2014–15 Swindon Town F.C. season















































2014–15 Swindon Town F.C. season
Chairman Lee Power
Manager Mark Cooper
Ground County Ground, Swindon
League One 4th
FA Cup First round
League Cup Second round
League Trophy 2nd Round (South)
Top goalscorer
League: Andy Williams (21)
All: Andy Williams


















Home colours














Away colours














Third colours




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The 2014–15 season was Swindon Town's third consecutive season in the League One since gaining promotion from League Two in 2012. Swindon were seeking to better the 2013–14 season, a campaign that resulted in the Wiltshire club narrowly missing out on a spot in the play-offs.[1]


Alongside the league campaign, Swindon Town also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy.




Contents






  • 1 Chronological list of events


    • 1.1 April (2014)


    • 1.2 May (2014)


    • 1.3 June


    • 1.4 July


    • 1.5 August


    • 1.6 September


    • 1.7 October


    • 1.8 November


    • 1.9 December


    • 1.10 January


    • 1.11 January


    • 1.12 February


    • 1.13 March


    • 1.14 April (2015)


    • 1.15 May (2015)




  • 2 Sponsors


    • 2.1 Season squad[65]




  • 3 Transfers


    • 3.1 Trial players


    • 3.2 Work experience




  • 4 Squad statistics


    • 4.1 Appearances and goals


    • 4.2 Managerial stats


    • 4.3 Goalscorers


    • 4.4 Clean sheets


    • 4.5 Disciplinary


    • 4.6 Awards




  • 5 Overall summary


    • 5.1 Summary


    • 5.2 Score overview


    • 5.3 League table


    • 5.4 Result summary




  • 6 League One


    • 6.1 August


    • 6.2 September


    • 6.3 October


    • 6.4 November


    • 6.5 December


    • 6.6 January


    • 6.7 February


    • 6.8 March


    • 6.9 April


    • 6.10 May




  • 7 League One Play-Offs


    • 7.1 Semi-Final


    • 7.2 Final




  • 8 The FA Cup


    • 8.1 FA Cup results




  • 9 The League Cup


    • 9.1 League Cup results




  • 10 The Football League Trophy


    • 10.1 Football League Trophy results




  • 11 Pre-season


  • 12 References





Chronological list of events



April (2014)




  • 17 April 2014: Jose Antonio wins the annual Samsung Win a Pro Contact competition. The one-year deal is scheduled to begin in the Summer of 2014.[2]


  • 26 April 2014: Youth graduates Matty Jones and Curtis Da Costa are offered professional contracts.[3]


  • 28 April 2014: Local press in Gloucestershire link Swindon to Forest Green Rovers and England C defender, Jamie Turley.[4]



May (2014)




  • 3 May 2014: It is announced that senior players Dany N'Guessan, Alex Smith, Lee Cox, Jay McEveley and Paul Benson will not be offered new contracts.[5]


  • 3 May 2014: Development players Aaron Oakley, Kayden Jackson, Leigh Bedwell, Mark Francis and Alex Ferguson are also released by the club.[6]


  • 7 May 2014: Miles Storey is reported to have attracted interest from fellow League One side Notts County and League Two sides Shrewsbury Town and Portsmouth.[7]


  • 14 May 2014: Australia Head Coach Ange Postecoglou names Town midfielder Massimo Luongo within his 30-man provisional squad ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals in Brazil.[8]


  • 16 May 2014: A scheduled courtroom hearing between lawyers representing club owners Swinton Reds Ltd and the previous owners Seebeck 87 Ltd is postponed.[9]


  • 22 May 2014: It is announced that Swindon Town's sponsorship deal with Samsung has ended after three seasons.[10]


  • 27 May 2014: Massimo Luongo survives the first cut as the Australia squad for the World Cup is reduced from 30 to 27 players.[11]


  • 28 May 2014: It is belatedly reported that Swindon Town had been interested in signing ex-England defender Nicky Shorey before he signed a new deal with Portsmouth.[12]


  • 30 May 2014: The club release a statement announcing that the ownership dispute between Swinton Reds Ltd and Seebeck 87 Ltd will be decided in the High Court on 26 June 2014.[13][14]



June




  • 3 June 2014: Massimo Luongo is named in the final 23-man Australia squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Luongo becomes the first footballer since Jan Åge Fjørtoft in 1994 to represent Swindon Town at the World Cup Finals.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]


