WITH a thrilling local derby victory still fresh in the mind, today we take a look back to another.

In 1947, Bristol City also came to the County Ground on November, 15 sharing the points in a 2-2 draw, but Town went one better a week later - 67 years ago today - at Reading.

Swindon had a debutant on show that afternoon. Although he was just a week short of his 28th birthday, he had played only one full season of League football due to the War. But manager Louis Page knew all about his fellow Liverpudlian and he had had no hesitation in spending a then sizeable sum of £2,500 to bring Morris Jones to the County Ground.

In the days when shirt numbers indicated set positions, Town had previously struggled with the number 10 - the inside-left - using no less than seven different players in the opening 17 games.

But Jones, a robust and menacing forward, soon settled there alongside leader Maurice Owen, who had only been in the side a few months himself and the pair hit 21 goals from the remaining 25 League games.

Almost 21,000 packed into the old Elm Park stadium that day to see Swindon come from behind twice before the new boy popped up to grab a dramatic winner within a minute of the second equaliser.

Bill Price had the ball in the net for the Biscuitmen on 24 minutes, but Town were let off the hook by a linesman’s flag for offside. But their relief lasted barely two minutes before they let an unmarked Maurice Edelston register the opener.

A mistake - when centre-half Wally Nunn miskicked - gifted Reading a second goal early in the second half, Ronnie Dix rifling home off the underside of the bar.

However, on each occasion Owen levelled matters within the space of five minutes.

A long ball through the middle let him in for the first when he beat Cyril O’Sullivan as the keeper tried to narrow the angle and the second came from a header from a right-wing corner.

Buoyed by their second success, Town swarmed to the home end and O’Sullivan could only parry a shot from Jimmy Bain, Jones pouncing to force the ball over the line.