2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season
The 2012–13 season will be Swindon Town's first season in the League One since 2010–11. Swindon will seek to achieve back-to-back promotions after winning promotion from League Two. The club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy.
2012–13 season | ||||
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Chairman | Jeremy Wray (until October 2012) Sir William Patey (until February 2013) Jed McCrory | |||
Manager | Paolo Di Canio (until 18 February 2013) Fabrizio Piccareta (until 20 February 2013) Tommy Miller & Darren Ward (until 28 February 2013) Kevin MacDonald | |||
Ground | County Ground, Swindon | |||
League One | 6th | |||
F.A. Cup | Round 1 | |||
League Cup | Round 4 | |||
Football League Trophy | Round 1 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: James Collins (15) All: James Collins (18) | |||
Highest home attendance | 14,434 vs. Aston Villa – (League Cup) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 5,737 vs. Brighton & Hove Albion – (League Cup) | |||
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Chronological list of events
- 6 October 2012: The club are placed under a Football League transfer embargo for breaking limits on wages and transfer fees.[1]
- 15 October 2012: Jeremy Wray is replaced by former British diplomat Sir William Patey as chairman.[1]
- 6 November 2012: The transfer embargo is lifted by the Football League.[2]
- 3 January 2013: Sir William Patey tells the BBC that no money will be available for transfers.[1]
- 5 January 2013: Paolo Di Canio offers to spend between £20,000-£30,000 of his own money to keep his loan players at the club.[3]
- 12 January 2013: Swindon Town officially back the Football Supporters' Federation's 'Safe Standing' campaign after a poll conducted by fan website, 'The Washbag', shows overwhelming support in favour of the return of stadia terracing.[4]
- 13 January 2013: On-loan midfielder John Bostock returns to Tottenham Hotspur.[5]
- 16 January 2013: Majority shareholder Andrew Black confirms that he is actively trying to sell the club.[6]
- 20 January 2013: Paolo Di Canio, club staff and supporters successfully rally together to clear snow from the County Ground pitch ahead of the League One fixture with Shrewsbury Town.[7]
- 22 January 2013: Swindon Town accept an apology from The League Paper after staff writer, Chris Dunlavy, suggested the club committed "financial doping" and "virtually cheated" their way to the League Two title during the 2011/12 season.[8]
- 25 January 2013: Chairman Sir William Patey announces that he will quit once the takeover of the club is completed.[9]
- 30 January 2013: The club announce that an agreement had been made to sell the Swindon Town to a consortium fronted by businessman Jed McCrory. The takeover is subject to Football League approval.[10]
- 30 January 2013: Matt Ritchie joins Bournemouth for £500,000. Swindon Town state that the transfer was a necessity as the club try and avoid administration.[11]
- 31 January 2013: The loan-to-permanent transfer of Cheltenham Town midfielder Marlon Pack along with loan deals for Charlton Athletic duo Bradley Wright-Phillips and Danny Green are blocked by the Football League, who refuse to ratify the deals before the takeover of the club is approved.[12]
- 1 February 2013: Paolo Di Canio releases a statement announcing that he is considering his future with the club.[13]
- 1 February 2013: The Board release a statement to assure supporters that work is continuing to secure the sale of the club and responds to Paolo Di Canio's statement by reiterating the Italian manager still has the support of the club.[14]
- 18 February 2013: Paolo Di Canio resigns.[15]
- 19 February 2013: Fabrizio Piccareta is caretaker manager for the 3–1 victory at Tranmere Rovers. However, Di Canio's former assistant resigns shortly afterwards.[16]
- 20 February 2013: Senior players Tommy Miller & Darren Ward are appointed co-caretaker managers.[17]
- 21 February 2013: Jed McCrory's consortium take full control of the club.[18]
- 21 February 2013: Swindon Town legend Fraser Digby is appointed interim goalkeeper coach as a temporary replacement for Domenico Doardo who resigned days before.[19]
- 21 February 2013: It is reported by the Mail Online that on the night of 20 February, Paolo Di Canio "stole into the manager’s office under darkness and caused damage by tearing down pictures of his successful reign at the club".[20]
- 21/22 February 2013: Majority shareholder Andrew Black uses social network website Twitter to explain his decision to sell the club.[21]
- 22 February 2013: Exiled midfielder Luke Rooney returns to the first team set-up.[22]
- 22 February 2013: Michael Peacock is appointed interim fitness & conditioning coach.[23]
- 28 February 2013: Kevin MacDonald is appointed manager.[24]
- 6 March 2013: Chief Executive Nick Watkins leaves the club.[25]
- 28 March 2013: The Football League lift transfer embargo.[26]
League data
