Swindon & District Community League

Division 1

Thursday 10th April 2025

Kick Off 18.15 Actual 18.20

Poulton 1 Swindon Rovers 2, attendance 19

59’ 0-1

77’ 0-2

79’ 1-2

@ Poulton Cricket Club

Cricklade Street

Poulton

GL7 5HX

No Admission or Programme.

Tonight was a trip to The Cotswolds, for a game in the second level of this league, with 4th hosting 6th in the league table. The first half produced very few chances, but did see the visitors reduced to ten men after thirty two minutes, the player receiving a red card for abusive language, directed towards the Referee following an original awarding of a sin bin. Poulton did have a shot cleared off the line and then hit the post from the resulting corner, but it remained goalless at halftime.

Poulton had a man sin binned nine minutes into the second half and within five minutes Swindon Rovers took full advantage, scoring with a 30 yard free kick that somehow found the gap between the crossbar and despairing dive of the ‘keeper. With thirteen minutes left it was 0-2, when a corner from the right was volleyed in at the near post. Poulton pulled one back within two minutes, when a cross from the right was knocked down and finished with a first time shot into the bottom corner. They almost drew level in the last few minutes when a shot hit the crossbar, but the visitors hung on for the win.

The ground here at Poulton Cricket Club is on the left hand side when entering the village from the south. Access is via a lane adjacent to St. Michael & All Angels Church. There’s plenty of parking, with the pavilion/clubhouse in the near left hand corner, with the cricket pitch nearest the entrance and with the football to the left, the pitch running lengthways away from the building.

Surprisingly trouble free journey in both directions, taking just under two hours each way.