DEBUTANT Elliot Benyon pounced late on to salvage a point for Town against Rochdale.
Centre-back Craig Dawson had earlier given the visitors the lead in the 81st minute nine minutes from time.
But Benyon's injury-time header ensured Town were not beaten by Dale for the first time in their history.
Here are the key moments from today's game:
One min: Michael Timlin fires weakly wide from 20 yards after receiving Thomas Dossevi's square ball.
Five mins: A long throw from Rose goes all the way through to Andrew Frampton but he miscues his header and the chance is gone.
17 mins: Elliot Benyon's cross is half-cleared but Jonathan Douglas skies over from just inside the penalty box. The wait for the skipper's first Town goal continues.
18 mins: A nicely-worked move sees Paul Caddis swing in a cross from the right, which Douglas lays off, but Alan O'Brien can only smash high and wide.
24 mins: It's all Town at the moment. Lots of possession, nice passing moves, just needs the finishing touch.
25 mins: Dale have their first chance as Jason Kennedy sits up a lovely cross for Will Atkinson, whose header skims the roof of the net with Phil Smith beaten.
26 mins: Chris O'Grady lays off for Gary Jones and the captain's low shot deflects just wide of the right upright.
31 mins: O'Grady has a go himself this time but is way off-target from outside the area.
36 mins: Frampton is completely unmarked from Timlin's corner, but his header is blocked a couple of yards off the line.
39 mins: Dale's Jones has a couple of efforts from 20 yards, the first is blocked, the second is miles high and wide.
41 mins: Matt Ritchie is on for Alan O'Brien. It is not clear if the Irishman is injured.
45+1 mins: Thomas Dossevi and Aden Flint both stretch for crosses in the closing seconds, but neither can connect.
51 mins: Jason Kennedy tries his luck from 25 yards. It's nowhere near. It's a similar story when Jones swings a leg from range soon after.
57 mins: Kennedy finds O'Grady on the counter-attack and he cuts inside before drilling low at Smith's near post.
57 mins: David Prutton is on for Kevin Amankwaah. Caddis tucks in at right-back and it looks like a 4-3-1-2 with Ritchie in behind Benyon and Dossevi.
69 mins: A mix-up between Smith and his defence allows O'Grady to nip in, but he is driven wide by the Swindon goalkeeper and slices wide with the goal empty.
73 mins: It really has not been good, this second half.
78 mins: Town are screaming for a penalty. Matt Ritchie's shot from eight yards out is blocked by the arm of Scott Wiseman and sub Jon-Paul McGovern's follow-up is also blocked.
81 mins (GOAL 0-1, Dawson): Brian Barry-Murphy's free kick from the right causes chaos in a packed penalty area and Craig Dawson lashes home from eight yards.
90+2 mins (GOAL 1-1, Benyon): Ritchie dances away from his marker and lays into sub David Prutton. The midfielder hooks it over his head and Elliot Benyon nods in a debut goal from close range.
TOWN (4-4-2): Phil Smith; Kevin Amankwaah (David Prutton, 57), Aden Flint, Andrew Frampton, Michael Rose; Paul Caddis, Michael Timlin (Jon-Paul McGovern, 68), Jonathan Douglas (c), Alan O'Brien (Matt Ritchie, 41); Thomas Dossevi, Elliot Benyon
Subs not used: Mark Scott, Scott Cuthbert, Alan Sheehan, Simon Ferry
ROCHDALE (4-5-1): Owain Fon Williams; Scott Wiseman, Marcus Holness, Craig Dawson, Joe Widdowson; Joe Thompson (Liam Dickinson, 64), Gary Jones (c), Brian Barry-Murphy, Jason Kennedy, Will Atkinson (Matt Done, 79); Chris O'Grady
Subs not used: Matty Edwards, Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro, Robbie Williams, Josh Thompson, Nicky Adams
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