2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season

The

League Two. The club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy

.

Chronological list of events

6 October 2012: The club are placed under a
Football League transfer embargo for breaking limits on wages and transfer fees.^[1]

15 October 2012: Jeremy Wray is replaced by former British diplomat
Sir William Patey as chairman.^[1]

6 November 2012: The transfer embargo is lifted by the Football League.[2]
3 January 2013:
Sir William Patey tells the BBC that no money will be available for transfers.^[1]

5 January 2013: Paolo Di Canio offers to spend between £20,000-£30,000 of his own money to keep his loan players at the club.^[3]
12 January 2013: Swindon Town officially back the Football Supporters' Federation's 'Safe Standing' campaign after a poll conducted by fan website, 'The Washbag', shows overwhelming support in favour of the return of stadia terracing.^[4]
13 January 2013: On-loan midfielder John Bostock returns to Tottenham Hotspur.^[5]
16 January 2013: Majority shareholder Andrew Black confirms that he is actively trying to sell the club.^[6]
20 January 2013:
County Ground pitch ahead of the League One fixture with Shrewsbury Town.^[7]

22 January 2013: Swindon Town accept an apology from The League Paper after staff writer, Chris Dunlavy, suggested the club committed "financial doping" and "virtually cheated" their way to the League Two title during the 2011/12 season.^[8]
25 January 2013: Chairman
Sir William Patey announces that he will quit once the takeover of the club is completed.^[9]

30 January 2013: The club announce that an agreement had been made to sell the Swindon Town to a consortium fronted by businessman Jed McCrory. The takeover is subject to Football League approval.[10]
30 January 2013:
Bournemouth for £500,000. Swindon Town state that the transfer was a necessity as the club try to avoid administration.^[11]

31 January 2013: The loan-to-permanent transfer of
Football League, who refuse to ratify the deals before the takeover of the club is approved.^[12]

1 February 2013: Paolo Di Canio releases a statement announcing that he is considering his future with the club.[13]
1 February 2013: The Board release a statement to assure supporters that work is continuing to secure the sale of the club and responds to Paolo Di Canio's statement by reiterating the Italian manager still has the support of the club.^[14]
18 February 2013: Paolo Di Canio resigns.^[15]
19 February 2013: Fabrizio Piccareta is caretaker manager for the 3–1 victory at Tranmere Rovers. However, Di Canio's former assistant resigns shortly afterwards.^[16]
20 February 2013: Senior players
Darren Ward are appointed co-caretaker managers.^[17]

21 February 2013: Jed McCrory's consortium take full control of the club.[18]
21 February 2013: Swindon Town legend Fraser Digby is appointed interim goalkeeper coach as a temporary replacement for Domenico Doardo who resigned days before.^[19]
21 February 2013: It was reported that on the night of 20 February, Paolo Di Canio had carried out a raid on his old Swindon Town office and had torn down pictures of his time as manager.^[20]
21/22 February 2013: Majority shareholder Andrew Black uses social network website Twitter to explain his decision to sell the club.^[21]
22 February 2013: Exiled midfielder Luke Rooney returns to the first team set-up.^[22]
22 February 2013: Michael Peacock is appointed interim fitness & conditioning coach.^[23]
28 February 2013: Kevin MacDonald is appointed manager.^[24]
6 March 2013: Chief Executive Nick Watkins leaves the club.^[25]
28 March 2013: The Football League lift transfer embargo.^[26]

League data

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Yeovil Town (O, P)	46	23	8	15	71	56	+15	77	Qualification for League One play-offs^[a]
5	Sheffield United	46	19	18	9	56	42	+14	75
6	Swindon Town	46	20	14	12	72	39	+33	74
7	Leyton Orient	46	21	8	17	55	48	+7	71
8	Milton Keynes Dons	46	19	13	14	62	45	+17	70

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

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

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A
Result	D	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	W	W	L
Position	18	4	3	8	10	10	8	5	4	8	4	6	6	7	7	7	6	3	6	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	3	3	4	3	3	1	2	4	3	3	4	3	2	4	5	6	6	6	5	6

Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2013. Source: swindontownfc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Pre-Season

During the final stages of the

Championship side Crystal Palace (8 August). Shortly afterwards the club announced that a local friendly with fellow Wiltshire outfit Salisbury City was confirmed to take place at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium on 3 August.^[27]

In June 2012, it was announced that the club would be spending two weeks of pre-season training in

Weston-super-Mare was later confirmed.^[31]

Results

v

Swindon Town

5 July 2012 Italy Training Camp	Verona Select XI	1–9	Swindon Town	Veronella
17:00	Piasentin 49' (pen)	Report	Williams 32' Rooney 57' 81' (pen) 84' De Vita 66' Benson 74' Storey 86'

11 July 2012 Italy Training Camp	Bayern Munich II	1–1	Swindon Town	Andalo
17:30	Schöpf 25'	Report	Benson 3'	Attendance: 600

18 July 2012 Friendly	Weston-super-Mare	1–6	Swindon Town	Woodspring Stadium
19:30	Grubb 47'	Report	Collins 32' De Vita 60' Benson 86'	Attendance: 800 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Forest Green Rovers v Swindon Town

