2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season

Swindon Town
2012–13 season
ChairmanJeremy Wray
(until October 2012)
Sir William Patey
(until February 2013)
Jed McCrory
ManagerPaolo Di Canio
(until 18 February 2013)
Fabrizio Piccareta
(until 20 February 2013)
Tommy Miller & Darren Ward
(until 28 February 2013)
Kevin MacDonald
GroundCounty Ground, Swindon
League One6th
FA CupRound 1
League CupRound 4
Football League TrophyRound 1
Top goalscorerLeague:
James Collins (15)
All:
James Collins (18)
Highest home attendance14,434 vs. Aston Villa – (League Cup)
Lowest home attendance5,737 vs. Brighton & Hove Albion – (League Cup)

The 2012–13 season was 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.

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 to 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 was reported that on the night of 20 February, Paolo Di Canio had carried out a raid on his old Swindon Town office and had torn down pictures of his time as manager.[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
4 Yeovil Town (O, P) 46 23 8 15 71 56 +15 77 Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.
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GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHHHAHAAAHAHHAHAAHHAAAHHA
ResultDWWLLDWWWLWDDLWDWWLLDWWWWDWDDWDWDLWDLWDDLLLWWL
Position1843810108548466777636887555533433124334324566656
Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2013. Source: swindontownfc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Sponsors

Adidas
Samsung

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): Samsung (Home), EA Sports (Away), The People (F.A. Cup)

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

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5 July 2012 Italy Training Camp Verona Select XI 1–9 Swindon Town Veronella
17:00 Piasentin 49' (pen.) Report Collins 6' 8'
Williams 32'
Rooney 57' 81' (pen.) 84'
De Vita 66'
Benson 74'
Storey 86'
11 July 2012 Italy Training Camp Bayern Munich II 1–1 Swindon Town Andalo
17:30 Schöpf 25' Report Benson 3' Attendance: 600
18 July 2012 Friendly Weston-super-Mare 1–6 Swindon Town Woodspring Stadium
19:30 Grubb 47' Report Ritchie 6', 43'
Williams 11'
Collins 32'
De Vita 60'
Benson 86'		 Attendance: 800
Referee: Kevin Johnson
24 July 2012 Friendly Forest Green Rovers 0–4 Swindon Town The New Lawn
19:45 Archibald-Henville 17'
Caddis 22' (pen.)
Roberts 67'
Ferry 81'		 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 15'
3 August 2012 Friendly Salisbury City 0–3 Swindon Town Raymond McEnhill Stadium
19:45 Roberts 12'
Archibald-Henville 27'
Benson 89'
8 August 2012 Friendly Swindon Town 0–1 Crystal Palace County Ground
19:45 Easter 10' (pen.) 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 25'
Miller 44'
De Vita 63'		 Attendance: 7,658
Referee: K. Stroud
25 August 2012 3 L1 Swindon Town 1–0 MK Dons County Ground
15:00 Ritchie 45' Attendance: 8,299
Referee: D. Phillips

September

2 September 2012 L1 Preston North End 4–1 Swindon Town Deepdale
16:00 Sodje 5'
Wroe 10'
Beavon 43'
Welsh 68'		 De Vita 58' Attendance: 10,372
Referee: R. Madley
8 September 2012 L1 Swindon Town 0–1 Leyton Orient County Ground
15:00 Cook 59' Attendance: 8,072
Referee: D. Mohareb
15 September 2012 L1 Carlisle United 2–2 Swindon Town Brunton Park
15:00 Jervis 14', 30' A. Rooney 29'
Benson 32'		 Attendance: 4,987
Referee: D. Drysdale
18 September 2012 L1 Portsmouth 1–2 Swindon Town Fratton Park
19:45 Michalik 90' Ritchie 45'
Williams 55'		 Attendance: 12,121
Referee: S. Rushton
22 September 2012 L1 Swindon Town 4–0 Bournemouth County Ground
15:00 Ritchie 12', 67'
Williams 25'
A. Rooney 85'		 Attendance: 8,533
Referee: A. Woolmer
29 September 2012 L1 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Swindon Town New Meadow
15:00 Ferry 77' Attendance: 6,303
Referee: D. Webb