  • 13 June 2014: It is confirmed that Jack Barthram and Connor Waldon have signed contract extensions and will remain with the club.[22]


  • 14 June 2014: Reports suggest that out-of-contract Town defender Troy Archibald-Henville has been offered to other clubs by his representatives while contract negotiations continue.[23]


  • 17 June 2014: The Swindon Advertiser report that Swindon Town are close to agreeing a new three-year sponsorship deal worth around £250,000 with locally based company, Imagine Cruising.[24]


  • 19 June 2014: Imagine Cruising are officially announced as the clubs new kit sponsor.[25]


  • 24 June 2014: Portsmouth are reported to be on the brink of signing young Town forward Miles Storey on loan until the end of the 2014/15 season.[26]


  • 25 June 2014: High Court proceedings to determine the ownership of Swindon Town F.C. begins.[27][28]


  • 26 June 2014: The second day of High Court proceedings closes with Judge Nicholas Strauss QC unable to reach a verdict.[29][30]


  • 26 June 2014: The Swindon Advertiser report that Tyrell Belford has been made available for loan.[31]


  • 27 June 2014: Steve Hale is appointed Head of Goalkeeping.[32]



July




  • 1 July 2014: Swindon Town's ownership battle has been settled after a High Court Judge Nicholas Strauss QC ruled that chairman Lee Power's takeover was carried out properly while former owner Jed McCrory is ordered to pay legal costs likely to total over £50,000. Lee Power reacts to the decision by calling the former owners, 'rogues'.[33][34][35]


  • 3 July 2014: Swindon Town chairman Lee Power writes an open letter apologising for the recent trials and tribulations that the club had experienced.[36][37][38]


  • 8 July 2014: Chairman Lee Power confirms during a BBC Radio Wiltshire phone-in that Swindon Town are looking to bring Southampton defender Jack Stephens back to Wiltshire.[39]


  • 9 July 2014: Town defender Nathan Thompson is linked as a possible transfer target for fellow League One side Peterborough United.[40]


  • 11 July 2014: Manager Mark Cooper admits that Darren Ward and midfielder Ryan Harley are not in his future plans.[41]


  • 14 July 2014: It is reported that young Liverpool left-back Brad Smith is a loan transfer target for Swindon Town.[42]


  • 15 July 2014: The BBC report that Swindon have rejected a £600,000 bid from Rotherham United for Massimo Luongo.[43]


  • 15 July 2014: Scott Lindsey is appointed the new manager of the Under-18's side.[44]


  • 16 July 2014: A tentative £200,000 bid by Peterborough United for Town captain Nathan Thompson is rejected.[45]


  • 16 July 2014: Ibrahim Kargbo is banned indefinitely by the Sierra Leone Football Association for alleged match-fixing just days after completing an unsuccessful trial spell with Swindon Town.[46]


  • 30 July 2014: Swindon Town are reported to be hoping to conclude a loan deal for Southampton defender Jordan Turnbull.[47]



August




  • 7 August 2014: Nathan Thompson is confirmed as the new club captain.[48]


  • 7 August 2014: BBC Wiltshire report that Swindon Town have had a bid rejected for Östersunds FK centre forward Modou Barrow.[49]


  • 11 August 2014: Reported interest from Coventry City for Town forward Michael Smith is debunked by Sky Blues manager Steven Pressley.[50]


  • 14 August 2014: Brad Smith returns to Liverpool for assessment after suffering a grade one medial strain.[51]


  • 18 August 2014: Mark Cooper concedes that Swindon Town may not be able to re-sign Southampton's Jack Stephens on loan after the young defender was named on the bench for the Saints' first Premier League game at Liverpool.[52]


  • 20 August 2014: Gillingham manager Peter Taylor bemoans Town manager Mark Coopers' celebrations after Stephen Bywater's late own goal in the 2-2 draw.[53]


  • 21 August 2014: Massimo Luongo and Brad Smith are called up by Australia for their friendlies against Belgium and Saudi Arabia.[54]



September




  • 1 September 2014: The Daily Mail newspaper link Town manager Mark Cooper with the vacant position at Leeds United.[55]


  • 4 September 2014: Massimo Luongo earns his second cap for Australia in the Socceroos' 2-0 loss to Belgium.[55]


  • 8 September 2014: Brad Smith makes his Australia debut while Massimo Luongo impresses in the Socceroos' 3-2 win over Saudi Arabia at Craven Cottage.[55]


  • 17 September 2014: The club dismiss tabloid links to ex-Manchester United and Burnley midfielder, Chris Eagles.[56]


  • 30 September 2014: Swindon Town are reported to be interested in Norwich City forward Jamar Loza as cover for the injured Jonathan Obika.[57]



October



November



December



  • 5 December 2014: Mark Cooper is named the Football League One Manager of the Month for November 2014.[58]


January



  • 31 January 2015: Massimo Luongo scores the first goal in Australia's triumph over South Korea in the final of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.


