Swindon Town 3-1 Tranmere Rovers: result and report

League One · Saturday 9 August 2008

Result

Swindon Town 3-1 Tranmere Rovers

League One · Saturday 9 August 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Swindon Town 3-1 Tranmere Rovers: match report

Swindon Town won against Tranmere Rovers 3-1 in the League One on Saturday 9 August 2008. The half-time score was 2-0.

Billy Paynter opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Swindon Town's goals came from Billy Paynter (5'), Simon Cox (37') and Jon-Paul McGovern (51'). Tranmere Rovers scored through B. Savage (85').

Discipline: Swindon Town received 1 yellow card; Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Swindon Town went on to finish that season 16th with 53 points, and Tranmere Rovers 7th with 74.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Swindon Town win, 0 draws and 1 for Tranmere Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Billy PaynterSwindon Town · 1-0
  • 37'Goal · Simon CoxSwindon Town · 2-0
  • 51'Goal · Jon-Paul McGovernSwindon Town · 3-0
  • 82'Yellow card · Godwin AntwiTranmere Rovers
  • 85'Goal · B. SavageTranmere Rovers · 3-1
  • 90'Yellow card · M. TimlinSwindon Town

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Swindon Town 1, draws 0, Tranmere Rovers 1.