24 July 2012 Friendly	Forest Green Rovers	0–4	Swindon Town	The New Lawn
19:45			Roberts 67' Ferry 81'	Attendance: 1,517 (731 Swindon Town fans) Referee: Brendan Malone

30 July 2012 Friendly	Swindon Supermarine	0–1	Swindon Town	Hunts Copse Ground
19:00		Report	Miller 15'

3 August 2012 Friendly	Salisbury City	0–3	Swindon Town	Raymond McEnhill Stadium
19:45			Roberts 12' Archibald-Henville 27' Benson 89'

8 August 2012 Friendly	County Ground
19:45			Easter 10' (pen)	Attendance: 4,312

League One

The fixture list for the 2012/13 season was announced on 18 June 2012. It was confirmed that Swindon would begin their campaign with an away fixture at Hartlepool United.^[32]

August

18 August 2012 1 Victoria Park
15:00				Attendance: 4,132 Referee: M. Brown

21 August 2012 2 County Ground
19:45	Ritchie 25' Miller 44' De Vita 63'			Attendance: 7,658 Referee: K. Stroud

25 August 2012 3 County Ground
15:00	Ritchie 45'			Attendance: 8,299 Referee: D. Phillips

September

2 September 2012 Swindon Town	Deepdale
16:00	Beavon 43' Welsh 68'		De Vita 58'	Attendance: 10,372 Referee: R. Madley

8 September 2012 County Ground
15:00			Cook 59'	Attendance: 8,072 Referee: D. Mohareb

15 September 2012 Swindon Town	Brunton Park
15:00	Jervis 14', 30'		A. Rooney 29' Benson 32'	Attendance: 4,987 Referee: D. Drysdale

18 September 2012 Swindon Town	Fratton Park
19:45	Michalik 90'		Williams 55'	Attendance: 12,121 Referee: S. Rushton

22 September 2012 County Ground
15:00	Williams 25' A. Rooney 85'			Attendance: 8,533 Referee: A. Woolmer

29 September 2012 Swindon Town	New Meadow
15:00			Ferry 77'	Attendance: 6,303 Referee: D. Webb

October

2 October 2012 County Ground
19:45			Rose 70'	Attendance: 7,443 Referee: I. Williamson

6 October 2012 Swindon Town	Gigg Lane
15:00			Collins 1'	Attendance: 2,683 Referee: A. Haines

13 October 2012 County Ground
15:00	Collins 80'		McGoldrick 13', 37'	Attendance: 9,808

20 October 2012 County Ground
15:00	Collins 18'		Hawley 56'	Attendance: 7,388 Referee: P. Miller

23 October 2012 Alexandra Stadium
19:45	Moore 29', 41'		De Vita 25'	Attendance: 4,010 Referee: C. Pawson

27 October 2012 Lamex Stadium
15:00			De Vita 17' Ritchie 31' Storey 38' A. Rooney 62'	Attendance: 4,518 Referee: D. Deadman

November

6 November 2012 County Ground
19:45				Attendance: 8,354 Referee: O. Langford

10 November 2012 Banks's Stadium
15:00			Ferry 1' Ritchie 62'	Attendance: 4,139 Referee: R. Lewis

Swindon Town v Yeovil Town

17 November 2012 County Ground
15:00	Ward 43'		Hayter 41'	Attendance: 8,112 Referee: M. Heywood

20 November 2012 County Ground
19:45			Donaldson 59'	Attendance: 7,431 Referee: D. Whitestone

24 November 2012 Swindon Town	Meadow Lane
15:00	Judge 28'			Attendance: 6,383 Referee: R. Madley

December

8 December 2012 County Ground
15:00	Ritchie 8'		Hollands 10' (O.G.)	Attendance: 7,770 Referee: D. Phillips

15 December 2012 Oldham Athletic	0–2	Swindon Town	Boundary Park
15:00			De Vita 28' 31'	Attendance: 3,345 Referee: C. Boyeson

Swindon Town v Tranmere Rovers

21 December 2012 County Ground
19:45	Williams 21' 51' Ritchie 33'			Attendance: 7,770 Referee: D. Phillips

January

1 January 2013 County Ground
15:00	Collins 61' 66' 73' 83' Hollands 69'			Attendance: 11,504 Referee: S. Martin

5 January 2013 County Ground
15:00	Collins 36' De Vita 80'			Attendance: 9,162 Referee: T. Kettle

12 January 2013 Bournemouth	1–1	Swindon Town	Dean Court
15:00	Arter 26'		Williams 85'	Attendance: 8,777 Referee: P. Gibbs

Swindon Town v Shrewsbury Town

19 January 2013 County Ground
15:00	Williams 53'			Attendance: 7,754 Referee: R. Clark

30 January 2013 L1	Leyton Orient	0–0	Swindon Town	Brisbane Road
19:45				Attendance: 3,546 Referee: A. D'Urso

February

2 February 2013 L1	Crawley Town	1–1	Swindon Town	Broadfield Stadium
17:20	Clarke 23' (pen)		Rooney 59' (pen)	Attendance: 3,558 Referee: A. Madley