January



February



March



April (2015)



May (2015)




  • 7 May 2015: Swindon Town played Sheffield United in the first leg of their League One playoff semi-final. They won the game 2-1 with goals from Sam Ricketts and Nathan Byrne for Swindon Town.


  • 11 May 2015: Swindon Town played Sheffield United in the second leg of their League One playoff semi-final. The game ended 5-5 with goals from Ben Gladwin (2), Michael Smith (2) and Jonathan Obika to progress to the playoff final 7-6 on aggregate. They will play Preston North End at Wembley Stadium on 24 May 2015 for promotion to the Football League Championship.



Sponsors


On 22 May 2014, it was announced that South Korean multinational conglomerate company Samsung will no longer serve as Swindon Town's main shirt sponsors for the 2014/15 season, thus ending a three-year relationship with the firm.[59] It was officially announced on 19 July 2014 that the Swindon based luxury holiday company, Imagine Cruising, would be the clubs new home shirt sponsor for the 2014/15 season with local communications firm Excalibur acting as a secondary sponsor.[60][61][62][63]C&D Recruitment were later confirmed as the clubs away shirt sponsor.[64]


Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): Imagine Cruising (Home), C&D Recruitment (Away).





The County Ground, Swindon



Season squad[65]


Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.






































































































































No.

Position
Player
1

England

GK

Wes Foderingham
2

England

DF

Nathan Thompson (captain)
3

England

DF

Nathan Byrne
4

Australia

MF

Massimo Luongo
5

England

DF

Jack Stephens (on loan from Southampton)
6

England

DF

Jordan Turnbull (on loan from Southampton)
7

England

MF

Ben Gladwin
8

Iraq

MF

Yaser Kasim
9

England

FW

Michael Smith
10

England

FW

Andy Williams
11

Australia

DF

Brad Smith (on loan from Liverpool)
12

England

DF

Amari'i Bell (on loan from Birmingham City)
14

England

MF

Jake Reeves
14

England

MF

John Swift (on loan from Chelsea)
15

England

DF

Josh Lelan (on loan from Derby County)
15

England

DF

Harry Toffolo (on loan from Norwich City)
16

England

FW

Connor Waldon
17

England

MF

Ryan Harley
18

England

FW

George Barker
19

Wales

MF

Louis Thompson (on loan from Norwich City)


































































































































No.

Position
Player
20

England

FW

Jonathan Obika
22

England

DF

Darren Ward
23

England

DF

Jack Barthram
24

England

DF

Curtis Da Costa
24

England

FW

Jermaine Hylton
25

England

GK

Tyrell Belford
26

Republic of Ireland

MF

Anton Rodgers
27

England

DF

Josue Antonio
28

England

MF

Tom Smith
29

Brazil

DF

Raphael Rossi Branco
30

England

MF

Harry Agombar
31

England

FW

Will Randall
32

England

MF

Lee Marshall
33

England

DF

Tom Holland
34

England

MF

Tom Ouldridge
35

England

GK

Connor Johns
36

Wales

DF

Sam Ricketts (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
37

England

GK

Cameron Belford
38

England

FW

Josh Cooke
39

England

DF

Ryan Wood



Transfers


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Players transferred in
No.
Date
Pos.
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1
17 April 2014
DF

England Antonio Josue

England Staines Town
Competition Winner
[2]
2
17 July 2014
MF

Republic of Ireland Anton Rodgers

England Oldham Athletic
Free
[66]
3
29 August 2014
MF

England Jake Reeves

England Brentford
Free
[67]
4
1 September 2014
FW

England Jonathan Obika

England Tottenham Hotspur
Undisclosed
[68]
5
8 January 2015
FW

England Jermaine Hylton

England Redditch United
Free
[69]
6
27 March 2015
GK

England Cameron Belford

England Rushall Olympic
Free

Players transferred out
No.
Date
Pos.
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
1
1 July 2014
DF

