Match Centre

Saturday March 15th, 1969

Football League Cup

Final

Arsenal

1 - 3

1

B. Gould (86')

Swindon Town

Swindon Town

3

R. Smart (35'), D. Rogers (105', 120')
B. Gould (86')
(HT: 0-1)

Attendance: 98,189

After Extra Time

R. Smart (35'), D. Rogers (105', 120')
W. Handley
Wembley Stadium, Wembley

Lineups


1
WILSON
2
STOREY
3
McNAB
4
McLINTOCK
5
URE
6
SIMPSON
7
RADFORD
8
SAMMELS
9
COURT
10
GOULD
11
ARMSTRONG
1
DOWNSBOROUGH
2
THOMAS
3
TROLLOPE
4
BUTLER
5
BURROWS
6
HARLAND
7
HEATH
8
SMART
9
SMITH
10
NOBLE
11
ROGERS
Arsenal
1Bob WILSON
2Peter STOREY
3Bob McNAB
4Frank McLINTOCK
5Ian URE
6Peter SIMPSON72'
7John RADFORD
8Jon SAMMELS
9David COURT
10Bobby GOULD
11George ARMSTRONG
Substitutes
12George GRAHAM72'
Swindon Town
1Peter DOWNSBOROUGH1
2Rod THOMAS2
3John TROLLOPE3
4Joe BUTLER4
5Frank BURROWS5
6Stan HARLAND6
85' 7Don HEATH7 85'
8Roger SMART8
77' 9John SMITH9 77'
10Peter NOBLE10
11Don ROGERS11
Substitutes
77' 12Willie PENMAN12 77'

Videos


On the 20th anniversary of the Town's League Cup win over Arsenal, HTV presenter "Bobbin'" Roger Malone presented a commemorative episode of "Flashback For The Fans", with the winning team in the studio.
Full coverage of the greatest day in the Town's history - Third Division Swindon beating the mighty Arsenal after extra time on the Wembley mud, to claim the 1969 League Cup.
The greatest achievement in the club's history - all the goal highlights and celebrations as Swindon beat Arsenal 3-1 to take home the League Cup trophy.
Forty minutes of highlights from the commentary of the 1969 League Cup Final, relayed to Swindon Hospitals by the Swindon Hospital Broadcasting Society.

Newspaper Reports


Saturday March 1st, 1969
...
Charles Buchan's Football Monthly
IT WILL BE ARSENAL'S THIS TIME

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
SWINDON ON A DOUBLE

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
WILLIAMS - FROM THE PITS IN YORKSHIRE TO A CUP FINAL DREAM

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
SWINDON'S GOLDEN GOALS ON THE WAY TO WEMBLEY - AND TWO THAT GOT AWAY!

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
THE PLAYER SWINDON WOULDN'T SELL FOR £100,000!

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
TWELVE YEARS SPAN SWINDON'S TRIUMPHANT RISE TO GLORY

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
LAST LINE OF DEFENCE FOR THE MEN FROM SWINDON

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
THREE MORE OF THE DIVISION 3 MEN TO WATCH

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
SWINDON STARS ON THE BALL

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
ARSENAL HEAD FOR EUROPE - AND THE START OF A NEW ERA

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
WEMBLEY '68 - A DEFEAT ARSENAL PLAN TO AVENGE

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
IAN URE

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
GUNNERS DETERMINED TO MAKE NO WEMBLEY SLIPS THIS YEAR

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
SEMI-FINAL ACTION AS ARSENAL MEET SPURS

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
FRONT LINE FLIER: GEORGE GRAHAM

Saturday March 8th, 1969
...
Evening Post
ARSENAL TRY AGAIN!

