Swindon Town win 2-0 at Gillingham, their first Priestfield win since 1986

Swindon Town won 2-0 away to Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday 17 March 2026, a League Two result that kept them in the promotion race with eight fixtures left.

Both goals came late. Aaron Drinan scored on a breakaway in the 68th minute, and substitute Fletcher Holman added the second in the 86th minute shortly after coming on.

Swindon24 sports reporter Ian Howard said the first half had been hard to watch. "It was really painful at times, a terrible first half," he said.

He picked out the ground record as the main talking point: "It's the first win since 1986 at that ground, which is the real story tonight."

What did it mean for the table?

After the win, Swindon were nine points clear of Chesterfield, who were just outside the play-off places, and three points behind Cambridge United in the automatic promotion places, according to the report.

Their next match was due to be against Tranmere Rovers on Saturday 21 March 2026. Howard warned against assuming an easy game: "Tranmere are right down the bottom of the league, but that doesn't mean anything."

The report did not give an attendance figure.

Source: Swindon24.

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