The past 30 years for Robins have seen the club ply trades in all four tiers of the Football League, spending time in the third and fourth tiers since the turn of the millennium.
Swindon ran out of play-offs last season after being relegated in 2021, as the club look to turn things around with a positive start to the campaign.
Draws with Crewe Alexandra and Wrexham – including a dramatic 5-5 draw against the Red Dragons – were boosted by wins over Forest Green Rovers and Crawley Town as they look to further promotion this season .
Although Michael Flynn’s side scored a lot of goals, they saw a lot of action across the field with some of the league’s best players looking to capitalize on the line. loophole defense.
With that said, let’s take a look back at the six top scorers against Swindon Town over the years, according to Transfermarkt.
An experienced forward in the Football League, Forster has played for Reading, Birmingham City and Brentford throughout his playing career, with much of his success against Swindon coming to Brighton & Hove Albion. .
Joining the club in 2007, he scored three goals against Robins in his first season at the club, including a brace in a 2–1 home win.
He continued his scoring antics with another brace the following season as well as another double in the EFL Trophy for his efforts.
The former England youth international played 16 times for the Wiltshire side during his career and scored eight goals.
As top scorer, Shearer would probably be on this list for most teams.
However, it is worth noting that every time he scores against Swindon, they go in pairs.
The Newcastle legend scored twice in a row for Blackburn in the 1993/94 Premier League season, winning 3-1 in both matches, helping Robins finish bottom of the table.
6Nicky Forster
The Premier League top scorer continued to punish Swindon through the League Cup for two seasons, again scoring twice in both matches in the second round to bring his tally to eight goals in just six previous appearances. club.
5Alan Shearer
Another experienced player at this level, Hayter loves goals against Swindon for Bournemouth and Yeovil Town.
Playing for the Cherries for more than a decade as an academy graduate, the 44-year-old scored seven goals in ten appearances for the club as the two sides played each other in the English Third Division. .
After six goalless seasons, a move to Glover saw him score in two of his three games against Robins, bringing his tally to nine goals in 15 appearances against Swindon
4James Hayter
His first goal of the season. against Swindon was the 2008/09 season with Southend United, the following season kicking off a string of happy goals against Robins for the former Cambridge United player.
The 40-year-old scored in his only game with the club as a Wycombe player before joining Leyton Orient, scoring in both League and League Cup matches for the O’s
3Alex Revell
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A quick move to Yorkshire with Rotherham United saw him score three goals in two outings. His ninth and final goal against the club came a few years later in the 2018/19 season with Stevenage in 13 appearances.
The Chesterfield forward has established himself as a prolific striker at the lower levels of English football with his best-ever debut against Swindon, his last.
2Will Grigg
The Chesterfield striker established himself as a prolific forward in the lower tiers of English football with his best outing against Swindon his last.
The former Brentford and Sunderland frontman scored for the likes of Walsall, MK Dons and Wigan throughout the 2010s, scoring braces for the latter two in separate League One visits.
His return to the Dons in 2022, however, was his best outing yet, scoring four times in a 5-0 thriller in Buckinghamshire to take his total tally to nine goals in the same number of games.
1Jermaine Beckford
A reliable scorer for Leeds United, Beckford scored five times in six matches against Swindon in League One, including braces in back-to-back seasons dating back to the 2007/08 season.
The 39-year-old enjoyed stints across the Football League with the likes of Everton, Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers before a significant move to Preston.
The forward scored 12 goals for the club during the 2014/15 season, leaving his best for the League One play-off final, scoring a hat-trick in a 4-0 win at Wembley to send his side back to the Championship.
The only player to hit double figures on this list, the experienced forward scored ten goals in nine outings.