October

2 October 2012 L1 Swindon Town 0–1 Colchester United County Ground
19:45 Rose 70' Attendance: 7,443
Referee: I. Williamson
6 October 2012 L1 Bury 0–1 Swindon Town Gigg Lane
15:00 Collins 1' Attendance: 2,683
Referee: A. Haines
13 October 2012 L1 Swindon Town 2–2 Coventry City County Ground
15:00 Roberts 77'
Collins 80'		 McGoldrick 13', 37' Attendance: 9,808
20 October 2012 L1 Swindon Town 1–1 Scunthorpe United County Ground
15:00 Collins 18' Hawley 56' Attendance: 7,388
Referee: P. Miller
23 October 2012 L1 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Swindon Town Alexandra Stadium
19:45 Moore 29', 41' De Vita 25' Attendance: 4,010
Referee: C. Pawson
27 October 2012 L1 Stevenage 0–4 Swindon Town Lamex Stadium
15:00 De Vita 17'
Ritchie 31'
Storey 38'
A. Rooney 62'		 Attendance: 4,518
Referee: D. Deadman

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 1'
Ritchie 62'		 Attendance: 4,139
Referee: R. Lewis
17 November 2012 L1 Swindon Town 4–1 Yeovil Town County Ground
15:00 Williams 24'
Collins 28' 90'
Ward 43'		 Hayter 41' Attendance: 8,112
Referee: M. Heywood
20 November 2012 L1 Swindon Town 0–1 Brentford County Ground
19:45 Donaldson 59' Attendance: 7,431
Referee: D. Whitestone
24 November 2012 L1 Notts County 1–0 Swindon Town Meadow Lane
15:00 Judge 28' Attendance: 6,383
Referee: R. Madley

December

8 December 2012 L1 Swindon Town 1–1 Doncaster Rovers County Ground
15:00 Ritchie 8' Hollands 10' (O.G.) Attendance: 7,770
Referee: D. Phillips
15 December 2012 L1 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Swindon Town Boundary Park
15:00 De Vita 28' 31' Attendance: 3,345
Referee: C. Boyeson
21 December 2012 L1 Swindon Town 5–0 Tranmere Rovers County Ground
19:45 Hollands 4'
De Vita 7'
Williams 21' 51'
Ritchie 33'		 Attendance: 7,770
Referee: D. Phillips

January

1 January 2013 L1 Swindon Town 5–0 Portsmouth County Ground
15:00 Collins 61' 66' 73' 83'
Hollands 69'		 Attendance: 11,504
Referee: S. Martin
5 January 2013 L1 Swindon Town 4–0 Carlisle United County Ground
15:00 Williams 16' 55'
Collins 36'
De Vita 80'		 Attendance: 9,162
Referee: T. Kettle
12 January 2013 L1 Bournemouth 1–1 Swindon Town Dean Court
15:00 Arter 26' Williams 85' Attendance: 8,777
Referee: P. Gibbs
19 January 2013 L1 Swindon Town 2–0 Shrewsbury Town County Ground
15:00 Martin 49' (pen.)
Williams 53'		 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 23' (pen.) Rooney 59' (pen.) Attendance: 3,558
Referee: A. Madley
5 February 2013 L1 Colchester United 0–1 Swindon Town Weston Homes Community Stadium
19:45 Collins 53' Attendance: 3,214
Referee: T. Robinson
9 February 2013 L1 Swindon Town 1–1 Hartlepool United County Ground
15:00 Ferry 15' Monkhouse 74' Attendance: 9,973
Referee: G. Ward
19 February 2013 L1 Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Swindon Town Prenton Park
19:45 Daniels 78' Collins 48'
Roberts 71' 90'		 Attendance: 5223
Referee: C. Sarginson
23 February 2013 L1 Swindon Town 1–1 Preston North End County Ground
15:00 A. Rooney 75' Hayhurst 51' Attendance: 9,145
Referee: D. Deadman
26 February 2013 L1 Swindon Town 0–1 Bury County Ground
15:00 Schumacher 21' 51' Attendance: 7,508
Referee: J. Adcock

