1895–96 Swindon Town F.C. season

Swindon Town
1895–96 season
ChairmanCommittee
GroundCounty Ground
Southern League Div 17th
FA Cup3rd Qualifying Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Malcolm Sutherland (6)
All:
Malcolm Sutherland (10)
Highest home attendance4,000 vs.
Millwall Athletic
19 October 1895
4,000 vs.
Reading
21 March 1896
Lowest home attendance1,200 vs.
Warmley
2 November 1895

The 1895–96 season was Swindon Town's second season in the Southern League, the club's first season within a league structure. Swindon also competed in the FA Cup.

Division One

Main article: 1895–96 Southern Football League § Division One

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Chatham Town 18 9 2 7 43 45 0.956 20
6 New Brompton 18 7 4 7 30 37 0.811 18
7 Swindon Town 18 6 4 8 38 41 0.927 16
8 Clapton 18 4 2 12 30 67 0.448 10 Relegation test matches, left league despite winning
9 Royal Ordnance Factories 18 3 3 12 23 44 0.523 9 Relegation test matches
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Results and matchday squads

Southern League Division One line-ups

Date Opposition V Score Goalkeeper Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield
21/09/1895 Royal Ordnance Factories A 2-1 Williams Dibsdall W.Richardson Hopewell Munro Davies Hames Wright Sutherland D. Jones Hayward

FA Cup line-ups

Date Opposition V Score Goalkeeper Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield Outfield
12/10/1895 Trowbridge Town A 3-1 Williams Dibsdall W. Richardson Hopewell Munro Davies Hames Wright Sutherland D. Jones Hayward
02/11/1895 Warmley H 2-1 Williams Dibsdall W. Richardson Hopewell Munro Davies Hames Wright Sutherland D. Jones Hayward
23/11/1895 Uxbridge A 0-5 Williams Dibsdall Reynolds Hopewell Munro Davies Hames Wright Sutherland D. Jones Hayward