5 February 2013 Weston Homes Community Stadium
19:45			Collins 53'	Attendance: 3,214 Referee: T. Robinson

9 February 2013 County Ground
15:00	Ferry 15'		Monkhouse 74'	Attendance: 9,973 Referee: G. Ward

19 February 2013 L1	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Swindon Town	Prenton Park
19:45	Daniels 78'		Roberts 71' 90'	Attendance: 5223 Referee: C. Sarginson

23 February 2013 County Ground
15:00	A. Rooney 75'		Hayhurst 51'	Attendance: 9,145 Referee: D. Deadman

26 February 2013 County Ground
15:00	Schumacher 21'		51'	Attendance: 7,508 Referee: J. Adcock

March

2 March 2013 Ricoh Arena
1500	Moussa 2'		Ward 90'	Attendance: 14,280 Referee: M. Heywood

9 March 2013 County Ground
15:00	Roberts 43'	Summary	Grigg 32' (pen.) Taylor 45+2' Butler 68' Paterson 90'	Attendance: 8,407 Referee: D.Drysdale

12 March 2013 L1	Brentford	2–1	Swindon Town	Griffin Park
19:45	Logan 54' Saunders 73' (pen.) Donaldson 76' Wright-Phillips 90+2'	Summary	Ferry 32' Foderingham 71' Thompson 86'	Attendance: 5,867 Referee: S.Attwell

19 March 2013 L1	Yeovil Town	0–2	Swindon Town	Huish Park
19:45			Collins 90'	Attendance: 5,207 Referee: K. Stroud

23 March 2013 County Ground
15:00				Attendance: 8,415 Referee: C. Berry

29 March 2013 County Ground
15:00	A. Rooney 71'		Barnard 68'	Attendance: 10,040 Referee: A. Madley

April

1 April 2013 Keepmoat Stadium
12:15	McCombe 80'			Attendance: 8,106 Referee: P. Tierney

9 April 2013 Stadium mk
19:45	Doumbe 58' Lowe 89'			Attendance: 8,608 Referee: M. Haywood

13 April 2013 L1	Sheffield United	2–0	Swindon Town	Bramall Lane
15:00	Porter 37' Kitson 58'			Attendance: 19,298 Referee: E. Ilderton

16 April 2013 County Ground
19:45	Collins 71'		Davis 65' (pen. )	Attendance: 7,169 Referee: A. Davies

20 April 2013 County Ground
15:00	Roberts 53'			Attendance: 9,515 Referee: G. Sutton

27 April 2013 L1	Scunthorpe United	3–1	Swindon Town	Glanford Park
15:00	Collins 87' Duffy 90' (pen.) Hawley 90'		Collins 83'	Attendance: 6,020 Referee: K. Woolmer

May

4 May 2013 County Ground
17:20	Luongo 70'		O'Connor 90' (pen. )	Attendance: 10,595 Referee: G. Eltringham

6 May 2013 L1 Play-Offs (2nd Leg)	Brentford	3–3 (5–4 p)	Swindon Town	Griffin Park
16:30	A. Rooney 24' (og) Donaldson 40' 47'		A. Rooney 44' Devera 57' Flint 90'	Attendance: 9,109 Referee: N. Miller
	Penalties
	Saunders Hayes Dean Craig Forshaw		Roberts

League Cup

Results

14 August 2012 R1	County Ground
19:45	Benson 53' Navarro 65', 75'			Attendance: 5,737 Referee: A. D'Urso

29 August 2012 R2	Britannia Stadium
19:45	Jones 63' Walters 86' Crouch 111'		Collins 27', 41', 119' Flint 105'	Attendance: 9,147 Referee: N. Miller

25 September 2012 R3	County Ground
19:45	Williams 42' Archibald-Henville 83'		Austin 74'	Attendance: 7,353 Referee: J. Adcock

30 October 2012 R4	County Ground
19:45	Storey 78', 81'		Benteke 30', 90' Agbonlahor 39'	Attendance: 14,434 Referee: S. Attwell

Football League Trophy

Results

5 September 2012 1	Oxford United	1–0	Swindon Town	Kassam Stadium
19:45	Potter 88'			Attendance: 7,746 Referee: S. Matthieson

F.A. Cup

Results

3 November 2012 R1	County Ground
15:00			Diagne 63' L. Thompson 90' (o.g.)	Attendance: 6,408 Referee: A. Davies

Club information

Andrew Black Era (up until 21 February 2013)

Position	Name
Chairman	Sir William Patey (Until 21 February)
Directors	Sir William Patey, Russell Backhouse, Andrew Black, Nick Watkins
Chief Executive	Nick Watkins
Manager	Paolo Di Canio
Assistant manager	Fabrizio Piccareta
Goalkeeper coach	Domenico Doardo
Fitness coach	Claudio Donatelli
Youth Team Manager	Paul Bodin
Centre of Excellence	Jeremy Newton
Physio	Paul Godfrey

Jed McCrory Era (from 21 February 2013)

