List of Swindon Town F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Swindon Town Football Club in English and European football, from the club's formation in 1879 to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season where known.

Seasons
Season League FA Cup EFL Cup[lower-alpha 1] EFL Trophy Other Top scorer[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Attendance[1][lower-alpha 4]
Division P W D L GF GA Pts Pos
Club played friendly games and cup games only until 1894
1879–80 None 1 0 0 1 0 4 —
1881–82 None 1 0 1 0 2 2 —
1884–85 None 1 1 0 0 4 0 —
1886–87 None 0 0 0 0 0 0 R2 Wiltshire Cup W
1887–88 None 3 2 0 1 8 2 R1 Wiltshire Cup W
1888–89 None 19 13 4 2 63 24 QR2 Wiltshire Cup W T Bennett (1)
1889–90 None 15[lower-alpha 5] 11 1 2 48 13 QR1 Wiltshire Cup W T Bennett (1)
1890–91 None 0 0 0 0 0 0 QR3 Wiltshire Cup W Robbie Reynolds (3)
1891–92 None 24 17 2 5 108 38 QR1 Wiltshire Cup W Dick Jones (1)
1892–93 None 20 11 2 7 64 35 QR4 Dick Jones (4)
1893–94 None 27 19 3 5 86 44 QR4 FA Amateur Cup R2 Dick Jones (4)
Club turns professional and joins Southern League in 1894
1894–95 SL Div1 16 4 1 11 24 48 9 9th[lower-alpha 6] QR2 Dick Jones (2) 4,500
1895–96 SL Div1 18 6 4 8 38 41 16 7th QR3 Alf Hames (2) 2,688
1896–97 SL Div1 20 8 3 9 33 37 19 6th QR5 Richie Cox (2) 3,286
1897–98 SL Div1 22 7 2 13 36 48 16 10th — Jock Bell (2) 3,236
WFL[lower-alpha 7] 14 9 1 4 32 15 19 2nd
1898–99 SL Div1 24 9 5 10 43 49 23 9th — 3,917
WFL[lower-alpha 7] 8 5 1 2 16 10 11 1st
1899–1900 SL Div1 28 15 2 11 50 42 32 5th — 2,643
WFL[lower-alpha 7] 6 3 0 3 7 7 6 3rd
1900–01 SL Div1 28 3 8 17 19 47 14 15th[lower-alpha 6] QR5 Billy Smith (4) 2,320
WFL[lower-alpha 7] 16 2 2 12 9 35 6 9th
1901–02 SL Div1 30 2 3 25 17 93 8 16th[lower-alpha 6] QR5 Frank Becton (3) 1,936
WFL[lower-alpha 7] 16 0 2 14 8 53 2 9th
1902–03 SL Div1 30 10 7 13 38 46 27 12th IR[lower-alpha 8] Jimmy Pugh (7) 4,563
1903–04 SL Div1 3410111330423110th — Jimmy Pugh (4) 3,727
1904–05 SL Div1 341251741592916th — Jimmy Pugh (5) 4,482
1905–06 SL Div1 34891731522515th R1 Bertie Lyon (2) 3,453
UL[lower-alpha 9] 187383329?? Bertie Lyon (7)
1906–07 SL Div1 3811111643543317th QR5 4,750
1907–08 SL Div1 381610125540425th R3 5,167
1908–09 SL Div1 40225139655492nd R1 5,895
1909–10 SL Div1 422210109246542nd SF Dubonnet Cup W Harold Fleming (5) 4,875
1910–11 SL Div1 3824598031531st QF Southern Charity Cup W Archie Bown (3) 5,714
1911–12 SL Div1 38216118250484th SF Charity Shield RU Harold Fleming (6) 5,682
1912–13 SL Div1 38208106641482nd R3 Archie Bown (2) 5,643
1913–14 SL Div1 3821898141501st[lower-alpha 10] R2 Billy Batty (2) 7,079
1914–15 SL Div1 381511127759419th R1 4,300
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I
1919–20 SL Div1 421771865684113th R2 George Travers (2) 8,600
1920–21 Div 3 422110117349524th R2 Harold Fleming (17) 5,423
1921–22 Div 3(S) 421613137260456th R2 Harold Fleming (13) 7,460
1922–23 Div 3(S) 421711146256459th R1 Jack Johnson (20) 6,460
1923–24 Div 3(S) 421713125844476th QF Jack Johnson (15) 6,331
1924–25 Div 3(S) 422011116638514th R1 Jack Johnson (18) 7,099
1925–26 Div 3(S) 42206166964466th R4 Frank Richardson (28) 6,648
1926–27 Div 3(S) 422191210085515th R1 Harry Morris (48) 8,274
1927–28 Div 3(S) 42199149069476th R4 Harry Morris (44) 6,684
1928–29 Div 3(S) 4215131475724310th R5 Harry Morris (31) 5,455
1929–30 Div 3(S) 4213121773833814th R4 Harry Morris (29) 5,426
1930–31 Div 3(S) 421861889944212th R1 Harry Morris (35) 4,929
1931–32 Div 3(S) 421462270843417th R1 Harry Morris (29) 5,031
1932–33 Div 3(S) 4291122601052922nd R3 Harry Morris (13) 4,893
1933–34 Div 3(S) 421711146468458th R3 Tommy Armstrong (23) 9,117