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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4 | Yeovil Town (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 77 | Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 75 | |
6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 74 | |
7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 71 | |
8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 70 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Pre-Season
During the final stages of the 2011/12 season Swindon Town confirmed two pre-season friendlies, the first confirmed fixture was a home tie against Championship side Crystal Palace (8 August). Shortly afterwards the club announced that a local friendly with fellow Wiltshire outfit Salisbury City was confirmed to take place at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium on 3 August.[27]
In June 2012, it was announced that the club would be spending two weeks of pre-season training in Italy between Sunday 1st – Saturday 14 July. The team based themselves close to Bardolino near Lake Garda.[28] It was later confirmed that Swindon would play a local Select XI consisting on Serie D standard players[29] and Bayern Munich II.[30] An away fixture against Non-League side Weston-super-Mare was later confirmed.[31]
Results
v |
5 July 2012 Italy Training Camp | Verona Select XI | 1–9 | Swindon Town | Veronella |
17:00 | Piasentin |
Report | Collins Williams Rooney De Vita Benson Storey |
11 July 2012 Italy Training Camp | Bayern Munich II | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Andalo |
17:30 | Schöpf |
Report | Benson |
Attendance: 600 |
18 July 2012 Friendly | Weston-super-Mare | 1–6 | Swindon Town | Woodspring Stadium |
19:30 | Grubb |
Report | Ritchie Williams Collins De Vita Benson |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
24 July 2012 Friendly | Forest Green Rovers | 0–4 | Swindon Town | The New Lawn |
19:45 | Archibald-Henville Caddis Roberts Ferry |
Attendance: 1,517 (731 Swindon Town fans) Referee: Brendan Malone |
30 July 2012 Friendly | Swindon Supermarine | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Hunts Copse Ground |
19:00 | Report | Miller |
3 August 2012 Friendly | Salisbury City | 0–3 | Swindon Town | Raymond McEnhill Stadium |
19:45 | Roberts Archibald-Henville Benson |
8 August 2012 Friendly | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | County Ground |
19:45 | Easter |
Attendance: 4,312 |
League One
The fixture list for the 2012/13 season was announced on 18 June 2012. It was confirmed that Swindon would begin their campaign with an away fixture at Hartlepool United.[32]
August
18 August 2012 1 L1 | Hartlepool United | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Victoria Park |
15:00 | Attendance: 4,132 Referee: M. Brown |
21 August 2012 2 L1 | Swindon Town | 3–0 | Crawley Town | County Ground |
19:45 | Ritchie Miller De Vita |
Attendance: 7,658 Referee: K. Stroud |
25 August 2012 3 L1 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | MK Dons | County Ground |
15:00 | Ritchie |
Attendance: 8,299 Referee: D. Phillips |
September
2 September 2012 L1 | Preston North End | 4–1 | Swindon Town | Deepdale |
16:00 | Sodje Wroe Beavon Welsh |
De Vita |
Attendance: 10,372 Referee: R. Madley |
8 September 2012 L1 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | County Ground |
15:00 | Cook |
Attendance: 8,072 Referee: D. Mohareb |
15 September 2012 L1 | Carlisle United | 2–2 | Swindon Town | Brunton Park |
15:00 | Jervis |
A. Rooney Benson |
Attendance: 4,987 Referee: D. Drysdale |
18 September 2012 L1 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Swindon Town | Fratton Park |
19:45 | Michalik |
Ritchie Williams |
Attendance: 12,121 Referee: S. Rushton |
22 September 2012 L1 | Swindon Town | 4–0 | Bournemouth | County Ground |
15:00 | Ritchie Williams A. Rooney |
Attendance: 8,533 Referee: A. Woolmer |
29 September 2012 L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Swindon Town | New Meadow |
15:00 | Ferry |
Attendance: 6,303 Referee: D. Webb |
October
2 October 2012 L1 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Colchester United | County Ground |
19:45 | Rose |
Attendance: 7,443 Referee: I. Williamson |
13 October 2012 L1 | Swindon Town | 2–2 | Coventry City | County Ground |
15:00 | Roberts Collins |
McGoldrick |
Attendance: 9,808 |
20 October 2012 L1 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | County Ground |
15:00 | Collins |
Hawley |
Attendance: 7,388 Referee: P. Miller |
November
6 November 2012 L1 | Swindon Town | 0–0 | Sheffield United | County Ground |
19:45 | Attendance: 8,354 Referee: O. Langford |
10 November 2012 L1 | Walsall | 0–2 | Swindon Town | Banks's Stadium |
15:00 | Ferry Ritchie |
Attendance: 4,139 Referee: R. Lewis |
17 November 2012 L1 | Swindon Town | 4–1 | Yeovil Town | County Ground |
15:00 | Williams Collins Ward |
Hayter |
Attendance: 8,112 Referee: M. Heywood |
20 November 2012 L1 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Brentford | County Ground |
19:45 | Donaldson |
Attendance: 7,431 Referee: D. Whitestone |