March

2 March 2013 L1 Coventry City 1–2 Swindon Town Ricoh Arena
1500 Moussa 2' Williams 86'
Ward 90'		 Attendance: 14,280
Referee: M. Heywood
9 March 2013 L1 Swindon Town 2–2 Walsall County Ground
15:00 Williams 11'
Thompson Yellow card 20'
Ferry Yellow card 29' 79'
Roberts Yellow card 43'		 Summary Grigg 32' (pen.)
Taylor Yellow card 45+2'
Butler Yellow card 68'
Paterson 90'		 Attendance: 8,407
Referee: D.Drysdale
12 March 2013 L1 Brentford 2–1 Swindon Town Griffin Park
19:45 Moore Yellow card 41'
Logan Yellow card 54'
Saunders 73' (pen.)
Donaldson 76'
Wright-Phillips Yellow card 90+2'		 Summary Ferry 32'
Foderingham Yellow card 71'
Thompson Yellow card 86'		 Attendance: 5,867
Referee: S.Attwell
19 March 2013 L1 Yeovil Town 0–2 Swindon Town Huish Park
19:45 A. Rooney 77' (pen.)
Collins 90'		 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 71' Barnard 68' Attendance: 10,040
Referee: A. Madley

April

1 April 2013 L1 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Swindon Town Keepmoat Stadium
12:15 McCombe 80' Attendance: 8,106
Referee: P. Tierney
9 April 2013 L1 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Swindon Town Stadium mk
19:45 Doumbe 58'
Lowe 89'		 Attendance: 8,608
Referee: M. Haywood
13 April 2013 L1 Sheffield United 2–0 Swindon Town Bramall Lane
15:00 Porter 37'
Kitson 58'		 Attendance: 19,298
Referee: E. Ilderton
16 April 2013 L1 Swindon Town 4–1 Crewe Alexandra County Ground
19:45 A. Rooney 5' 25'
Luongo 18'
Collins 71'		 Davis 65' (pen.) Attendance: 7,169
Referee: A. Davies
20 April 2013 L1 Swindon Town 3–0 Stevenage County Ground
15:00 Flint 22' 73'
Roberts 53'		 Attendance: 9,515
Referee: G. Sutton
27 April 2013 L1 Scunthorpe United 3–1 Swindon Town Glanford Park
15:00 Collins 87'
Duffy 90' (pen.)
Hawley 90'		 Collins 83' 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 70' O'Connor 90' (pen.) Attendance: 10,595
Referee: G. Eltringham
6 May 2013 L1 Play-Offs (2nd Leg) Brentford 3–3
(5–4 p)		 Swindon Town Griffin Park
16:30 A. Rooney 24' (o.g.)
Donaldson 40' 47'		 A. Rooney 44'
Devera 57'
Flint 90'		 Attendance: 9,109
Referee: N. Miller
Penalties
Saunders soccer ball with check mark
Hayes soccer ball with check mark
Dean soccer ball with check mark
Craig soccer ball with check mark
Forshaw soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Devera
soccer ball with check mark Flint
soccer ball with check mark Collins
soccer ball with red X Storey
soccer ball with check mark Roberts

League Cup

Results

14 August 2012 R1 Swindon Town 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion County Ground
19:45 Benson 53'
Navarro 65', 75'		 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 63'
Walters 86'
Crouch 111'		 Collins 27', 41', 119'
Flint 105'		 Attendance: 9,147
Referee: N. Miller
25 September 2012 R3 Swindon Town 3–1 Burnley County Ground
19:45 Benson 19'
Williams 42'
Archibald-Henville 83'		 Austin 74' Attendance: 7,353
Referee: J. Adcock
30 October 2012 R4 Swindon Town 2–3 Aston Villa County Ground
19:45 Storey 78', 81' Benteke 30', 90'
Agbonlahor 39'		 Attendance: 14,434
Referee: S. Attwell

Football League Trophy

Results

5 September 2012 1 Oxford United 1–0 Swindon Town Kassam Stadium
19:45 Potter 88' Attendance: 7,746
Referee: S. Matthieson