1934–35 Div 3(S) 4213121767783816th R4 Third Division South Cup R1 Alan Fowler (25) 7,304
1935–36 Div 3(S) 421482064733619th R1 Third Division South Cup R1 Alan Fowler (18) 7,101
1936–37 Div 3(S) 4214111775733913th R2 Third Division South Cup RU Jimmy Cookson (27) 8,455
1937–38 Div 3(S) 421710154949448th R4 Third Division South Cup R1 Alan Fowler (16) 9,640
1938–39 Div 3(S) 42188167277449th R2 Third Division South Cup R3 Ben Morton (32) 10,511
1939–40[lower-alpha 11] Div 3(S) 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 [lower-alpha 11] n/a Third Division South Cup R1 Alan Fowler (2) —
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II
1945–46 n/a[lower-alpha 12] – – – – – – – – R1 — —
1946–47 Div 3(S) 421911128473494th R2 Bill Stephens (28) 15,123
1947–48 Div 3(S) 4210161641463616th R5 Maurice Owen (17) 15,924
1948–49 Div 3(S) 42181596456514th R1 Morris Jones (25) 16,625
1949–50 Div 3(S) 4215111659624114th R2 Morris Jones (13) 14,070
1950–51 Div 3(S) 461842455674017th R2 Jimmy Bain (9) 10,690
1951–52 Div 3(S) 4614141851684216th R5 Maurice Owen (24) 10,557
1952–53 Div 3(S) 4614122064794018th R3 Maurice Owen (21) 9,746
1953–54 Div 3(S) 4615102167704020th[lower-alpha 13] R2 Mike Bull (12) 10,753
1954–55 Div 3(S) 4611152046643721st R1 Maurice Owen (12) 8,243
1955–56 Div 3(S) 468142434783024th R4 Maurice Owen (15) 7,379
1956–57 Div 3(S) 461562566963623rd R2 Bob Edwards (26) 8,736
1957–58 Div 3(S) 462115107950574th R1 John Richards (16) 12,004
1958–59 Div 3[lower-alpha 14] 4616131759574515th R2 Bob Edwards (10) 11,351
1959–60 Div 3 461981969784616th R1 David Layne (20) 10,233
1960–61 Div 3 4614151762554316th R2 R2 Ernie Hunt (17) 11,043
1961–62 Div 3 461715147871499th R1 R2 Ernie Hunt (18) 9,692
1962–63 Div 3 ↑ 462214108756582nd R4 R3 Ernie Hunt (27) 13,530
1963–64 Div 2 4214101857693814th R5 R4 Bill Atkins (12) 18,277
1964–65 Div 2 ↓ 421452363813321st R3 R2 Mike Summerbee (13) 15,081
1965–66 Div 3 461913147448517th R3 R2 Keith East (24) 12,937
1966–67 Div 3 462010168159508th R5 R4 Don Rogers (32) 12,297
1967–68 Div 3 461617137451499th R4 R1 Don Rogers (28) 13,456
1968–69 Div 3 ↑ 46271097135642nd[lower-alpha 15] R3 W Don Rogers (30) 17,857
1969–70 Div 2 42171695747505th QF R3 Anglo-Italian Cup
Anglo-Italian League Cup
Arthur Horsfield (28) 19,852
1970–71 Div 2 4215121561514212th R4 R4 Don Rogers (21) 15,799
1971–72 Div 2 4215121547474211th R3 R2 Peter Noble (14) 13,356
1972–73 Div 2 4210161646603616th R4 R2 Republic of Ireland Ray Treacy (14) 10,024
1973–74 Div 2 ↓ 427112436722522nd R3 R2 Peter Eastoe (8) 7,104
1974–75 Div 3 462111146458534th R4 R1 Peter Eastoe (31) 8,067
1975–76 Div 3 461682262754019th R3 R2 David Syrett (16) 7,514
1976–77 Div 3 4615151668754511th R4 R1 David Moss (21) 7,625
1977–78 Div 3 4616161467604810th R3 R4 David Moss (22) 7,159
1978–79 Div 3 46257147452575th R4 R3 Chic Bates (16) 7,751
1979–80 Div 3 461981971634610th R4 SF Alan Mayes (28) 8,681
1980–81 Div 3 4613151851564117th R2 R3 Andy Rowland (13) 6,694
1981–82 Div 3 ↓ 4613132055715222nd R3 R1 Roy Carter (15) 5,560
1982–83 Div 4 461911166154688th R4 R1 Paul Rideout (23) 4,018
1983–84 Div 4 4615131858565817th R4 R1 QF(S) Alan Mayes (20) 3,154
1984–85 Div 4 46219166258728th R1 R1 R1(S) Colin Gordon (17) 2,994
1985–86 Div 4 ↑ 4632688243102[lower-alpha 16] 1st R1 R4 PR(S) Charlie Henry (18) 6,457
1986–87 Div 3 ↑ 46251297747873rd R4 R2 SF(S) League play-offs W Dave Bamber (21) 7,715
1987–88 Div 2 4416111773605912th R4 R3 — Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn (31) 9,773
1988–89 Div 2 462016106853766th R4 R2 — League play-offs SF Scotland Duncan Shearer (15) 8,645