England Troy Archibald-Henville

England Carlisle United
Released
[70]
2
1 July 2014
GK

England Leigh Bedwell

England Banbury United
Released
[71]
3
1 July 2014
FW

England Paul Benson

England Luton Town
Released
[72]
4
1 July 2014
MF

England Lee Cox

England Plymouth Argyle
Released
[73]
5
1 July 2014
MF

England Alex Ferguson

England Chippenham Town
Released
[74]
6
1 July 2014
FW

England Mark Francis

England Frome Town
Released
[75]
7
1 July 2014
FW

England Kayden Jackson

England Tamworth
Released
[76]
8
1 July 2014
DF

Scotland Jay McEveley

England Sheffield United
Released
[77]
9
1 July 2014
MF

England Alan Navarro

European Union Free Agent
Retired
[78]
10
1 July 2014
MF

France Dany N'Guessan

England Port Vale
Released

[6][79]
11
1 July 2014
DF

Wales Aaron Oakley

England Frome Town
Released
[80]
12
1 July 2014
DF

England Alex Smith

England Yeovil Town
Released

[6][81]
13
28 August 2014
MF

Portugal Tijane Reis

European Union Free Agent
Mutual Consent
[82]
14
1 September 2014
MF

Wales Louis Thompson

England Norwich City
Undisclosed
[83]
15
7 January 2015
MF

England Jake Reeves

England AFC Wimbledon
Free
[84]
16
12 January 2015
MF

England Ryan Harley

England Exeter City
Free
[85]
17
12 January 2015
DF

England Curtis Da Costa

England Gosport Borough
Released
[86]
Players loaned in
No.
Date from
Pos.
Name
From
Date to
Ref.
1
23 July 2014
DF

England Josh Lelan

England Derby County
29 September 2014

[87][88]
2
7 August 2014
DF

England Brad Smith

England Liverpool
20 October 2014

[89][90]
3
8 August 2014
DF

England Jordan Turnbull

England Southampton
30 June 2015
[91]
4
1 September 2014
DF

England Jack Stephens

England Southampton
30 June 2015

[92][93]
5
1 September 2014
MF

Wales Louis Thompson

England Norwich City
May 2014
[83]
6
26 September 2014
DF

England Amari'i Bell

England Birmingham City
3 January 2014
[94]
7
20 October 2014
DF

England Harry Toffolo

England Norwich City
30 June 2015

[95][96]
8
3 January 2015
MF

England John Swift

England Chelsea
30 June 2015
[97]
9
21 March 2015
DF

Wales Sam Ricketts

England Wolverhampton Wanderers
30 June 2015
[98]
Players loaned out
No.
Date from
Pos.
Name
To
Date to
Ref.
1
10 July 2014
FW

England Miles Storey

England Portsmouth
31 May 2015
[99]
2
8 August 2014
DF

England Curtis Da Costa

England Wantage Town
8 September 2014
[100]
3
8 August 2014
DF

England Matty Jones

England Wantage Town
8 September 2014
[101]
4
16 August 2014
DF

England Josue Antonio

England Swindon Supermarine
16 September 2014
[102]
5
9 September 2014
DF

England Matty Jones

England Chippenham Town
2014
[103]
6
10 September 2014
MF

England Harry Agombar

England Hereford United
2014
[104]
7
23 September 2014
DF

England Curtis Da Costa

England Bognor Regis Town
2014
[105]
8
10 October 2014
FW

England George Barker

England Tranmere Rovers
3 November 2014

[106][107]
9
20 November 2014
MF

England Ryan Harley

England Exeter City
1 January 2015
[108]
10
9 January 2015
DF

England Darren Ward

England Crawley Town
30 June 2015
[109]
11
30 January 2015
FW

England Miles Storey

Wales Newport County
2 March 2015
[110]


Trial players


























































































Nat.
Player
Signed
Ref
England Elikem Amenku
Red XN
[111]
England Calvin-Prince 'Kalinga' Abdillah
Red XN
[112]
England Cameron Belford
Green tickY
[113]
Australia Joel Chianese
Red XN
[114]
Sierra Leone Ibrahim Kargbo
Red XN
[115]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Khalil Lambin
Red XN
[116]
England Matt Marshall
Red XN
[117]
Republic of Ireland Anton Rodgers
Green tickY
[118]
England Devante Romeo
Red XN
[117]
England Aaron Sekhon
Red XN
[117]
Northern Ireland Jamie Sendles-White
Red XN
[119]
England Curtis Tilt
Red XN
[117]
Belgium Jonathan Vandesompele
Red XN
[116]


