Swindon Town 2021–22 football season
The 2021–22 season is Swindon Town 's 143rd year in their history and first season back in League Two since the 2019–20 season , following relegation from League One . The club will also compete in the FA Cup , EFL Trophy and the EFL Cup . The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Managerial changes [ ]
On 26 May 2021, John McGreal was named as the new first team manager, signing a two year contract.[1] On 1 June 2021, McGreal named Rene Gilmartin as his assistant.[2] However, on 25 June 2021, with increasing uncertainty regarding the ownership of the club, both McGreal and Gilmartin left by mutual consent.[3] McGreal was in the job for just 30 days. Long-standing chief executive Steve Anderson also left the club on the same day.[4] A few days later, director of football Paul Jewell stood down from his position.[5] [6] On 20 July 2021, Clem Morfuni was named the new owner and chairman of Swindon Town [7] On 21 July 2021, Ben Garner was appointed head coach with Scott Lindsey and Scott Marshall appointed as assistant managers. Also Ben Chorley was appointed the clubs new director of football. [8] On 22 July 2021, Rob Angus was appointed new Chief Executive. [9] On 13 July 2021, Zavier Austin was appointed vice chairman.[10]
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
Swindon Town announced friendlies against Melksham Town ,[11] Hungerford Town ,[12] Swansea City [13] (later cancelled),[14] Swindon Supermarine ,[11] [15] Weymouth ,[12] Barnet [16] (later cancelled),[17]
and Peterborough United [18] as part of their pre-season preparations.
Swindon Town v Swansea City
17 July 2021 (2021-07-17 ) Friendly Swindon Town C–C Swansea City show Swindon 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The County Ground Note: Match cancelled due to ongoing logistical and operational issues at Swindon Town.
Weymouth v Swindon Town
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24 ) Friendly Weymouth 1–0 Swindon Town show Weymouth 15:00 BST
Ash 65'
Report
Stadium: Bob Lucas Stadium
Barnet v Swindon Town
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27 ) Friendly Barnet C–C Swindon Town show Canons Park 19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Note: Match cancelled due to number of positive cases for COVID-19 within the Swindon Town squad.
Swindon Town v Peterborough United
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31 ) Friendly Swindon Town 0–1 Peterborough United show Swindon 15:00 BST
Report
(Trialist) 76'
Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 2431
Competitions [ ]
League Two [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
7
Port Vale
8
3
3
2
9
6
+3
12
Qualification for League Two play-offs
8
Rochdale
8
3
3
2
12
10
+2
12
9
Bradford City
8
3
3
2
11
9
+2
12
10
Swindon Town
8
3
3
2
9
7
+2
12
11
Tranmere Rovers
8
3
2
3
4
3
+1
11
12
Newport County
8
3
2
3
9
11
−2
11
13
Carlisle United
8
2
4
2
9
9
0
10
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
[19]
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
8
3
3
2
9
7
+2
12
1
1
2
3
4
−1
2
2
0
6
3
+3
Last updated: pre-season.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ground A H H A H A H A Result W L D W W D L D Position 1 9 9 3 4 4 7 10
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
Swindon Town's league two fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[20]
August [ ]
Scunthorpe United v Swindon Town
Swindon Town v Tranmere Rovers
Salford City v Swindon Town
Swindon Town v Mansfield Town
September [ ]
Northampton Town v Swindon Town
October [ ]
Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town
2 October 2021 (2021-10-02 ) 10 Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town show Bristol 15:00 BST
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Sutton United v Swindon Town
19 October 2021 (2021-10-19 ) 13 Sutton United v Swindon Town show Sutton 19:45 BST
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Swindon Town v Bradford City
23 October 2021 (2021-10-23 ) 14 Swindon Town v Bradford City show Swindon 15:00 BST
Stadium: The County Ground
Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30 ) 15 Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town show Oldham 15:00 BST
Stadium: Boundary Park
November [ ]
Swindon Town v Crawley Town
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13 ) 16 Swindon Town v Crawley Town show Swindon 15:00 GMT
Stadium: The County Ground
Swindon Town v Hartlepool United
23 November 2021 (2021-11-23 ) 18 Swindon Town v Hartlepool United show Swindon 19:45 GMT
Stadium: The County Ground
December [ ]
Leyton Orient v Swindon Town
7 December 2021 (2021-12-07 ) 20 Leyton Orient v Swindon Town show Leyton 19:45 GMT
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Barrow v Swindon Town
11 December 2021 (2021-12-11 ) 21 Barrow v Swindon Town show Barrow-in-Furness 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Holker Street
January [ ]
Swindon Town v Northampton Town
1 January 2022 (2022-01-01 ) 25 Swindon Town v Northampton Town show Swindon 15:00 GMT
Stadium: The County Ground
Mansfield Town v Swindon Town
8 January 2022 (2022-01-08 ) 26 Mansfield Town v Swindon Town show Mansfield 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Field Mill
Port Vale v Swindon Town
15 January 2022 (2022-01-15 ) 27 Port Vale v Swindon Town show Burslem 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Vale Park
Swindon Town v Bristol Rovers
22 January 2022 (2022-01-22 ) 28 Swindon Town v Bristol Rovers show Swindon 15:00 GMT
Stadium: The County Ground
February [ ]
Tranmere Rovers v Swindon Town
8 February 2022 (2022-02-08 ) 31 Tranmere Rovers v Swindon Town show Birkenhead 19:45 GMT
Stadium: Prenton Park
Swindon Town v Scunthorpe United
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12 ) 32 Swindon Town v Scunthorpe United show Swindon 15:00 GMT
Stadium: The County Ground
Swindon Town v Salford City
26 February 2022 (2022-02-26 ) 34 Swindon Town v Salford City show Swindon 15:00 GMT
Stadium: The County Ground
March [ ]
Bradford City v Swindon Town
5 March 2022 (2022-03-05 ) 35 Bradford City v Swindon Town show Bradford 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Valley Parade
Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic
12 March 2022 (2022-03-12 ) 36 Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic show Swindon 15:00 GMT
Stadium: The County Ground
Swindon Town v Sutton United
15 March 2022 (2022-03-15 ) 37 Swindon Town v Sutton United show Swindon 19:45 GMT
Stadium: The County Ground
Crawley Town v Swindon Town
April [ ]
Rochdale v Swindon Town
2 April 2022 (2022-04-02 ) 40 Rochdale v Swindon Town show Rochdale 15:00 BST
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Swindon Town v Leyton Orient
18 April 2022 (2022-04-18 ) 43 Swindon Town v Leyton Orient show Swindon 15:00 BST
Stadium: The County Ground
Hartlepool United v Swindon Town
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23 ) 44 Hartlepool United v Swindon Town show Hartlepool 15:00 BST
Stadium: Victoria Park
May [ ]
FA Cup [ ]
EFL Cup [ ]
Town were drawn away to Cambridge United in the first round.[23]
EFL Trophy [ ]
Swindon were drawn into Southern Group F alongside Newport County , Plymouth Argyle and Arsenal U21 [24]
Pos
Div
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L2
Newport County
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
+2
3
Advance to Round 2
2
L2
Swindon Town
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
+1
3
3
ACA
Arsenal U21
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
−1
0
4
L1
Plymouth Argyle
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
−2
0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2021. Source:
EFL.com
Win
Draw
Loss
Swindon Town v Arsenal U21
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07 ) Group Stage Swindon Town 2–1 Arsenal U21 show Swindon 19:00 BST
Dabre 17' Taylor-Hart 69' (o.g. ) Hunt 75'
Report
Ideho 34'
Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Lee Swabey
Plymouth Argyle v Swindon Town
5 October 2021 (2021-10-05 ) Group Stage Plymouth Argyle v Swindon Town show Plymouth 19:00 BST
Stadium: Home Park
Statistics [ ]
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Swindon Town.
As of match played 18 September 2021
Total
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
1
GK
Jojo Wollacott
8
0
8+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
2
DF
Akin Odimayo
7
0
5+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
3
MF
Ellis Iandolo
10
0
4+4
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
4
DF
Dion Conroy
9
0
8+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
5
DF
Romoney Crichlow *
10
1
7+1
1
0+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
6
DF
Mathieu Baudry
2
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
7
MF
Ben Gladwin
8
1
6+2
1
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
8
MF
Jordan Lyden
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
9
FW
Tyreece Simpson *
10
3
8+0
3
0+0
0
1+0
0
0+1
0
10
MF
Jack Payne
10
3
8+0
3
0+0
0
1+0
0
0+1
0
11
MF
Harry McKirdy
6
1
4+1
1
0+0
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
12
GK
Lewis Ward
2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
17
MF
Jayden Mitchell-Lawson
4
0
0+3
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
19
FW
Alex Gilbert *
4
0
2+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
20
MF
Jonny Williams
5
0
2+3
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
22
DF
Kaine Kesler Hayden *
6
0
6+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
24
DF
Rob Hunt
9
0
6+1
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
1+0
0
25
MF
Louis Reed
8
0
7+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
26
MF
Ryan East
4
0
0+2
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
28
MF
Ricky Aguiar
3
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
1+0
0
29
FW
Harry Parsons
6
0
2+2
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
30
MF
Mo Dabre
1
1
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
1
31
MF
Donell Gordon
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
32
MF
George Cowmeadow
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
33
DF
Levi Francis
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
34
DF
Harrison Minturn
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
42
MF
Anthony Grant
6
0
5+0
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
Goals Record [ ]
As of match played 18 September 2021
Players Disciplinary Record [ ]
As of match played 18 September 2021
Rank
No.
Nat.
Po.
Name
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
Total
1
4
DF
Dion Conroy
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
42
MF
Anthony Grant
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
11
MF
Harry McKirdy
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
25
MF
Louis Reed
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
9
FW
Tyreece Simpson
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
19
FW
Alex Gilbert
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
22
DF
Kaine Kesler Hayden
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
24
DF
Rob Hunt
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
MF
Ellis Iandolo
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
DF
Akin Odimayo
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
10
MF
Jack Payne
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
20
MF
Jonny Williams
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Total
16
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
17
1
0
Management Disciplinary Record [ ]
As of match played 21 August 2021
Rank
No.
Nat.
Role.
Name
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
Total
1
N/A
Head Coach
Ben Garner
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Total
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Suspension [ ]
As of match played 14 August 2021
Clean Sheets [ ]
As of match played 28 August 2021
Rnk
No.
Name
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
Total
1
1
Joe Wollacott
3
0
0
0
3
2
12
Lewis Ward
0
0
1
0
1
TOTALS
3
0
1
0
4
Summary [ ]
As of match played 18 September 2021
Awards [ ]
Players [ ]
Manager [ ]
International Call-Ups [ ]
Players Selected [ ]
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date until
Ref.
Transfers out [ ]
References [ ]
show National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions