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Northampton Town FC
Simon Compton
Swindon Town FC
Matt White
FA Shield Round 1
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 19 | AP Cup Quarterfinals | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | FA Cup Round 2 | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 2 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 4 | 33 | Youth Cup Quarterfinals | | 0 | - (n) | 1 | | | 3 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 1 | - (n) | 3 | | | 4 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | FA Cup Round 2 | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 5 | - | 0 | - | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 2nd Division | | 5 | - | 4 | | | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 8 | 29 | 2nd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 10 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 1 | - (n) | 6 | | | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 11 | 20 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 11 | 39 | 3rd Division | | 6 | - | 1 | | | 8 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 13 | 12 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 1 | | | 9 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 13 | 30 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 9 | - | 0 | - | 3 |
| 19 | 18 | FA Cup Quarterfinals | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 9 | - | 0 | - | 4 |
| 20 | 20 | 2nd Division | | 4 | - | 4 | | | 9 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 20 | 39 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 10 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 28 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 5 | - | 2 | | | 11 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 31 | 12 | 3rd Division | | 6 | - | 3 | | | 12 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 31 | 30 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 4 | | | 13 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 34 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 13 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| 34 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 1 | - (n) | 1 | | | 13 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| 35 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 4 | - | 2 | | | 13 | - | 2 | - | 6 |
| 40 | 9 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 13 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| 40 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 14 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| 43 | 20 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 6 | | | 15 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| 43 | 39 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 16 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| 46 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 1 | - (n) | 3 | | | 17 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| 46 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - (n) | 0 | | | 18 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| 48 | 8 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 19 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| 48 | 35 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 2 | | | 19 | - | 4 | - | 6 |
| 49 | 4 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 2 | | | 19 | - | 5 | - | 6 |
| 49 | 26 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 3 | | | 20 | - | 5 | - | 6 |
| 50 | 8 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 21 | - | 5 | - | 6 |
| 50 | 35 | 3rd Division | | 10 | - | 0 | | | 22 | - | 5 | - | 6 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
FA Shield• Northampton Town FC has 4 FA Shield Trophies.
• The previous FA Shield Final appearances by Northampton Town FC include:
• a season 15 win over Derby County 2-1.
• a season 20 win over Watford 3-2.
• a season 23 win over Nottingham Forest 1-0.
• a season 42 win over Queens Park Rangers 0-0 (PK Shootout: 5-4).
• The previous FA Shield Final appearances by Swindon Town FC include:
• a season 1 loss to Lewes FC 1-0.
• a season 6 loss to Lewes FC 2-0.
Northampton Town FC
• Northampton Town FC are free of injuries entering today's match.
Swindon Town FC
• Striker Francois Abdou (I/9) will miss this match with a knee injury suffered in match 3 against Southend United.
• Striker Christian Frei (I/7) will miss this match with a knee injury suffered in match 3 against Southend United.
• Striker Maxi Olivera (II/9) will miss this match with a concussion suffered in match 1 against Coventry City.
Head To Head Meetings
• Northampton Town FC and Swindon Town FC have met 33 times with 0 of those occurring in the FA Shield.
• Northampton Town FC have won 22, lost 6 and drawn 5 of 33 matches against Swindon Town FC.
• Northampton Town FC are unbeaten in their last 12 games against Swindon Town FC, winning 3 of those matches.
Match Notes
Northampton host Swindon in what looks a fairly even contest on paper. Two teams who will both believe they belong higher than this.
Olmec Head Marcus (Coventry City) 05/17 - 12:09 AM