Position	Name
Chairman	Jed McCrory
Directors	Jed McCrory Lee Power
General Manager	Steve Murrall
Manager	Kevin MacDonald
Assistant manager	Mark Cooper
Goalkeeper coach	Fraser Digby (interim)
Fitness & Conditioning coach	Michael Peacock (interim)
Youth Team Manager	Paul Bodin
Centre of Excellence	Jeremy Newton
Physio	Paul Godfrey

Manager Season Stats

As of 1 May 2013. Only competitive matches for the 2012/13 season are counted

Name	Nat	From	To	Record
Name	Nat	From	To	P	W	D	L	F	A
Paolo Di Canio		Season Start	18/02/2013	37	18	10	9	63	31
Fabrizio Piccareta (caretaker)		18/02/2013	20/02/2013	1	1	0	0	3	1
Darren Ward (joint-caretakers)		20/02/2013	28/02/2013	2	0	1	1	1	2
Kevin MacDonald		28/02/2013	Season End	14	4	5	5	20	19

Squad Details

Appearances and goals

As of 1 May 2013

Huddersfield Town.^[34]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		JP Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Wes Foderingham	52	0	46	0	1	0	4	0	1	0
2	DF	ENG	Troy Archibald-Henville	8	1	3+2	0	1	0	2	1	0	0
3	DF	SCO	Jay McEveley	33	0	27+1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Aden Flint	34	3	28+1	2	1+0	0	2+1	1	0+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Joe Devera	29	0	23+2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
6	MF	ENG	Alan Navarro	20	2	12+5	0	0	0	3	2	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Luke Rooney	12	0	1+10	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
8	MF	SCO	Simon Ferry	48	3	32+10	3	1	0	1+3	0	1	0
9	FW	IRL	James Collins	49	18	27+18	15	0+1	0	2+1	3	0	0
11	MF	ENG	Gary Roberts	42	4	29+10	4	1	0	2	0	0	0
12	MF	IRL	Alan McCormack	45	0	38+2	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
15	DF	ENG	Nathan Thompson	30	0	24+3	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Andy Williams	46	12	38+2	11	1	0	3+1	1	1	0
18	MF	ENG	Tommy Miller	39	1	28+6	1	0	0	4	0	0+1	0
19	MF	ENG	Louis Thompson	5	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Miles Storey	10	3	2+6	1	0	0	0+2	2	0	0
22	MF	ENG	Darren Ward	41	2	39+0	2	1+0	0	0	0	1+0	0
23	FW	ITA	Raffaele De Vita	40	8	24+12	8	1	0	2	0	1	0
24	DF	ENG	Nathan Byrne (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)	7	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	AUS	Massimo Luongo (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	EIR	Adam Rooney (on loan from Birmingham City)	30	9	11+18	9	0	0	0	0	1+0	0
30	GK	ENG	Leigh Bedwell	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	ENG	Chris Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	ENG	Alex Ferguson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	ENG	Connor Waldon	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	ENG	Aaron Ferris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	ENG	Jake Simpson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW	ENG	Mark Francis	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF	ENG	Matt Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
--	MF	ENG	Lee Cox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who are contracted to Swindon Town but are currently out on loan:
14	FW	ENG	Paul Benson (on loan to Cheltenham Town)	13	3	6+3	1	0	0	3	2	1	0
Players who were contracted to Swindon Town but have since departed on a permanent basis:
10	MF	SCO	Matt Ritchie	31	9	26+1	9	0+1	0	3	0	0	0
13	MF	NAM	Oliver Risser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	ARG	Fede Bessone	6	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	FW	ENG	Chris Martin (on loan from Norwich City )	12	1	6+6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	ENG	Giles Coke (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)	5	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Danny Hollands (on loan from Charlton Athletic)	10	2	8+2	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Dean Parrett (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	ENG	John Bostock (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)	9	0	6+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Captains

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 1 May 2013.

No.	Pos.	Name	Games
12	MF	Alan McCormack	42
8	DF	Simon Ferry	5
18	MF	Tommy Miller	4
5	DF	Joe Devera	1

Goalscorers

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 1 May 2013.

Name	League	League Cup	Total
James Collins	15	3	18
Andy Williams	11	1	12
Matt Ritchie	9	0	9
Adam Rooney	9	0	9
Raffaele De Vita	8	0	8
Simon Ferry	5	0	5
Paul Benson	1	2	3
Gary Roberts	4	0	4
Miles Storey	1	2	3
Danny Hollands	2	0	2
Alan Navarro	0	2	2
Troy Archibald-Henville	0	1	1
Aden Flint	2	1	3
Darren Ward	2	0	2
Massimo Luongo	1	0	1
Chris Martin	1	0	1
Tommy Miller	1	0	1
Own Goals	0	0	0
Total	72	12	84

Hat-tricks

Includes all competitive matches.

R	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Competition	Opposition	Goals	Final Score
1	9	FW		James Collins	Capital One Cup	vs. Stoke City (28/08/12)	27' 41' 119'	4–3 WIN
2	9	FW		James Collins	League One	vs. Portsmouth (1/1/13)	61' 66' 73' 83'	5–0 WIN

Last updated: 19 January 2013
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Penalties awarded

Includes all competitive matches.