1989–90 Div 2 462014127959744th R3 R4 — League play-offs W[lower-alpha 17] Scotland Duncan Shearer (27) 9,444
1990–91 Div 2 4612142065735021st R4 R3 — Scotland Duncan Shearer (23) 9,439
1991–92 Div 2 461815136955698th R5 R4 — Scotland Duncan Shearer (32) 9,654
1992–93 Div 1[lower-alpha 18] ↑ 462113127459765th R3 R3 — Anglo-Italian Cup
League play-offs		 GS
 Craig Maskell (23) 10,576
1993–94 Prem ↓ 425152247100[lower-alpha 19]3022nd R3 R3 — Anglo-Italian Cup GS Norway Jan Åge Fjørtoft (13) 15,274
1994–95 Div 1 ↓ 4612122254734821st R4 SF — Norway Jan Åge Fjørtoft (25) 9,408
1995–96 Div 2 ↑ 46251747134921st R5 R2 R2(S) Wayne Allison (20) 10,046
1996–97 Div 1 461592252715419th R3 R3 — Wayne Allison (13) 9,265
1997–98 Div 1 4614102242735218th R3 R1 — Scotland Chris Hay (14) 9,505
1998–99 Div 1 4613112259815017th R3 R1 — Scotland Iffy Onuora (20) 8,656
1999–2000 Div 1 ↓ 468122638773624th R3 R1 — Scotland Chris Hay (10) 6,977
2000–01 Div 2 4613132047655220th R3 R2 SF(S) Australia Danny Invincibile (10) 6,186
2001–02 Div 2 4615141746565913th R2 R2 R1(S) England Giuliano Grazioli (8)
Australia Danny Invincibile (8)		 6,362
2002–03 Div 2 4616121859636010th R2 R1 R2(S) England Sam Parkin (26) 5,462
2003–04 Div 2 462013137658735th R1 R2 R1(S) League play-offs RU England Sam Parkin (23) 7,839
2004–05 Lge 1[lower-alpha 20] 4617121766686312th R2 R2 SF(S) England Sam Parkin (24) 5,835
2005–06 Lge 1 ↓ 4611152046654823rd R1 R1 R2(S) New Zealand Rory Fallon (14) 5,951
2006–07 Lge 2 ↑ 46 25 10 11 58 38 85 3rd[lower-alpha 21] R3 R1 R1(S) Wales Christian Roberts (13) 7,419
2007–08 Lge 1 46 16 13 17 63 56 61 13th R3 R1 R2(S) Republic of Ireland Simon Cox (16) 7,170
2008–09 Lge 1 46 12 17 17 68 71 53 15th R1 R1 QF(S) Republic of Ireland Simon Cox (32) 7,499
2009–10 Lge 1 46 22 16 8 73 57 82 5th R3 R2 QF(S) League play-offs RU England Billy Paynter (29) 8,389
2010–11 Lge 1 ↓ 46 9 14 23 50 72 41 24th R2 R1 QF(S) England Charlie Austin (17) 8,458
2011–12 Lge 2 ↑ 46 29 6 11 75 32 93 1st R4 R2 RU England Alan Connell (12)
England Paul Benson (12)		 8,411
2012–13 Lge 1 46 20 14 12 72 39 74 6th R1 R4 R1(S) League play-offs SF Republic of Ireland James Collins (18) 8,528
2013–14 Lge 1 46 19 9 18 63 59 66 8th R1 R3 F(S) England Nile Ranger (8)
England Michael Smith (8)
France Dany N'Guessan (8)		 8,130
2014–15 Lge 1 46 23 10 13 76 57 79 4th R1 R2 R2(S) League play-offs RU England Andy Williams (22) 8,130
2015–16 Lge 1 46 16 11 19 64 71 59 15th R1 R1 R2(S) England Nicky Ajose (25)
2016–17 Lge 1 ↓ 46 11 11 24 44 66 44 22nd R1 R1 R2 England Jonathan Obika (6)
England Luke Norris (6)		 6,527
2017–18 Lge 2 46 20 8 18 67 65 68 9th R2 R1 R2 England Luke Norris (14) 6,436
2018–19 Lge 2 46 16 16 14 59 56 64 13th R2 R1 GS Wales Michael Doughty (14) 6,390
2019–20 Lge 2 ↑ 36 21 6 9 62 39 69 1st[lower-alpha 22] R1 R1 GS Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle (25) 7,787
2020–21 Lge 1 ↓ 46 13 4 29 55 89 43 23rd R1 R1 GS Jersey Brett Pitman (12) 2,000[lower-alpha 23]
2021–22 Lge 2 46 22 11 13 77 54 77 6th[lower-alpha 24] R3 R1 L32 England Harry McKirdy (23) 9,790
2022–23 Lge 2 46 16 13 17 61 55 61 10th R1 R1 GS Wiltshire Cup RU Wales Jonny Williams (10) 9,063

Key
Champions Runners-up Promoted ↑ Relegated ↓

Overall
  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 1
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 18
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 64
  • Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 8

Footnotes
  1. The EFL Cup competition did not start until the 1960–61 season.
  2. Includes goals scored in all competitive competitions including cup games, players with no flags can be assumed English.
