Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 Swindon Town: result and report

League One · Saturday 11 April 2009

Result

Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 Swindon Town

League One · Saturday 11 April 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 Swindon Town: match report

Brighton & Hove Albion were beaten by Swindon Town 2-3 in the League One on Saturday 11 April 2009. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Adam Virgo opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion's goals came from Adam Virgo (38') and Gary Dicker (90'). Swindon Town scored through Gordon Greer (47'), Billy Paynter (50') and Simon Cox (58').

Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards; Swindon Town received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Brighton & Hove Albion were 22nd on 39 points from 40 and Swindon Town 18th on 45 points from 41. Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 17th with 52 points, and Swindon Town 16th with 53.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Brighton & Hove Albion wins, 0 draws and 0 for Swindon Town.

Going into the match Brighton & Hove Albion's last five read W-L-D-L-L and Swindon Town's D-L-W-W-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 33'Yellow card · Owain Tudur-JonesSwindon Town
  • 38'Goal · Adam VirgoBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-0
  • 45'Yellow card · M. TimlinSwindon Town
  • 47'Goal · Gordon GreerSwindon Town · 1-1
  • 50'Goal · Billy PaynterSwindon Town · 1-2
  • 51'Yellow card · Billy PaynterSwindon Town
  • 52'Yellow card · Gary BorrowdaleBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 52'Yellow card · Michel KuipersBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 58'Goal · Simon CoxSwindon Town · 1-3
  • 90'Goal · Gary DickerBrighton & Hove Albion · 2-3

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Brighton & Hove Albion 3, draws 0, Swindon Town 0.