Swindon Town F.C. Reserves and Academy

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Swindon Town
Swindon Town crest
Full nameSwindon Town Football Club
Nickname(s)The Robins
Founded1879
GroundCounty Ground, Swindon
Capacity15,728
ChairmanAustralia Clem Morfuni
ManagerEngland David Farrell

The reserve team previously played in the Totesport.com Combination League. They also participate in the Wiltshire Premier Shield each season. The Swindon Town Development side play their home games at The County Ground, Swindon. In previous seasons the team has also played at Hunts Copse, the home of Swindon Supermarine.

Under 18 squad[]

As of 8 August 2018.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Tyla Dickinson
— GK England ENG Louis Owens
— DF England ENG Joe Blackwell
— DF England ENG Jay Dunstan-Digweed
— DF England ENG Harry Drag
— DF England ENG Ollie England
— MF England ENG Tommy Suter
— MF England ENG Harry Stanley
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Rhys Wells
— MF England ENG Wilf White
— FW England ENG Teo Atik
— England ENG Sonny Haynes
— England ENG Thomas Rejek
— England ENG Sam Smith
— England ENG Josh Taylor
— England ENG Sam White

Honours[]

Swindon Town's Youth Team were FA Youth Cup finalists in 1964, where they were beaten over two legs by a Manchester United side containing George Best.[2] The team did not appear in the final stages of the competition again until 2004 where they lost 3–0 to Chesterfield in the Quarter-final.[2]

Managed by Paul Bodin, the Youth team reached the Quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup again in 2007 before being knocked out of the competition by Newcastle.[3][4][5]

During the 2000s Swindon Town's juniors have enjoyed a degree of success at the Milk Cup tournament.

  • Player of the Tournament Award - Leigh Mills (2003)
  • Adidas Golden Boot Award - Lukas Jutkiewicz (2004)
  • Tayto Most Sporting Team Award - Winners (2005)
  • Northern Ireland Tourist Board Trophy - Winners (2006)
  • Northern Ireland Milk Cup - Winners (2006)
  • B.T. Northern Ireland Trophy - Winners (2007)

Achievements (Reserves & Youth Combined)[]

Further information: Swindon Town F.C. seasons
Cup Honours
  • Wiltshire Premier Shield - Winners 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2010
  • Puma Youth Alliance Cup - Winners 2005
  • Milk Cup - Winners of the Junior section 2006
  • Milk Cup - Winners of the B.T. Northern Ireland Trophy 2007
  • Football League Youth Alliance - Winners of South West 2009-11

References[]

  1. ^ "Youth Team Squad". Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Pook the star of previous memorable campaign". Swindon Town. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
  3. ^ "Cup heartbreak for Town youngsters". Swindon Town. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
  4. ^ Ritson, John. "Hold your heads high". Swindon Town. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
  5. ^ "Swindon knocked out of the FA Youth Cup". Where I Live - Swindon. BBC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
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