Work experience


















Nat.
Player
Signed
Ref
England Jordan Turnbull
Green tickY
Season loan[120]


Squad statistics


As of 25 May 2015


Appearances and goals


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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

Wes Foderingham
50 0 47+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2

DF

England

Nathan Thompson
43 0 38+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
3

DF

England

Nathan Byrne
49 4 45+0 4 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
4

MF

Australia

Massimo Luongo
40 6 36+1 6 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
5

DF

England

Jack Stephens (on loan from Southampton)
42 1 39+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6

DF

England

Jordan Turnbull (on loan from Southampton)
52 1 47+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
7

MF

England

Ben Gladwin
41 11 31+6 10 0+1 0 2+0 0 0+1 1
8

MF

Iraq

Yaser Kasim
41 3 31+7 2 1+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
9

FW

England

Michael Smith
47 18 35+8 15 0+1 0 2+0 2 0+1 1
10

FW

England

Andy Williams
53 22 28+20 21 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 1
14

MF

England

John Swift (on loan from Chelsea)
19 2 12+7 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15

DF

England

Harry Toffolo (on loan from Norwich City)
30 1 23+6 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16

FW

England

Connor Waldon
4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
18

FW

England

George Barker
8 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
19

MF

Wales

Louis Thompson (on loan from Norwich City)
38 3 30+3 2 1+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0
20

FW

England

Jonathan Obika
38 10 22+14 9 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
21

DF

England

Matty Jones
0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22

DF

England

Darren Ward (on loan at Crawley Town)
0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23

DF

England

Jack Barthram
8 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
24

FW

England

Jermaine Hylton
13 1 3+10 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25

GK

England

Tyrell Belford
4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
26

MF

Republic of Ireland

Anton Rodgers
13 2 7+4 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
27

DF

England
Josue Antonio
0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28

MF

England

Tom Smith
1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29

DF

Brazil

Raphael Rossi Branco
33 3 26+4 3 0+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
30

MF

England

Harry Agombar
1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31

FW

England

Will Randall
4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32

MF

England

Lee Marshall
3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
33

DF

England
Tom Holland
0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34

MF

England
Tom Ouldridge
0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35

GK

England
Connor Johns
0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36

DF

Wales

Sam Ricketts (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
12 1 10+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37

GK

England

Cameron Belford
1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38

FW

England

Josh Cooke
2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39

DF

England
Ryan Wood
0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0


FW

England

Miles Storey
0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Players who were contracted to Swindon Town but have since departed on a permanent basis:
11

DF

Australia

Brad Smith (on loan from Liverpool)
10 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
12

DF

England

Amari'i Bell (on loan from Birmingham City)
11 0 7+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
14

MF

England

Jake Reeves
12 1 1+9 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
15

DF

England

Josh Lelan (on loan from Derby County)
5 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
17

MF

England

Ryan Harley
0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24

DF

England
Curtis Da Costa
0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0


MF

Portugal

Tijane Reis
0 0 0+0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0


Managerial stats






























Name
Nat
From
To
Record
P W D L F A

Mark Cooper

England
Season Start

2015
54 26 11 17 91 81


Goalscorers



































































































































































Name

League

FA Cup

League Cup

JP Trophy
Total
Andy Williams 21 0 0 1 22
Michael Smith 15 0 2 1 18
Ben Gladwin 10 0 0 1 11
Jonathan Obika 9 0 0 1 10
Massimo Luongo 6 0 0 0 6
Nathan Byrne 4 0 0 0 4
Louis Thompson 2 0 1 0 3
Yaser Kasim 2 0 1 0 3
Raphael Rossi Branco 3 0 0 0 3
Anton Rodgers 2 0 0 0 2
John Swift 2 0 0 0 1
Jermaine Hylton 1 0 0 0 1
Jake Reeves 1 0 0 0 1
Sam Ricketts 1 0 0 0 1
Jack Stephens 1 0 0 0 1
John Swift 1 0 0 0 1
Jordan Turnbull 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 83 0 4 4 91


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
14
0
0
0

14


TOTALS

14

0

0

0

14


Disciplinary





















































































































































































































































































































Name

League One

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
Yaser Kasim 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
Jordan Turnbull 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Raphael Rossi Branco 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Nathan Thompson 8 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 10 2
Nathan Byrne 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Massimo Luongo 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Jack Stephens 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Louis Thompson 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
Harry Toffolo 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Michael Smith 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Wes Foderingham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Ben Gladwin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Jermaine Hylton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Anton Rodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
John Swift 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Andy Williams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Jake Reeves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Barthram 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jonathan Obika 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sam Ricketts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tyrell Belford 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Total 81 4 0 0 6 1 3 0 90 5