24 November 2012 L1 | Notts County | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Meadow Lane |
15:00 | Judge |
Attendance: 6,383 Referee: R. Madley |
December
8 December 2012 L1 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | County Ground |
15:00 | Ritchie |
Hollands |
Attendance: 7,770 Referee: D. Phillips |
15 December 2012 L1 | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Swindon Town | Boundary Park |
15:00 | De Vita |
Attendance: 3,345 Referee: C. Boyeson |
21 December 2012 L1 | Swindon Town | 5–0 | Tranmere Rovers | County Ground |
19:45 | Hollands De Vita Williams Ritchie |
Attendance: 7,770 Referee: D. Phillips |
January
1 January 2013 L1 | Swindon Town | 5–0 | Portsmouth | County Ground |
15:00 | Collins Hollands |
Attendance: 11,504 Referee: S. Martin |
5 January 2013 L1 | Swindon Town | 4–0 | Carlisle United | County Ground |
15:00 | Williams Collins De Vita |
Attendance: 9,162 Referee: T. Kettle |
12 January 2013 L1 | Bournemouth | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Dean Court |
15:00 | Arter |
Williams |
Attendance: 8,777 Referee: P. Gibbs |
19 January 2013 L1 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | County Ground |
15:00 | Martin Williams |
Attendance: 7,754 Referee: R. Clark |
30 January 2013 L1 | Leyton Orient | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Brisbane Road |
19:45 | Attendance: 3,546 Referee: A. D'Urso |
February
2 February 2013 L1 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Broadfield Stadium |
17:20 | Clarke |
Rooney |
Attendance: 3,558 Referee: A. Madley |
5 February 2013 L1 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Weston Homes Community Stadium |
19:45 | Collins |
Attendance: 3,214 Referee: T. Robinson |
9 February 2013 L1 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Hartlepool United | County Ground |
15:00 | Ferry |
Monkhouse |
Attendance: 9,973 Referee: G. Ward |
19 February 2013 L1 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–3 | Swindon Town | Prenton Park |
19:45 | Daniels |
Collins Roberts |
Attendance: 5223 Referee: C. Sarginson |
23 February 2013 L1 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Preston North End | County Ground |
15:00 | A. Rooney |
Hayhurst |
Attendance: 9,145 Referee: D. Deadman |
26 February 2013 L1 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Bury | County Ground |
15:00 | Schumacher |
Attendance: 7,508 Referee: J. Adcock |
March
2 March 2013 L1 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Swindon Town | Ricoh Arena |
1500 | Moussa |
Williams Ward |
Attendance: 14,280 Referee: M. Heywood |
9 March 2013 L1 | Swindon Town | 2–2 | Walsall | County Ground |
15:00 | Williams Thompson Ferry Roberts |
Summary | Grigg Taylor Butler Paterson |
Attendance: 8,407 Referee: D.Drysdale |
12 March 2013 L1 | Brentford | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Griffin Park |
19:45 | Moore Logan Saunders Donaldson Wright-Phillips |
Summary | Ferry Foderingham Thompson |
Attendance: 5,867 Referee: S.Attwell |
19 March 2013 L1 | Yeovil Town | 0–2 | Swindon Town | Huish Park |
19:45 | A. Rooney Collins |
Attendance: 5,207 Referee: K. Stroud |
23 March 2013 L1 | Swindon Town | 0–0 | Notts County | County Ground |
15:00 | Attendance: 8,415 Referee: C. Berry |
29 March 2013 L1 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | County Ground |
15:00 | A. Rooney |
Barnard |
Attendance: 10,040 Referee: A. Madley |
April
1 April 2013 L1 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Keepmoat Stadium |
12:15 | McCombe |
Attendance: 8,106 Referee: P. Tierney |
9 April 2013 L1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Stadium mk |
19:45 | Doumbe Lowe |
Attendance: 8,608 Referee: M. Haywood |
13 April 2013 L1 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Bramall Lane |
15:00 | Porter Kitson |
Attendance: 19,298 Referee: E. Ilderton |
16 April 2013 L1 | Swindon Town | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | County Ground |
19:45 | A. Rooney Luongo Collins |
Davis |
Attendance: 7,169 Referee: A. Davies |
20 April 2013 L1 | Swindon Town | 3–0 | Stevenage | County Ground |
15:00 | Flint Roberts |
Attendance: 9,515 Referee: G. Sutton |
27 April 2013 L1 | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Swindon Town | Glanford Park |
15:00 | Collins Duffy Hawley |
Collins |
Attendance: 6,020 Referee: K. Woolmer |
May
4 May 2013 L1 Play-Offs (1st Leg) | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Brentford | County Ground |
17:20 | Luongo |
O'Connor |
Attendance: 10,595 Referee: G. Eltringham |
The F.A. Cup
Results
3 November 2012 R1 | Swindon Town | 0–2 | Macclesfield Town | County Ground |
15:00 | Diagne L. Thompson |
Attendance: 6,408 Referee: A. Davies |
The League Cup
Results
14 August 2012 R1 | Swindon Town | 3–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | County Ground |
19:45 | Benson Navarro |
Attendance: 5,737 Referee: A. D'Urso |
29 August 2012 R2 | Stoke City | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Swindon Town | Britannia Stadium |
19:45 | Jones Walters Crouch |
Collins Flint |