R	No.	Pos	Name	Competition	Opposition	Success	Final Score
1	18	MF	Tommy Miller	League One	vs. Hartlepool United (18/08/12)	N	0–0 TIE
2	18	MF	Tommy Miller	League One	vs. Stevenage (27/10/12)	N	4–0 WIN
3	16	FW	Andy Williams	League One	vs. Tranmere Rovers (21/12/12)	N	5–0 WIN
4	24	FW	Chris Martin	League One	vs. Shrewsbury Town (19/01/13)	Y	2–0 WIN
5	28	FW	Adam Rooney	League One	vs. Crawley Town (02/02/13)	Y	1–1 TIE
6	28	FW	Adam Rooney	League One	vs. Yeovil Town (19/03/13)	Y	1–0 WIN

Last updated: 5 February 2013
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

R	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	JP Trophy	Total
1	1	GK		Wes Foderingham	19	0	1	0	20
				TOTALS	19	0	1	0	20

Last updated: 28 March 2013
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Disciplinary

Name	League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		JP Trophy		Total
Name
Troy Archibald-Henville	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Paul Benson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Federico Bessone	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
John Bostock	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nathan Byrne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
James Collins	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Joe Devera	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Simon Ferry	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Aden Flint	7	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	2
Wes Foderingham	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Danny Hollands	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Chris Martin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Alan McCormack	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
Jay McEveley	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
Tommy Miller	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Alan Navarro	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Matt Ritchie	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Gary Roberts	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Luke Rooney	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nathan Thompson	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Darren Ward	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Andy Williams	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Total	68	1	3	1	8	0	0	0	79	2

Suspensions

Date	Suspended Player	Reason	Punishment	Missed Opponents
20 October 2012	Aden Flint	vs. Scunthorpe United	3 Matches	Crewe Alexandra (A), Stevenage (A), Aston Villa (H)
3 November 2012	Aden Flint	vs. Macclesfield Town	4 Matches	Sheffield United (H), Walsall (A), Yeovil Town (H), Brentford (H)
24 November 2012	Alan McCormack	Fifth Booking vs. Notts County	1 Match	Doncaster Rovers (H)

Monthly & Weekly Awards

Jay McEveley was among the several Swindon players to earn places within the League One Team of the Week.

Date	Player	Award
28/08/12	Matt Ritchie	League One Team of the Week
24/09/12	Darren Ward	League One Team of the Week
01/10/12	Jay McEveley	League One Team of the Week
01/10/12	Simon Ferry	League One Team of the Week
08/10/12	Aden Flint	League One Team of the Week
15/10/12	Jay McEveley	League One Team of the Week
22/10/12	Nathan Thompson	League One Team of the Week
29/10/12	Wes Foderingham	League One Team of the Week
12/11/12	Wes Foderingham	League One Team of the Week
12/11/12	Matt Ritchie	League One Team of the Week
19/11/12	James Collins	League One Team of the Week
17/12/12	Wes Foderingham	League One Team of the Week
17/12/12	Raffaele De Vita	League One Team of the Week
22/01/13	Wes Foderingham	League One Team of the Week
22/01/13	Alan McCormack	League One Team of the Week
12/02/13	Simon Ferry	League One Team of the Week
11/03/13	Alan McCormack	League One Team of the Week
25/03/13	Alan McCormack	League One Team of the Week
22/03/12	Aden Flint	League One Team of the Week
22/03/12	Gary Roberts	League One Team of the Week
2012/13	Nathan Thompson	Swindon Town Player of the Season
2013/13	Wes Foderingham	PFA Team of the Year (League One)

Transfers

James Collins joined the club from Shrewsbury Town after a move to Coventry City fell through.^[35]

Huddersfield Town.^[34]

