2015–16 Swindon Town F.C. season
Swindon Town 2015–16 football season
The 2015–16 season was Swindon Town 's 137th season in their existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One .[ 1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup , League Cup and Football League Trophy . The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Season events
Pre-season
June
July
August
September
October
2 October 2015 – Momar Bangoura signed a short-term contract with the club.[ 28]
17 October 2015 – The club parted company with manager, Mark Cooper.[ 29]
November
3 November 2015 – Former player Martin Ling was appointed manager of Swindon Town.[ 30]
10 November 2015 – Ross Embleton joined the backroom staff as First Team Coach.[ 31]
27 November 2015 – Centre-forward Jamie Calvin signed a one-year contract.[ 32]
December
28 December 2015 – Momar Bangoura was released upon the completion of his short-term contract.[ 33]
29 December 2015 – Martin Ling resigned as manager of Swindon Town citing health reasons.[ 34]
January
February
March
April
First Team
As of game played on 17 April 2016
NOTE: Players in italics departed the club permanently before the end of the 2015–16 season.
Transfers
In
Total spending: £ 50,000
Out
^ Agombar later signed for Grays Athletic.
^ Waldon later signed for Gosport Borough.
^ Barthram later signed for Cheltenham Town.
^ Belford later signed for Wrexham.
^ Foderingham later signed for Rangers.
^ Jones later signed for Chippenham Town.
^ Waldon later signed for Swindon Supermarine.
^ Ward later signed for Yeovil Town.
^ Williams later signed for Doncaster Rovers.
Loans in
Loans out
Squad statistics
As of 8 May 2016
Appearances, goals and cards
Goal scorers
Clean sheets
Disciplinary record
Suspensions served
Competitions
Summary
Games played
50 (46 League One , 1 FA Cup , 1 League Cup , 2 League Trophy )
Games won
16 (15 League One , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup , 1 League Trophy )
Games drawn
11 (11 League One , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup , 0 League Trophy )
Games lost
22 (19 League One , 1 FA Cup , 1 League Cup , 1 League Trophy )
Goals scored
66 (64 League One , 1 FA Cup , 1 League Cup , 1 League Trophy )
Goals conceded
79 (71 League One , 3 FA Cup , 2 League Cup , 3 League Trophy )
Goal difference (League One)
-8
Clean sheets
8 (8 League One , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup , 0 League Trophy )
Yellow cards
88 (80 League One , 4 FA Cup , 1 League Cup , 3 League Trophy )
Red cards
5 (4 League One , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup , 1 League Trophy )
Worst discipline
Bradley Barry
Best result
4-0 (vs. Chesterfield ) (A)
Worst result
0-6 (vs. Scunthorpe United ) (A)
Most appearances
46 Jordan Turnbull (all competitions)
Top scorer
25 Nicky Ajose (all competitions)
Points
59
Score overview
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A H A A H H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A A A H A H H A H A H A A H A H A H Result W D D W L W L L L D L L L L D L W L W W W W L L W W D L L D W W W W D D L L D L L L D W D W Position 2 4 9 6 8 6 8 10 17 14 17 20 20 23 23 23 20 22 20 17 16 14 15 16 16 14 14 17 17 17 14 15 12 11 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16
Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2015. Source:
[ 91] A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
League One
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
^ Bury were deducted 3 points for playing the unregistered Callum Styles against Southend United on 8 May.[ 92]
Matches
Won
Drawn
Lost
Postponed
Pre-season friendlies
On 29 May 2015, Swindon Town announced they would host FA Cup finalists Aston Villa on 21 July 2015.[ 93] On 23 June 2015, Swindon added Swindon Supermarine to the pre-season schedule.[ 94] A visit from Premier League side Everton on 11 July 2015, was confirmed on 29 June 2015.[ 95] A friendly against Southern League Central side Petersfield Town was later announced for July 18.[ 96] On 7 July 2015, Swindon Town added a home friendly against West Bromwich Albion .[ 97] On 13 July 2015, Swindon Town announced a sixth and seventh friendly against Solihull Moors and Liverpool respectively.[ 98] [ 99] A behind-closed-doors friendly versus Queens Park Rangers was also arranged.[ 100]
League One
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[ 101]
F.A. Cup
League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Swindon Town were drawn at home against Exeter City .[ 102]
On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott . Robins were to travel to Newport County .[ 103] On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein . Swindon were drawn away to Oxford United .[ 104]
References
External links
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent Invicta League (level 10 only )
Midland League (Premier , One )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Southern Combination League (One , Two )
Southern Counties East League (level 9 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Youth competitions