Attendance: 9,147 Referee: N. Miller |
25 September 2012 R3 | Swindon Town | 3–1 | Burnley | County Ground |
19:45 | Benson Williams Archibald-Henville |
Austin |
Attendance: 7,353 Referee: J. Adcock |
30 October 2012 R4 | Swindon Town | 2–3 | Aston Villa | County Ground |
19:45 | Storey |
Benteke Agbonlahor |
Attendance: 14,434 Referee: S. Attwell |
2012–13 Football League Trophy
Results
5 September 2012 1 | Oxford United | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Kassam Stadium |
19:45 | Potter |
Attendance: 7,746 Referee: S. Matthieson |
Club Information
Andrew Black Era (up until 21 February 2013)
Position | Name |
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Chairman | |
Directors | |
Chief Executive | |
Manager | |
Assistant Manager | |
Goalkeeper Coach | |
Fitness Coach | |
Youth Team Manager | |
Centre of Excellence | |
Physio |
Jed McCrory Era (from 21 February 2013)
Position | Name |
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Chairman | |
Directors | |
General Manager | |
Manager | |
Assistant Manager | |
Goalkeeper Coach | |
Fitness & Conditioning Coach | |
Youth Team Manager | |
Centre of Excellence | |
Physio |
Manager Season Stats
As of 1 May 2013. Only competitive matches for the 2012/13 season are counted
Name | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||
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P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
Paolo Di Canio | Season Start | 18/02/2013 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 31 | |
Fabrizio Piccareta (caretaker) | 18/02/2013 | 20/02/2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Tommy Miller & Darren Ward (joint-caretakers) | 20/02/2013 | 28/02/2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Kevin MacDonald | 28/02/2013 | Season End | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 |
Squad Details
Appearances and goals
- As of 1 May 2013
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Wes Foderingham | 52 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Troy Archibald-Henville | 8 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Jay McEveley | 33 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Aden Flint | 34 | 3 | 28+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Joe Devera | 29 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Alan Navarro | 20 | 2 | 12+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Luke Rooney | 12 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Simon Ferry | 48 | 3 | 32+10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
9 | FW | James Collins | 49 | 18 | 27+18 | 15 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Gary Roberts | 42 | 4 | 29+10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | MF | Alan McCormack | 45 | 0 | 38+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Nathan Thompson | 30 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Andy Williams | 46 | 12 | 38+2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Tommy Miller | 39 | 1 | 28+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Louis Thompson | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | FW | Miles Storey | 10 | 3 | 2+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Darren Ward | 41 | 2 | 39+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Raffaele De Vita | 40 | 8 | 24+12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Nathan Byrne (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Massimo Luongo (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | FW | Adam Rooney (on loan from Birmingham City) | 30 | 9 | 11+18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
30 | GK | Leigh Bedwell | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
32 | DF | Chris Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | MF | Alex Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
34 | FW | Connor Waldon | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
35 | MF | Aaron Ferris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
36 | MF | Jake Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
37 | FW | Mark Francis | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
38 | DF | Matt Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
-- | MF | Lee Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Players who are contracted to Swindon Town but are currently out on loan: | |||||||||||||
14 | FW | Paul Benson (on loan to Cheltenham Town) | 13 | 3 | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Players who were contracted to Swindon Town but have since departed on a permanent basis: | |||||||||||||
10 | MF | Matt Ritchie | 31 | 9 | 26+1 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | MF | Oliver Risser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | DF | Fede Bessone | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
24 | FW | Chris Martin (on loan from Norwich City) | 12 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Giles Coke (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