F.A. Cup

Results

3 November 2012 R1 Swindon Town 0–2 Macclesfield Town County Ground
15:00 Diagne 63'
L. Thompson 90' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 6,408
Referee: A. Davies

Club information

Andrew Black Era (up until 21 February 2013)

In June 2012 Paolo Di Canio signed a new deal scheduled to keep him at Swindon until 2015[33] but resigned in 2013.
Position Name
Chairman England Jeremy Wray (Until 15 October)
Scotland Sir William Patey (Until 21 February)
Directors England Sir William Patey, Russell Backhouse, Andrew Black, Nick Watkins
Chief Executive England Nick Watkins
Manager Italy Paolo Di Canio
Assistant manager Italy Fabrizio Piccareta
Goalkeeper coach Italy Domenico Doardo
Fitness coach Italy Claudio Donatelli
Youth Team Manager Wales Paul Bodin
Centre of Excellence England Jeremy Newton
Physio England Paul Godfrey

Jed McCrory Era (from 21 February 2013)

Former Aston Villa coach Kevin MacDonald was appointed manager on 28 February 2013.
Position Name
Chairman England Jed McCrory
Directors England Jed McCrory
Republic of Ireland Lee Power
General Manager England Steve Murrall
Manager Scotland Kevin MacDonald
Assistant manager England Mark Cooper
Goalkeeper coach England Fraser Digby (interim)
Fitness & Conditioning coach England Michael Peacock (interim)
Youth Team Manager Wales Paul Bodin
Centre of Excellence England Jeremy Newton
Physio England Paul Godfrey

Manager Season Stats

As of 1 May 2013. Only competitive matches for the 2012/13 season are counted

Name Nat From To Record
P W D L F A
Paolo Di Canio Italy Season Start 18/02/2013 37 18 10 9 63 31
Fabrizio Piccareta (caretaker) Italy 18/02/2013 20/02/2013 1 1 0 0 3 1
Tommy Miller & Darren Ward (joint-caretakers) England 20/02/2013 28/02/2013 2 0 1 1 1 2
Kevin MacDonald Scotland 28/02/2013 Season End 14 4 5 5 20 19