Players transferred in
No.	Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1	18 June 2012	FW	James Collins	Shrewsbury Town	Bosman	^[36]
2	18 June 2012	MF	Gary Roberts	Huddersfield Town	Free	^[36]
3	18 June 2012	FW	Andy Williams	Yeovil Town	Free	^[36]
4	21 June 2012	DF	James McEveley	Barnsley	Free	^[37]
5	21 June 2012	MF	Tommy Miller	Huddersfield Town	Free	^[38]
6	21 June 2012	MF	Alan Navarro	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free	^[39]
7	26 June 2012	DF	Troy Archibald-Henville	Exeter City	Bosman	^[40]
8	31 August 2012	DF	Federico Bessone	Swansea City	Free	^[41]
9	4 January 2013	DF	Darren Ward	Millwall	Free	^[42]
Players transferred out
No.	Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1	10 May 2012	MF	Abdul Said	Released	Free	^[43]
2	24 May 2012	MF	Etiënne Esajas	Released	Released	^[44]
3	26 June 2012	FW	Mehdi Kerrouche	CS Constantine	Free	^[45]
4	27 June 2012	FW	Lukáš Magera	FK Mladá Boleslav	Free	^[46]
5	29 June 2012	GK	Mattia Lanzano	Gavorrano	Released	^[47]
6	1 July 2012	MF	Lander Gabilondo	SD Amorebieta	Released	^[48]
7	1 July 2012	DF	Callum Kennedy	Scunthorpe United	Released	^[49]
8	1 July 2012	GK	Mark Scott	Salisbury City	Released	^[48]
9	1 July 2012	GK	Phil Smith	Portsmouth	Released	^[50]
10	4 July 2012	FW	Billy Bodin	Torquay United	Undisclosed	^[51]
11	20 July 2012	FW	Alan Connell	Bradford City	Free	^[52]
12	21 July 2012	MF	Jonathan Smith	York City	Free	^[53]
13	22 August 2012	DF	Alessandro Cibocchi	Released	Free	^[54]
14	31 December 2012	DF	Federico Bessone	Released	Free	^[55]
15	7 January 2013	MF	Oliver Risser	Aldershot Town	Free	^[56]
16	30 January 2013	MF	Matt Ritchie	Bournemouth	£500,000	^[57]
Players loaned in
No.	Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
1	30 August 2012	DF	Darren Ward	Millwall	January 2013	^[58]
2	30 August 2012	MF	John Bostock	Tottenham Hotspur	January 2013	^[59]
3	31 August 2012	MF	Giles Coke	Sheffield Wednesday	January 2013	^[41]
4	31 August 2012	FW	Adam Rooney	Birmingham City	June 2013	^[60]
5	15 November 2012	MF	Danny Hollands	Charlton Athletic	February 2013	^[61]
6	15 November 2012	FW	Chris Martin	Norwich City	February 2013	^[61]
7	28 March 2013	DF	Nathan Byrne	Tottenham Hotspur	End of the Season	^[62]
8	28 March 2013	MF	Massimo Luongo	Tottenham Hotspur	End of the Season	^[62]
9	28 March 2013	MF	Dean Parrett	Tottenham Hotspur	End of the Season	^[62]
Players loaned out
No.	Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
1	20 July 2012	MF	Lee Cox	Oxford United	January 2013	^[63]
2	31 August 2012	DF	Paul Caddis	Birmingham City	June 2013	^[60]
3	31 August 2012	MF	Oliver Risser	Stevenage	January 2013	^[64]
4	28 September 2012	MF	Luke Rooney	Burton Albion	October 2012	^[65]
5	11 October 2012	DF	Chris Smith	Northampton Town	January 2013	^[66]
6	9 November 2012	MF	Luke Rooney	Rotherham United	January 2013	^[67]
7	15 November 2012	FW	Paul Benson	Portsmouth	January 2013	^[68]
8	29 January 2013	FW	Paul Benson	Cheltenham Town	End of the Season	^[69]
9	8 February 2013	MF	Lee Cox	Plymouth Argyle	End of the Season	^[70]

Trial players

Player	Notes	Ref
Luke McCormick	Rehabilitation	^[71]
Paul Mooney	Trial	^[72]
Simone Materazzi	Trial	^[73]
Zavon Hines	Trial	^[74]
Iain Turner	Trial	^[75]
Claudio Hoban	Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist	^[76]
Kayden Jackson	Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist	^[76]
Jack Sherratt	Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist	^[76]

Development Squad

In June 2011 it was announced that Swindon Town would not compete in a Reserve League for the 2011/12 season and would therefore arrange friendlies with other clubs.^[77] This decision remained in place for the following season.

Development Squad Results

28 August 2012	Portsmouth XI	3–1	Swindon Town XI	Portsmouth
BST		Report		Stadium: Wellington Sports Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

15 January 2013	Newport County XI	3–2	Swindon Town XI	Newport
BST		Report		Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

19 February 2013	Bournemouth XI	Swindon
BST		Report		Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

6 March 2013	Swindon Town XI	0–1	Combined Services	Burton upon Trent
BST		Report		Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

References

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^ "Fitness Coach Joins". Swindon Town F.C.
^ "Kevin MacDonald succeeds Paolo Di Canio as boss". BBC Sport.
^ "Nick Watkins departs STFC". Swindon Town F.C.
^ "Embargo Transfer". Swindon Town F.C.
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^ "Navarro seals Town move". Swindon Town F.C.
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^ ^a ^b "Swindon Town sign Federico Bessone and Giles Coke". BBC Football.
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^ "Lukas Magera departs Swindon Town". Swindon Town F.C.
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^ ^a ^b ^c "Trio Arrive On Loan". Swindon Town F.C.
^ "Cox joins Oxford United on loan". Swindon Town F.C.
^ "Stevenage sign Patrick Agyemang, Dani Lopez and Oliver Risser". BBC Football.
^ "Burton sign Wigan's Rob Kiernan & Swindon's Luke Rooney". BBC Football.
^ "Swindon Town's Chris Smith joins Northampton Town on loan". BBC Football.
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[table_note_res_FLCPO0.89349431120488-27] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

[Paolo_Di_Canio:_Swindon_Town_manager_'considers_future'-1] "Paolo Di Canio: Swindon Town manager 'considers future'". BBC Sport.