26 | MF | Danny Hollands (on loan from Charlton Athletic) | 10 | 2 | 8+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
26 | MF | Dean Parrett (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | MF | John Bostock (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Captains
- Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 1 May 2013.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Games |
---|---|---|---|---|
12 | MF | Alan McCormack | 42 | |
8 | DF | Simon Ferry | 5 | |
18 | MF | Tommy Miller | 4 | |
5 | DF | Joe Devera | 1 |
Goalscorers
- Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 1 May 2013.
Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Collins | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
Andy Williams | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Matt Ritchie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Adam Rooney | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Raffaele De Vita | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Simon Ferry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Paul Benson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Gary Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Miles Storey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Danny Hollands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Alan Navarro | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Troy Archibald-Henville | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Aden Flint | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Darren Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Massimo Luongo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tommy Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 72 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 84 |
Hat-tricks
Includes all competitive matches.
R | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Competition | Opposition | Goals | Final Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | FW | James Collins | Capital One Cup | vs. Stoke City (28/08/12) | 4–3 WIN | ||
2 | 9 | FW | James Collins | League One | vs. Portsmouth (1/1/13) | 5–0 WIN |
Last updated: 19 January 2013
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Penalties awarded
Includes all competitive matches.
R | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Competition | Opposition | Success | Final Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 | MF | Tommy Miller | League One | vs. Hartlepool United (18/08/12) | 0–0 TIE | ||
2 | 18 | MF | Tommy Miller | League One | vs. Stevenage (27/10/12) | 4–0 WIN | ||
3 | 16 | FW | Andy Williams | League One | vs. Tranmere Rovers (21/12/12) | 5–0 WIN | ||
4 | 24 | FW | Chris Martin | League One | vs. Shrewsbury Town (19/01/13) | 2–0 WIN | ||
5 | 28 | FW | Adam Rooney | League One | vs. Crawley Town (02/02/13) | 1–1 TIE | ||
6 | 28 | FW | Adam Rooney | League One | vs. Yeovil Town (19/03/13) | 1–0 WIN |
Last updated: 5 February 2013
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches.
R | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | GK | Wes Foderingham | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | |
TOTALS | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
Last updated: 28 March 2013
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Disciplinary
Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Troy Archibald-Henville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Paul Benson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Federico Bessone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
John Bostock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Nathan Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
James Collins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Joe Devera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Simon Ferry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Aden Flint | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
Wes Foderingham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Danny Hollands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Chris Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Alan McCormack | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Jay McEveley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Tommy Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Alan Navarro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Matt Ritchie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Gary Roberts | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Luke Rooney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Nathan Thompson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Darren Ward | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Andy Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 68 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 |
Suspensions
Date | Suspended Player | Reason | Punishment | Missed Opponents |
---|---|---|---|---|
20 October 2012 | 3 Matches | Crewe Alexandra (A), Stevenage (A), Aston Villa (H) | ||
3 November 2012 | 4 Matches | Sheffield United (H), Walsall (A), Yeovil Town (H), Brentford (H) | ||