Squad Details

Appearances and goals

As of 1 May 2013
Gary Roberts joined the club after being released by Huddersfield Town.[34]
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Wes Foderingham 52 0 46 0 1 0 4 0 1 0
2 DF England ENG Troy Archibald-Henville 8 1 3+2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Jay McEveley 33 0 27+1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Aden Flint 34 3 28+1 2 1+0 0 2+1 1 0+1 0
5 DF England ENG Joe Devera 29 0 23+2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
6 MF England ENG Alan Navarro 20 2 12+5 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
7 MF England ENG Luke Rooney 12 0 1+10 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Simon Ferry 48 3 32+10 3 1 0 1+3 0 1 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL James Collins 49 18 27+18 15 0+1 0 2+1 3 0 0
11 MF England ENG Gary Roberts 42 4 29+10 4 1 0 2 0 0 0
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan McCormack 45 0 38+2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
15 DF England ENG Nathan Thompson 30 0 24+3 0 1 0 1+1 0 0 0
16 MF England ENG Andy Williams 46 12 38+2 11 1 0 3+1 1 1 0
18 MF England ENG Tommy Miller 39 1 28+6 1 0 0 4 0 0+1 0
19 MF England ENG Louis Thompson 5 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
20 FW England ENG Miles Storey 10 3 2+6 1 0 0 0+2 2 0 0
22 MF England ENG Darren Ward 41 2 39+0 2 1+0 0 0 0 1+0 0
23 FW Italy ITA Raffaele De Vita 40 8 24+12 8 1 0 2 0 1 0
24 DF England ENG Nathan Byrne (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Australia AUS Massimo Luongo (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW Ireland EIR Adam Rooney (on loan from Birmingham City) 30 9 11+18 9 0 0 0 0 1+0 0
30 GK England ENG Leigh Bedwell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF England ENG Chris Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF England ENG Alex Ferguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW England ENG Connor Waldon 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF England ENG Aaron Ferris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG Jake Simpson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW England ENG Mark Francis 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF England ENG Matt Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-- MF England ENG 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 England ENG 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 Scotland SCO Matt Ritchie 31 9 26+1 9 0+1 0 3 0 0 0
13 MF Namibia NAM Oliver Risser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Argentina ARG Fede Bessone 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 FW England ENG Chris Martin (on loan from Norwich City) 12 1 6+6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF England ENG Giles Coke (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) 5 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0
26 MF England ENG Danny Hollands (on loan from Charlton Athletic) 10 2 8+2 2 0 0 0 0 0+0 0
26 MF England ENG Dean Parrett (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF England ENG 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 Republic of Ireland Alan McCormack 42
8 DF Scotland Simon Ferry 5
18 MF England Tommy Miller 4
5 DF England 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 Republic of Ireland James Collins Capital One Cup vs. Stoke City (28/08/12) 27' 41' 119' 4–3 WIN
2 9 FW Republic of Ireland James Collins League One vs. Portsmouth (1/1/13) 61' 66' 73' 83' 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 England Tommy Miller League One vs. Hartlepool United (18/08/12) Red XN 0–0 TIE
2 18 MF England Tommy Miller League One vs. Stevenage (27/10/12) Red XN 4–0 WIN
3 16 FW England Andy Williams League One vs. Tranmere Rovers (21/12/12) Red XN 5–0 WIN
4 24 FW England Chris Martin League One vs. Shrewsbury Town (19/01/13) Green tickY 2–0 WIN
5 28 FW England Adam Rooney League One vs. Crawley Town (02/02/13) Green tickY 1–1 TIE
6 28 FW England Adam Rooney League One vs. Yeovil Town (19/03/13) Green tickY 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 England 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
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
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 England Aden Flint Yellow cardRed card vs. Scunthorpe United 3 Matches Crewe Alexandra (A), Stevenage (A), Aston Villa (H)
3 November 2012 England Aden Flint Red card vs. Macclesfield Town 4 Matches Sheffield United (H), Walsall (A), Yeovil Town (H), Brentford (H)
24 November 2012 Republic of Ireland Alan McCormack Yellow card Fifth Booking vs. Notts County 1 Match Doncaster Rovers (H)

Monthly & Weekly Awards

Jay McEveley was among the several Swindon players to earn places within the League One Team of the Week.
Date Player Award
28/08/12 England Matt Ritchie League One Team of the Week
24/09/12 England Darren Ward League One Team of the Week
01/10/12 Scotland Jay McEveley League One Team of the Week
01/10/12 Scotland Simon Ferry League One Team of the Week
08/10/12 England Aden Flint League One Team of the Week
15/10/12 Scotland Jay McEveley League One Team of the Week
22/10/12 England Nathan Thompson League One Team of the Week
29/10/12 England Wes Foderingham League One Team of the Week
12/11/12 England Wes Foderingham League One Team of the Week
12/11/12 England Matt Ritchie League One Team of the Week
19/11/12 Republic of Ireland James Collins League One Team of the Week
17/12/12 England Wes Foderingham League One Team of the Week
17/12/12 Italy Raffaele De Vita League One Team of the Week
22/01/13 England Wes Foderingham League One Team of the Week
22/01/13 Republic of Ireland Alan McCormack League One Team of the Week
12/02/13 Scotland Simon Ferry League One Team of the Week
11/03/13 Republic of Ireland Alan McCormack League One Team of the Week
25/03/13 Republic of Ireland Alan McCormack League One Team of the Week
22/03/12 England Aden Flint League One Team of the Week
22/03/12 England Gary Roberts League One Team of the Week
2012/13 England Nathan Thompson Swindon Town Player of the Season
2013/13 England Wes Foderingham PFA Team of the Year (League One)

