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Caretaker boss Tommy Wright has won one of his three games in charge of Swindon Town Photo: Dave Evans SWINDON Town’s woeful home record this season has been partly down to the side’s habit of conceding goals at vital stages of a game, according to caretaker boss Tommy Wright. Following a 2-1 reverse to Ipswich Town on Saturday, Swindon lost for the 18th time in all competitions at home this season – a club record. In a game that had little meaning for either side, Wright’s men had managed to keep the Tractor Boys at bay for over 40 minutes at the County Ground before a clumsy c...

James Norwood scored twice, once from the spot, and later missed another penalty as Town’s long wait for goals came to an end as they won 2-1 at Swindon. Norwood, captaining the Blues on his return to the side, put Town ahead on 44 with his first spot-kick, Town’s first goal in 663 minutes, then added a second in the 58th minute. Brett Pitman pulled one back for the already-relegated Robins on 71 before Norwood spurned the opportunity to score his first Town hat-trick via a second penalty but manager Paul Cook wasn’t to be denied his inaugural Blues away win.

The Blues’ goal drought finally came to an end a minute before half-time, James Norwood netting a penalty to give Town a 1-0 half-time lead at Swindon, ending a wait of 11 hours and three minutes for the Blues to find the target.

SWINDON Town lost 2-1 to Ipswich Town in the club’s final League One home game of the season on Saturday.

SWINDON Town suffered relegation to League Two following a 5-0 hammering away at Milton Keynes Dons on Saturday. Will Grigg struck four goals for the Buckinghamshire outfit while Scott Fraser rolled home a penalty to complete the scoring at Stadium:MK. Town offered almost nothing in terms of attack and will complete their League One season with a home game against Ipswich Town on Saturday before a final day trip to Wigan Athletic seven days later. Town followed Bristol Rovers into the EFL’s bottom division after the Gas were also relegated on Saturday. Caretaker boss Tommy Wright ma...