Swindon Town will play FA Cup finalists Portsmouth and Cardiff City as part of their preparations for next season.The Robins will host Portsmouth on Friday July 18 and Cardiff 11 days later as manager Maurice Malpas finalises his plans for his first full season in charge at the County Ground.

Malpas' predecessor Paul Sturrock will bring his Plymouth side to Wiltshire on Monday August 4, while the Robins will also make a trip to Austria early in July.

And the club will also take on non-league sides Hampton & Richmond, Salisbury, Chippenham, Swindon Supermarine and Hungerford ahead of the new campaign, which kicks off on August 9.

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