Transfers

James Collins joined the club from Shrewsbury Town after a move to Coventry City fell through.[35]
Veteran midfielder Tommy Miller joined the club after being released by Huddersfield Town.[34]
Players transferred in
No. Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
1 18 June 2012 FW Republic of Ireland James Collins England Shrewsbury Town Bosman [36]
2 18 June 2012 MF England Gary Roberts England Huddersfield Town Free [36]
3 18 June 2012 FW England Andy Williams England Yeovil Town Free [36]
4 21 June 2012 DF Scotland James McEveley England Barnsley Free [37]
5 21 June 2012 MF England Tommy Miller England Huddersfield Town Free [38]
6 21 June 2012 MF England Alan Navarro England Brighton & Hove Albion Free [39]
7 26 June 2012 DF England Troy Archibald-Henville England Exeter City Bosman [40]
8 31 August 2012 DF Argentina Federico Bessone Wales Swansea City Free [41]
9 4 January 2013 DF England Darren Ward England Millwall Free [42]
Players transferred out
No. Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
1 10 May 2012 MF Somalia Abdul Said European Union Released Free [43]
2 24 May 2012 MF Netherlands Etiënne Esajas European Union Released Released [44]
3 26 June 2012 FW Algeria Mehdi Kerrouche Algeria CS Constantine Free [45]
4 27 June 2012 FW Czech Republic Lukáš Magera Czech Republic FK Mladá Boleslav Free [46]
5 29 June 2012 GK Italy Mattia Lanzano Italy Gavorrano Released [47]
6 1 July 2012 MF Spain Lander Gabilondo Spain SD Amorebieta Released [48]
7 1 July 2012 DF England Callum Kennedy England Scunthorpe United Released [49]
8 1 July 2012 GK England Mark Scott England Salisbury City Released [48]
9 1 July 2012 GK England Phil Smith England Portsmouth Released [50]
10 4 July 2012 FW Wales Billy Bodin England Torquay United Undisclosed [51]
11 20 July 2012 FW England Alan Connell England Bradford City Free [52]
12 21 July 2012 MF England Jonathan Smith England York City Free [53]
13 22 August 2012 DF Italy Alessandro Cibocchi European Union Released Free [54]
14 31 December 2012 DF Argentina Federico Bessone European Union Released Free [55]
15 7 January 2013 MF Namibia Oliver Risser England Aldershot Town Free [56]
16 30 January 2013 MF England Matt Ritchie England Bournemouth £500,000 [57]
Players loaned in
No. Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
1 30 August 2012 DF England Darren Ward England Millwall January 2013 [58]
2 30 August 2012 MF England John Bostock England Tottenham Hotspur January 2013 [59]
3 31 August 2012 MF England Giles Coke England Sheffield Wednesday January 2013 [41]
4 31 August 2012 FW Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney England Birmingham City June 2013 [60]
5 15 November 2012 MF England Danny Hollands England Charlton Athletic February 2013 [61]
6 15 November 2012 FW England Chris Martin England Norwich City February 2013 [61]
7 28 March 2013 DF England Nathan Byrne England Tottenham Hotspur End of the Season [62]
8 28 March 2013 MF Australia Massimo Luongo England Tottenham Hotspur End of the Season [62]
9 28 March 2013 MF England Dean Parrett England Tottenham Hotspur End of the Season [62]
Players loaned out
No. Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
1 20 July 2012 MF England Lee Cox England Oxford United January 2013 [63]
2 31 August 2012 DF Scotland Paul Caddis England Birmingham City June 2013 [60]
3 31 August 2012 MF Namibia Oliver Risser England Stevenage January 2013 [64]
4 28 September 2012 MF England Luke Rooney England Burton Albion October 2012 [65]
5 11 October 2012 DF England Chris Smith England Northampton Town January 2013 [66]
6 9 November 2012 MF England Luke Rooney England Rotherham United January 2013 [67]
7 15 November 2012 FW England Paul Benson England Portsmouth January 2013 [68]
8 29 January 2013 FW England Paul Benson England Cheltenham Town End of the Season [69]
9 8 February 2013 MF England Lee Cox England Plymouth Argyle End of the Season [70]

Trial players

Iain Turner joined on trial in August 2012
Nat. Player Notes Ref
England Luke McCormick Rehabilitation [71]
England Paul Mooney Trial [72]
Italy Simone Materazzi Trial [73]
England Zavon Hines Trial [74]
Scotland Iain Turner Trial [75]
England Claudio Hoban Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist [76]
England Kayden Jackson Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist [76]
England 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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