Monday March 10th, 1969
...
Daily Express
THE FINALISTS

Monday March 10th, 1969
...
Daily Express
STEAK AND CUP IS SWINDON'S ORDER

Monday March 10th, 1969
...
Daily Express
5-0? IT'S COMING AGAIN - MEE

Monday March 10th, 1969
...
Daily Express
WEMBLEY DANGER MAN - DON ROGERS

Monday March 10th, 1969
...
Evening News
ARSENAL v. GIANT-KILLERS

Monday March 10th, 1969
...
Evening News
FINAL STARS ON THE BALL

Monday March 10th, 1969
...
Evening News
SWINDON'S JOHN PLAYS A HOME GAME …WHILE FRANK BECOMES A SPECTATOR

Monday March 10th, 1969
...
Evening News
MEET THE FINALISTS

Tuesday March 11th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
RIVALS FOR LEAGUE CUP

Tuesday March 11th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
THRILLS THAT MARKED THE ROAD TO WEMBLEY

Tuesday March 11th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
POWER-DRIVE: THAT CLIFF-HANGER OF A SEMI-FINAL

Tuesday March 11th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
THE GUNNERS: WHEN THE GLORY FADED AT HIGHBURY

Tuesday March 11th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
WOUNDED PRIDE OF A FALLEN CLUB MAKES SWINDON'S JOB MUCH HARDER

Tuesday March 11th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
SIZING THE ODDS

Tuesday March 11th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
ARSENAL HAUNTED BY QPR'S WIN OVER WEST BROM

Tuesday March 11th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
THE WINNING TEAM FROM VAUXHALL!

Tuesday March 11th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
THE GOAL THAT EARNED SWINDON A PLAY-OFF

Tuesday March 11th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
RELAXING BEFORE THE BIG MATCH

Tuesday March 11th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
DON HEATH IS A PLAYER WITH AN EXTRA INCENTIVE

Tuesday March 11th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
THE FAMOUS WEMBLEY STADIUM

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Daily Express
FACE TO FACE

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Daily Express
HERE COME WEE DARLINGS!

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Daily Express
EUROPE OUR GOAL

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Daily Express
CUP PARADE

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Daily Mirror
THE GREAT LEVELLER

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Evening Standard
EXTRA TIME FOR ARSENAL

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Evening Standard
SMART ROCKS ARSENAL

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Football Pink
FINAL SHOCK FOR TOWN

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Goal
GOAL - THE WORLD'S GREATEST SOCCER WEEKLY

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Goal
IAN URE BADLY WANTS THAT LEAGUE CUP MEDAL

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Goal
SIX WEEKS' SLOG TO SEE SWINDON

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Goal
MCLINTOCK IS STILL HOPING

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Goal
IT MUST BE ARSENAL

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Goal
BOBBY'S GOING TO MAKE IT A MATCH FOR ARSENAL TO REMEMBER

Saturday March 15th, 1969
...
Guardian
LOGIC SUGGESTS ARSENAL AND ADMIRATION SWINDON TOWN

Sunday March 16th, 1969
...
Observer
SWINDON CELEBRATE WEMBLEY TRIUMPH

Sunday March 16th, 1969
...
Observer
SWINDON HIT BACK TO CRUSH ARSENAL

Sunday March 16th, 1969
...
People
ROGERS… AND OUT!

Sunday March 16th, 1969
...
Sunday Mirror
SWINDON SHOOT DOWN THE MIGHTY GUNNERS

Sunday March 16th, 1969
...
Sunday Mirror
HE'S PETER THE GREATEST!

Sunday March 16th, 1969
...
Sunday Mirror
SWINDON'S CRUSHERS

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Daily Express
SWINDON GLORY DAY

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Daily Express
THIS IS OUR MOMENT

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Daily Express
WEMBLEY'S ANGER AND ECSTASY

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Daily Express
THE SHAME OF ARSENAL

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Daily Mirror
THIS IS WHY ARSENAL WERE FLATTENED

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
SWINDON'S SUPERDAY

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT GAME

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
SWINDON'S DREAM COMES TRUE

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
SWINDON TURNS OUT IN FORCE TO SAY 'WELL DONE'

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
THE MOMENT THAT MADE IT ALL WORTH WHILE

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
THE GOALS THAT BROUGHT THE CUP TO SWINDON

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
JUBILATION AND DISMAY

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Evening Advertiser
THOMAS CHECKS ARSENAL RAID

Monday March 17th, 1969
...
Guardian
RESILIENCE OF SWINDON TELLS IN EXTRA TIME

Saturday March 22nd, 1969
...
Goal
SWINDON'S SOCK-IT-TO-'EM STRATEGY SUCCEEDED

Results


Football League Cup results on Saturday March 15th, 1969:

Swindon Town Swindon 3-1
(AET)		 Arsenal Arsenal