Awards



























Date
Player
Award
Ref
2014-15

England Jordan Turnbull

Swindon Town Player of the Season

2014-15

England Nathan Byrne

PFA League One Team of the Year

2014-15

Australia Massimo Luongo

PFA League One Team of the Year



Overall summary











League table















































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
2

Milton Keynes Dons (P)
46
27
10
9
101
44
+57
91
Promotion to Football League Championship
3

Preston North End (O, P)
46
25
14
7
79
40
+39
89
Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
4

Swindon Town
46
23
10
13
76
57
+19
79
5

Sheffield United
46
19
14
13
66
53
+13
71
6

Chesterfield
46
19
12
15
68
55
+13
69

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:




  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.




Result summary




Inside the County Ground


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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 A H H A H H A A A H H A A H H A H A H A H A A H A H A A H H A H H A A H A H A H H A A H
Result W L D W D W D W W W D L D W L W W W W W L W W D W W L W L L L W D L W W W L L W W L D L D D
Position 3 12 11 6 8 6 7 4 3 2 3 7 9 3 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

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Source: soccerbase.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


League One



The fixture list for the 2014/15 campaign will be announced on 18 June 2014.[121] It was confirmed that Swindon Town would start their 2014/15 campaign with a home fixture against Scunthorpe United.[122]


  Win
  Draw
  Loss



August



Swindon Town v Scunthorpe United


















Crawley Town v Swindon Town


















Gillingham v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Crewe Alexandra


















Swindon Town v Coventry City


















September



Chesterfield v Swindon Town


















Bradford City v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic


















Swindon Town v Sheffield United


















Barnsley v Swindon Town


















October



Leyton Orient v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Preston North End


















Yeovil Town v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Rochdale


















Swindon Town v Colchester United


















Chesterfield v Swindon Town


















November



Milton Keynes Dons v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Preston North End


















Swindon Town v Bristol City


















Peterborough United v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Fleetwood Town


















December



Notts County v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Doncaster Rovers


















Walsall v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Port Vale


















January



Fleetwood Town v Swindon Town


















Coventry City v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Chesterfield


















Swindon Town v Bradford City


















Sheffield United v Swindon Town


















February



Swindon Town v Barnsley


















Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town


















Scunthorpe United v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Crawley Town


















Swindon Town v Bradford City


















Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town


















March



Swindon Town v Gillingham


















Swindon Town v Notts County


















Port Vale v Swindon Town


















Doncaster Rovers v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Walsall


















Colchester United v Swindon Town


















April



Swindon Town v Milton Keynes Dons


















Bristol City v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Peterborough United


















Rochdale v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Yeovil Town


















Swindon Town v Walsall


















Preston North End v Swindon Town


















Colchester United v Swindon Town


















May



Swindon Town v Leyton Orient


















League One Play-Offs




Semi-Final



Sheffield United v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Sheffield United


















Final




Preston North End v Swindon Town


















The FA Cup




FA Cup results


  Win
  Draw
  Loss


The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[123]



Cheltenham Town v Swindon Town


















The League Cup



The draw for the First Round of the League Cup is to be made on 17 June 2014.[124] It was announced that Swindon Town's First Round opponents would be Football Conference champions, Luton Town.[125]



League Cup results


  Win
  Draw
  Loss



Luton Town v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Brighton & Hove Albion


















The Football League Trophy




Newport County v Swindon Town


















Plymouth Argyle v Swindon Town


















Football League Trophy results


  Win
  Draw
  Loss



Pre-season


The first friendly confirmed by the club was a home fixture against Premier League side, Southampton.[126] However, Non-League sides Yate Town and Swindon Supermarine confirmed friendlies on their respective websites some weeks beforehand.[127][128] A friendly was announced by Charlton Athletic[129] but it was later cancelled.[130]


  Win
  Draw
  Loss



v






v



Yate Town v Swindon Town


















Swindon Supermarine v Swindon Town


















Petersfield Town v Swindon Town


















Eastleigh v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Southampton


















Bedfont & Feltham v Swindon Town


















Bromley v Swindon Town


















Swindon Town v Leeds United


















Swindon Town v Aston Villa XI


















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