24 November 2012 | 1 Match | Doncaster Rovers (H) |
Monthly & Weekly Awards
Date | Player | Award |
---|---|---|
28/08/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
24/09/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
01/10/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
01/10/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
08/10/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
15/10/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
22/10/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
29/10/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
12/11/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
12/11/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
19/11/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
17/12/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
17/12/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
22/01/13 | League One Team of the Week | |
22/01/13 | League One Team of the Week | |
12/02/13 | League One Team of the Week | |
11/03/13 | League One Team of the Week | |
25/03/13 | League One Team of the Week | |
22/03/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
22/03/12 | League One Team of the Week | |
2012/13 | Swindon Town Player of the Season | |
2013/13 | PFA Team of the Year (League One) |
Transfers
Players transferred in | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
1 | 18 June 2012 | FW | Bosman | [36] | ||
2 | 18 June 2012 | MF | Free | [36] | ||
3 | 18 June 2012 | FW | Free | [36] | ||
4 | 21 June 2012 | DF | Free | [37] | ||
5 | 21 June 2012 | MF | Free | [38] | ||
6 | 21 June 2012 | MF | Free | |||
7 | 26 June 2012 | DF | Bosman | [40] | ||
8 | 31 August 2012 | DF | Free | [41] | ||
9 | 4 January 2013 | DF | Free | [42] | ||
Players transferred out | ||||||
No. | Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
1 | 10 May 2012 | MF | Free | [43] | ||
2 | 24 May 2012 | MF | Released | [44] | ||
3 | 26 June 2012 | FW | Free | [45] | ||
4 | 27 June 2012 | FW | Free | [46] | ||
5 | 29 June 2012 | GK | Released | [47] | ||
6 | 1 July 2012 | MF | Released | [48] | ||
7 | 1 July 2012 | DF | Released | [49] | ||
8 | 1 July 2012 | GK | Released | [48] | ||
9 | 1 July 2012 | GK | Released | [50] | ||
10 | 4 July 2012 | FW | Undisclosed | [51] | ||
11 | 20 July 2012 | FW | Free | [52] | ||
12 | 21 July 2012 | MF | Free | [53] | ||
13 | 22 August 2012 | DF | Free | [54] | ||
14 | 31 December 2012 | DF | Free | [55] | ||
15 | 7 January 2013 | MF | Free | [56] | ||
16 | 30 January 2013 | MF | £500,000 | [57] | ||
Players loaned in | ||||||
No. | Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
1 | 30 August 2012 | DF | January 2013 | [58] | ||
2 | 30 August 2012 | MF | January 2013 | [59] | ||
3 | 31 August 2012 | MF | January 2013 | [41] | ||
4 | 31 August 2012 | FW | June 2013 | [60] | ||
5 | 15 November 2012 | MF | February 2013 | [61] | ||
6 | 15 November 2012 | FW | February 2013 | [61] | ||
7 | 28 March 2013 | DF | End of the Season | [62] | ||
8 | 28 March 2013 | MF | End of the Season | [62] | ||
9 | 28 March 2013 | MF | End of the Season | [62] | ||
Players loaned out | ||||||
No. | Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
1 | 20 July 2012 | MF | January 2013 | [63] | ||
2 | 31 August 2012 | DF | June 2013 | [60] | ||
3 | 31 August 2012 | MF | January 2013 | [64] | ||
4 | 28 September 2012 | MF | October 2012 | [65] | ||
5 | 11 October 2012 | DF | January 2013 | [66] | ||
6 | 9 November 2012 | MF | January 2013 | [67] | ||
7 | 15 November 2012 | FW | January 2013 | [68] | ||
8 | 29 January 2013 | FW | End of the Season | [69] | ||
9 | 8 February 2013 | MF | End of the Season | [70] |
Trial players
Nat. | Player | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Luke McCormick | Rehabilitation | [71] | |
Paul Mooney | Trial | [72] | |
Simone Materazzi | Trial | [73] | |
Zavon Hines | Trial | [74] | |
Iain Turner | Trial | [75] | |
Claudio Hoban | Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist | [76] | |
Kayden Jackson | Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist | [76] | |
Jack Sherratt | Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist | [76] |
Development Squad
In June 2011 it was announced that Swindon Town would not compete in a Reserve League for the 2011/12 season and would therefore arrange friendlies with other clubs.[77] This decision remained in place for the following season.
Development Squad Results
28 August 2012 | Portsmouth XI | 3–1 | Swindon Town XI | Portsmouth |
BST | Report | Stadium: Wellington Sports Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
15 January 2013 | Newport County XI | 3–2 | Swindon Town XI | Newport |
BST | Report | Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
19 February 2013 | Swindon Town XI | 3–0 | Bournemouth XI | Swindon |
BST | Report | Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
6 March 2013 | Swindon Town XI | 0–1 | Combined Services | Burton upon Trent |
BST | Report | Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
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