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Swindon Town need to become narrow-minded to get past busy Cheltenham

The not-so-snappily-titled EV Charger Points Stadium remains among the narrowest in the EFL. And, for a team built to exploit width, that makes things a little...

11.10.24, 10:39 Updated 05.06.25, 20:09 7 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

Will Cheltenham be the latest opposition to put the squeeze on Swindon Town?

Whaddon Road is listed as being 65 metres wide, just over the 64-metre minimum within EFL regulations.

Swindon do not have the biggest playing are themselves: the County Ground pitch was 69 metres wide last season, and has since been narrowed.

However, the not-so-snappily-titled EV Charger Points Stadium remains among the narrowest in the EFL. And, for a team built to exploit width, that makes things a little tricky.

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Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead is the founder and editor of The Moonraker. He was previously the chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser, head of sport at Total Swindon, and has been a Swindon Town fan since 1994.

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