/images/Title/TitleBadgeHistoryWhite.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> The original badge depicted a robin inside a shield with the letters STFC in the four corners, this changed to the "steam train" badge which was a coat of arms for the club based heavily on the coat of arms used by the local council.<ref name = "crest"/> The "steam train" badge was in the form of a traditional shield, bisected with the club's name, a GWR steam locomotive (as Swindon is a [[railway town]]), a football and with a [[European robin|robin]] sitting on top. Beneath the shield was a motto on a scroll β "''Salubritas et Industria''" β meaning "health and industry".<ref name = "crest"/> This motto is also that of the town of [[Swindon]] itself.<ref name="coatofarms">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swindon.gov.uk/heritage-coatofarms|title=Borough of Swindon Coat of Arms|access-date=7 February 2007|publisher=[[Borough of Swindon|Swindon Borough Council]]|work=Heritage|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029215412/http://www.swindon.gov.uk/heritage-coatofarms|archive-date=29 October 2007}}</ref> During the 1970s the club changed the badge to one referred to as the "ST arrow" or "traffic sign" badge.<ref name="programme">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=1019&p=2&stid=7962086 |title=STFC programmes 1985 |access-date=15 January 2007 |publisher=My Only Swindon |year=2000 |author=Dave Hanley |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050227221418/http://www.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=1019&p=2&stid=7962086 |archive-date=27 February 2005 }}</ref> This was circular and had the letters ''S'' and ''T'' interlocked, which both ends of the letter ''S'' being made into an arrow. Also shown was a simple football and the club name.<ref name = "crest"/> Following the 1985β86 season, the "steam train" badge was re-introduced onto the kits. The crest was re-styled and the text "Division Four Champions 1985/1986" replaced the motto.<ref name = "crest"/> A diamond shaped crest for Swindon Town was introduced at the beginning of the 1991β92 season following a series of financial problems for the club. The idea behind the new crest was to give the club a new fresh image. [[File:Swindon Town FC logo (1991-2007).svg|thumb|100px|left|The "diamond" crest unveiled in 1991]] :"The 'travelling' football represents the club that is looking to the future with successful progress. The diamond shape clearly has the letter ''S'' (for Swindon) running through it, while a green section was also introduced to match a new 'green trim' on the team's home (red and white) shirts."<ref name="crest">{{Cite web|url=http://www.footballcrests.com/swindontownfc.htm|title=Swindon Town FC|access-date=15 January 2007|publisher=footballcrests.com}}</ref> On 5 April 2007, the club unveiled plans to change the badge, claiming the diamond badge was correct for the time, but did not represent or show any of the club's heritage or history.<ref name="new badge choose announced">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisisstfc.co.uk/news_headlines_Story.asp?NewsID=6528 |title=Swindon's crest set to change |access-date=1 May 2007 |date=5 April 2007 |publisher=[[Swindon Advertiser]] }}{{dead link|date=May 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Swindon offered fans the chance to vote on-line for the three new choices, which were all similar to the original steam train design, and a fourth option of keeping the 1991 design. On 23 April 2007, it was announced that option three of the logo vote was the winner of the poll (it can be seen on the far right of the picture).<ref name="new badge">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisisstfc.co.uk/news_headlines_Story.asp?NewsID=6587 |title=Town decide on new badge |access-date=1 May 2007 |date=23 April 2007 |publisher=[[Swindon Advertiser]] }}{{dead link|date=May 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Winning the vote with 68% in favour, the new badge includes the club name, a robin, a GWR steam locomotive β the rail industry being an important part of the Town's heritage β a football, and re-introduces the town's motto β 'Salubritas et Industria'. It has been in use since the beginning of the 2007β08 season. {{Clear}} {{Football kit box | pattern_la = | pattern_b = | pattern_ra = | leftarm = ffffff | body = ffffff | rightarm = ffffff | shorts = 000000 | socks = 000000 | title = Original home kit from 1879/80β1893/94 }} {{Football kit box | pattern_la = | pattern_b = _redquarters23 | pattern_ra = | leftarm = 000000 | body = 000000 | rightarm = ff0000 | shorts = 000000 | socks = 000000 | title = 1894/95β1896/97 home kit }} {{Football kit box | pattern_la = | pattern_b = | pattern_ra = | leftarm = ffffff | body = 008000 | rightarm = ffffff | shorts = 000000 | socks = 008000 | title = 1897/98β1900/01 home kit }} {{Football kit box | pattern_la = | pattern_b = | pattern_ra = | leftarm = 8B0000 | body = 8B0000 | rightarm = 8B0000 | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = 000000 | title = 1901/02 home kit }} {{Football kit box | pattern_la = | pattern_b = | pattern_ra = | leftarm = FF0000 | body = ff0000 | rightarm = FF0000 | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = 000000 | title = 1902/03 home kit }}
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