[PDC_donated_image_rights_in_return_for_free_treatment_for_Town_players-2] "PDC donated image rights in return for free treatment for Town players". Swindon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[Paolo_Di_Canio_offers_own_money_to_keep_Swindon_players-3] "Paolo Di Canio offers own money to keep Swindon players". BBC Sport.

[Town_to_look_into_safe_standing_at_the_County_Ground-4] "Town to look into safe standing at the County Ground". Swindon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[Bostock_return_unlikely_as_he_fails_to_respond_to_Paolo's_offer-5] "Bostock return unlikely as he fails to respond to Paolo's offer". Swindon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[Time_is_right_for_me_to_get_out_-_Black-6] "Time is right for me to get out – Black". Swindon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[Paolo_Di_Canio_buys_pizza_for_Swindon_helpers_who_cleared_pitch-7] "Paolo Di Canio buys pizza for Swindon helpers who cleared pitch". BBC Sport.

[Club_accept_apology_over_'cheat'_article-8] "Club accept apology over 'cheat' article". Swindon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[Swindon_Town_chairman_Sir_William_Patey_to_quit_after_sale-9] "Swindon Town chairman Sir William Patey to quit after sale". BBC Sport.

[Swindon_Town_for_sale:_Takeover_agreed-10] "Swindon Town for sale: Takeover agreed". Swindon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[Matt_Ritchie_Sale-11] "Matt Ritchie Sale". Swindon Town F.C.

[Town_blocked_in_moves_for_three_transfer_targets-12] "Town blocked in moves for three transfer targets". Swindon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[Di_Canio_ready_to_walk_away-13] "Di Canio ready to walk away". Swindon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[BOARD_STATEMENT-14] "Board statement". Swindon Town F.C.

[Paolo_Di_Canio_quits_as_manager_of_Swindon_Town-15] "Paolo Di Canio quits as manager of Swindon Town". BBC Sport.

[Swindon_caretaker_manager_Fabrizio_Piccareta_to_resign_along_with_backroom_staff-16] "Swindon caretaker manager Fabrizio Piccareta to resign along with backroom staff". Sky Sports.

[Tommy_Miller_and_Darren_Ward_in_temporary_charge-17] "Tommy Miller and Darren Ward in temporary charge". BBC Sport.

[Completion_of_Sale-18] "Completion of Sale". Swindon Town F.C.

[Town_confirm_Digby_as_goalkeeping_coach-19] "Town confirm Digby as goalkeeping coach". Swindon Advertiser.

[20] Murrells, Katy (22 February 2013). "Paolo Di Canio accused of midnight raid on old office at Swindon Town". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

[Black_reveals_all_on_Twitter-21] "Black reveals all on Twitter". Swindon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

[Back_in_the_fold-22] "Back in the fold". Swindon Town F.C.

[Fitness_Coach_Joins-23] "Fitness Coach Joins". Swindon Town F.C.

[Kevin_MacDonald_succeeds_Paolo_Di_Canio_as_boss-24] "Kevin MacDonald succeeds Paolo Di Canio as boss". BBC Sport.

[Nick_Watkins_departs_STFC-25] "Nick Watkins departs STFC". Swindon Town F.C.

[Embargo_Lifted-26] "Embargo Transfer". Swindon Town F.C.

[Pre-season:_Salisbury_City_game_confirmed-28] "Pre-season: Salisbury City game confirmed". Swindon Town F.C.

[Pre-season_information-29] "Pre-season information". Swindon Town F.C.

[Di_Canio_takes_squad_to_'best_place_in_Italy'-30] "Di Canio takes squad to 'best place in Italy'". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

[Town_confirm_Bayern_Munich_II_friendly-31] "Town confirm Bayern Munich II friendly". Swindon Town F.C.

[SWINDON_TOWN_FC_PRESEASON_ON_18_JULY-32] "Swindon Town FC Pre-Season on 18 July". Weston-super-Mare AFC. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

[League_One_fixtures:_Swindon_head_to_Hartlepool_first-33] "League One fixtures: Swindon head to Hartlepool first". BBC Football.

[Swindon_manager_Paolo_Di_Canio_signs_extension_to_his_contract-34] "Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio signs extension to his contract". London: The Guardian. 30 May 2012.

[Huddersfield_Town_offer_Ian_Bennett_new_deal-35] "Huddersfield Town Retained List". BBC Football.

[James_Collins_chose_Swindon_move_after_failed_Coventry_bid-36] "James Collins chose Swindon move after failed Coventry bid". BBC Football.

[Town_announce_first_three_signings-37] "Town announce first three signings". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013.

[McEveley_returns_to_Town-38] "McEveley returns to Town". Swindon Town F.C.

[Miller_makes_Swindon_switch-39] "Miller makes Swindon switch". Swindon Town F.C.

[Navarro_seals_Town_move-40] "Navarro seals Town move". Swindon Town F.C.

[Town_sign_Archibald-Henville-41] "Town sign Archibald-Henville". Swindon Town F.C.

[Swindon_Town_sign_Federico_Bessone_and_Giles_Coke-42] "Swindon Town sign Federico Bessone and Giles Coke". BBC Football.