  3. Goal records for the period 1879–1920 are incomplete and possibly erroneous but have been included here for completeness.
  4. Attendances up till the 1920s are unreliable, but included here for completeness.
  5. Although the team played 15 games, the result of the game against Trowbridge Town on 23 November 1889 is not known.
  6. As one of the teams at the bottom of the table, Swindon played in the relegation play-offs and performed well enough to retain their place in the league.
  7. During the period 1897–1902, Swindon played in both the Southern League Division 1 and the Western League to increase the number of competitive fixtures they were playing. Swindon resigned from the league after the second consecutive bottom of the table finish in 1901–02 and entered the Reserve side instead. Swindon Reserves continued to play in the Western League until 1949.
  8. An Intermediate Round was played after the fifth qualifying round against Barnsley which Swindon lost 0–4.
  9. Swindon played in the United League for the 1905–06 season to play more competitive games.
  10. Swindon become league champions on goal average, with the top two clubs scoring the same number of points over the season. Swindon achieved an average of 1.98 compared to second place Crystal Palace's 1.88.
  11. The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled, after only three matches had been played.
  12. The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  13. Swindon ended the season with the same points and goal average as the 19th placed Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and were listed in 20th place alphabetically.
  14. Swindon Town were placed in the new Third Division following the amalgamation of Third Division South and Third Division North.
  15. Swindon finished runners-up in the Third Division in 1968–69 on goal average having scored the same number of points as the champions. Watford recorded an average of 2.18 against Swindon's 2.03.
  16. Swindon were the first team in the League to score over 100 points in one season.
  17. Swindon were initially promoted to Division One after winning the play-off competition. As a result of an investigation into the club during the close-season into illegal payments; the team was initially relegated to Division Three before being re-instated into Division Two on appeal with Sunderland taking their place. For more information see: History of Swindon Town F.C.
  18. On the formation of the FA Premiership, Division Two was re-designated Division One.
  19. Swindon were the first Premier League team to concede 100 goals in a season.
  20. Division Two was re-titled League One following the creation of the Championship for the 2004–05 season.
  21. Swindon Town were promoted to League One after finishing in the 3rd automatic promotion place.
  22. The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league positions decided on a points-per-game basis. Swindon Town averaged 1.92 points from 36 games.
  23. Most of Swindon Town's home games in the 2020–21 season were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two home games against Fleetwood Town and Charlton Athletic were limited to 2,000 spectators.
  24. Swindon lost to Port Vale 6-5 on penalties after drawing 2-2 on aggregate in the Play-Off Semi Finals

References
  • Mattick, Dick (2002). 100 Greats: Swindon Town Football Club. Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2714-8.
  • "Football Club History Database". Retrieved 16 January 2007.
  • "swindon-town-fc.co.uk archive". Retrieved 16 January 2007.
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