[Darren_Ward:_Swindon_Town_sign_Millwall_defender-43] "Darren Ward: Swindon Town sign Millwall defender". BBC Football.

[Abdul_Said_leaves_Swindon_Town-44] "Abdul Said leaves Swindon Town". Swindon Town F.C.

[Esajas_departs_The_County_Ground-45] "Esajas departs The County Ground". Swindon Town F.C.

[Kerrouche_leaves_Swindon_Town-46] "Kerrouche leaves Swindon Town". Swindon Town F.C.

[Lukas_Magera_departs_Swindon_Town-47] "Lukas Magera departs Swindon Town". Swindon Town F.C.

[Mattia_Lanzano_agrees_Town_exit-48] "Mattia Lanzano agrees Town exit". Swindon Town F.C.

[Five_players_released_by_Town-49] "Five players released by Town". Swindon Town F.C.

[Scunthorpe_United_sign_defender_Callum_Kennedy-50] "Scunthorpe United sign defender Callum Kennedy". BBC Football.

[Smith_set_to_leave_Town-51] "Smith set to leave Town". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

[Bodin_completes_Torquay_switch-52] "Bodin completes Torquay switch". Swindon Town F.C.

[Connell_departs_County_Ground-53] "Connell departs County Ground". Swindon Town F.C.

[York_City_re-sign_Jonathan_Smith_from_Swindon-54] "York City re-sign Jonathan Smith from Swindon". BBC Football.

[Cibocchi_leaves_Swindon_Town-55] "Cibocchi leaves Swindon Town". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2012.

[Bessone_Departs-56] "Bessone Departs". Swindon Town F.C.

[Aldershot_Town_sign_Oliver_Risser_after_Swindon_Town_exit-57] "Aldershot Town sign Oliver Risser after Swindon Town exit". BBC Football.

[Matt_Ritchie:_Bournemouth_sign_Swindon_Town_winger-58] "Matt Ritchie: Bournemouth sign Swindon Town winger". BBC Football.

[Ward_deal_complete-59] "Ward deal complete". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

[Town_bring_in_Bostock-60] "Town bring in Bostock". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

[Swindon_swap_Paul_Caddis_for_Birmingham's_Adam_Rooney-61] "Swindon swap Paul Caddis for Birmingham's Adam Rooney". BBC Football.

[Chris_Martin_and_Danny_Hollands_join_Swindon_Town_on_loan-62] "Chris Martin and Danny Hollands join Swindon Town on loan". BBC Football.

[Trio_Arrive_On_Loan-63] "Trio Arrive On Loan". Swindon Town F.C.

[Cox_joins_Oxford_United_on_loan-64] "Cox joins Oxford United on loan". Swindon Town F.C.

[Stevenage_sign_Patrick_Agyemang,_Dani_Lopez_and_Oliver_Risser-65] "Stevenage sign Patrick Agyemang, Dani Lopez and Oliver Risser". BBC Football.

[Burton_sign_Wigan's_Rob_Kiernan_&_Swindon's_Luke_Rooney-66] "Burton sign Wigan's Rob Kiernan & Swindon's Luke Rooney". BBC Football.

[Swindon_Town's_Chris_Smith_joins_Northampton_Town_on_loan-67] "Swindon Town's Chris Smith joins Northampton Town on loan". BBC Football.

[Rotherham_sign_Swindon_Town's_Luke_Rooney_on_loan-68] "Rotherham sign Swindon Town's Luke Rooney on loan". BBC Football.

[Benson_Arrives_On_Loan-69] "Benson Arrives On Loan". Portsmouth F.C. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.

[Paul_Benson:_Swindon_striker_makes_Cheltenham_switch-70] "Paul Benson: Swindon striker makes Cheltenham switch". BBC Football.

[Cox_joins_Plymouth-71] "Cox joins Plymouth". Swindon Town F.C.

[Wray:_Swindon_playing_the_community_role-72] "Wray: Swindon playing the community role". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.

[Second_bite_of_the_cherry_for_Rhyl's_Mooney-73] "Second bite of the cherry for Rhyl's Mooney". Rhyl Journal. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

[Materazzi_on_trial..._but_not_Marco-74] "Materazzi on trial... but not Marco". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[Hines_trial_cut_short-75] "Hines trial cut short". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

[Hines_and_Turner_on_Town_trial-76] "Hines and Turner on Town trial". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

[Town_edged_out-77] "Town edged out". Swindon Town F.C.

[No_reserve_league_competition_for_Swindon_in_2011/12-78] "No reserve league competition for Swindon in 2011/12". The Advertiser.

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Chronological list of events

League data

Sponsors

Pre-Season

Results

League One

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

League Cup

Results

Football League Trophy

Results

F.A. Cup

Results

Club information

Andrew Black Era (up until 21 February 2013)

Jed McCrory Era (from 21 February 2013)

Manager Season Stats

Squad Details

Appearances and goals

Captains

Goalscorers

Hat-tricks

Penalties awarded

Clean sheets

Disciplinary

Suspensions

Monthly & Weekly Awards

Transfers

Trial players

Development Squad

Development Squad Results

References