2019–20 Swindon Town F.C. season explained

Club:	Swindon Town
Season:	2019–20
Chairman:	Lee Power
Manager:	Richie Wellens
Stadium:	County Ground
League:	League Two
League Result:	1st (champions)
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	First round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round
Cup3:	EFL Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Group stage
League Topscorer:	Eoin Doyle (25 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Eoin Doyle (25 goals)
Highest Attendance:	13,095 vs Exeter City (1 February 2020)
Lowest Attendance:	1,199 vs Plymouth Argyle(8 October 2019)
Average Attendance:	7,787
Prevseason:	2018–19
Nextseason:	2020–21
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The 2019–20 Swindon Town F.C. season was the club's 141st season in their existence, and third consecutive in League Two. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 through to 30 June 2020.

Players

First Team Squad

^[1]

	Name	Nat	Position	Since	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
12	Will Henry		GK	2015	6 July 1998	Academy	10	0
23	Luke McCormick		GK	2018	15 August 1983	Plymouth Argyle	10	0
Defenders
3	Zeki Fryers		LB/CB	2019	9 September 1992	Barnsley	-	-
6	Mathieu Baudry		CB	2019	24 February 1988	Milton Keynes Dons	-	-
24	Rob Hunt		RB/LB	2019	7 July 1995	Oldham	-	-
25	Joe Romanski		CB	2017	3 February 2000	Academy	9	1
26	Dion Conroy		CB/DM	2017	11 December 1995	Chelsea	28	0
-	Tyler Reid		RB	2019	2 September 1997	Swansea	-	-
Midfielders
3	Michael Doughty		CM/LM/LB	2018	20 November 1992	Peterborough United	49	15
7	Jermaine McGlashan		RM/LM/AM	2018	14 October 1988	Southend United	18	0
14	Ellis Iandolo		LM/LB/CM	2015	22 August 1997	Maidstone United	54	2
20	Toumani Diagouraga		DM/CM	2018	9 June 1987	Fleetwood Town	21	0
Forwards
10	Keshi Anderson		SS/LW/RW	2018	6 April 1995	Crystal Palace	59	7
22	Kaiyne Woolery		SS/RW/LW	2017	11 January 1995	Wigan Athletic	47	6
24	Scott Twine		CF	2016	14 July 1999	Academy	12	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019					Free transfer	^[2]
1 July 2019					Free transfer	^[3]
1 July 2019					Free transfer	^[4]
1 July 2019					Free transfer	^[5]
26 July 2019					Free transfer	^[6]
30 July 2019					Free transfer	^[7]
4 October 2019					Free transfer	^[8]
12 October 2019					Free transfer	^[9]
16 November 2019					Free transfer	^[10]
6 January 2020					Undisclosed	^[11]
22 January 2020					Undisclosed	^[12]
30 January 2020					Undisclosed	^[13]
31 January 2020					Free transfer	^[14]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2019					11 February 2020	^[15] ^[16]
1 July 2019					22 January 2020	^[17] ^[18]
3 July 2019			Daniel Ballard		31 May 2020	^[19]
30 July 2019					30 June 2020	^[20]
16 August 2019					January 2020	^[21]
2 September 2019			Steven Benda		30 June 2020	^[22]
2 September 2019					1 January 2020	^[23]
13 January 2020					30 June 2020	^[24]
28 January 2020					30 June 2020	^[25]
29 January 2020					30 June 2020	^[26]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
25 July 2019						^[27]
27 July 2019					January 2020	^[28]
16 August 2019					1 January 2020	^[29]
6 September 2019			Ralph Graham		October 2019	^[30]
13 September 2019					October 2019	^[31]
17 October 2019					November 2019	^[32]
20 October 2019					November 2019	^[33]
7 November 2019					December 2019	^[34]
21 November 2019					December 2019	^[35]
4 January 2020					February 2020	^[36]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019					Released	^[37] ^[38]
1 July 2019					Released	^[39]
1 July 2019					Free transfer	^[40]
1 July 2019					Released	^[41]
1 July 2019					Released	^[42]
1 July 2019					Released
1 July 2019					Released	^[43]
1 July 2019					Released	^[44]
1 July 2019					Released	^[45]
1 July 2019
1 July 2019					Released	^[46]
1 July 2019					Released	^[47]
17 July 2019			Elliott Dugan		Undisclosed	^[48]
2 January 2020					Free transfer	^[49]
11 January 2020			Markus ifill	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed

Non-Playing Staff

Position	Name
First-Team Manager	Richie Wellens
First-Team Assistant Manager	Noel Hunt
First-Team Coach	Tommy Wright
First Team Goalkeeping Coach	Steve Mildenhall
First-Team Physio	Tom Holmes
First Team Analyst	John Shannon
First Team Kit Men	Steve Hooper/ Jonah Isaacs
Director of Football	Paul Jewell
Academy Director	Seamus Brady
Academy Manager	Alan McLoughlin
Academy Coach	David Farrell

Pre-season

On 26 May, The Robins announced their pre-season schedule.^[50]

Competitions

League Two

See main article: 2019–20 EFL League Two.

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.^[51]

FA Cup

See main article: 2019–20 FA Cup.

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.^[52]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup.

The first round draw was made on 20 June.^[53]

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy.

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.^[54]

Statistics

Top scorers

Notes and References

1. News: First Team . Swindon Town Official Site . 2 June 2018.
2. Web site: Mathieu Baudry Becomes Fourth Summer Signing . . 18 June 2019.
3. Web site: Swindon Town sign former Manchester United defender Zeki Fryers on a free transfer . . 17 June 2019.
4. Web site: Rob Hunt Signs For Swindon . . 24 June 2019.
5. Web site: Tyler Reid Signs For Swindon . . 3 June 2019.
6. Web site: Jordan Lyden Signs For Swindon . . 26 July 2019.
7. Web site: Swindon Town use open training session to confirm Lloyd Isgrove's capture - while Diallang Jaiyesimi joins on loan from Norwich . . 30 July 2019.
8. Web site: Gabriel Zakuani Signs. 4 October 2019. . 5 October 2019.
9. Web site: Donohue Signs For Swindon . . 12 October 2019.
10. Web site: Swindon re-sign defender Caddis . . 17 November 2019.
11. Web site: Grant Signs Permanent Terms . . 6 January 2020.
12. News: Forward joins the Robins . 22 January 2020 . Carlisle United F.C..
13. News: Doyle Departs . 30 January 2020 . Bradford City A.F.C..
14. News: Matty Palmer Signs For Swindon . 31 January 2020 . Swindon Town F.C..
15. Web site: Adam May Arrives On Loan . . 11 June 2019.
16. News: Adam May Joins Wood On Loan From Pompey . 12 February 2020 . Boreham Wood F.C..
17. Web site: Jerry joins Swindon . . 20 June 2019.
18. News: Swindon Town loanee Jerry Yates has been recalled by parent club Rotherham United . 29 January 2020 . Swindon Advertiser.
19. Web site: Swindon Town confirm Arsenal defender Daniel Ballard as seventh summer signing - prompting Richie Wellens' defensive transfer business to end . . 3 July 2019.
20. Web site: Diallang Jaiyesimi Signs On-Loan From Norwich . . 13 January 2020.
21. Web site: Bantams striker Doyle joins Swindon . . 16 August 2019.
22. Web site: Benda Signs on Loan from Swansea . . 2 September 2019.
23. Web site: Grant joins Swindon Town On Loan . . 2 September 2019.
24. Web site: Rarmani Edmonds-Green Signs from Huddersfield . . 13 January 2020.
25. Web site: Admiral Muskwe Signs on Loan from Leicester City . . 28 January 2020.
26. News: Yates re-joins Swindon on loan . 29 January 2020 . Rotherham United F.C..
27. Web site: National League South side Chippenham Town have signed versatile defender Luke Haines on loan from Swindon Town . . 25 July 2019.
28. Web site: Bancroft Loan Signing . . 27 July 2019 . 27 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190727093945/https://www.salisburyfc.co.uk/index.php/news/1540-bancroft-loan-signing . dead .
29. Web site: Loan deal agreed . . 16 August 2019.
30. Web site: Ralph Graham joins Highworth Town on one-month loan deal from Swindon Town . . 6 September 2019.
31. Web site: Will Henry Joins The Bluebirds . . 13 September 2019.
32. Web site: Goalkeeper Matthews joins Thatcham on month-long loan deal . . 17 October 2019.
33. Web site: Crusaders Sign Midfielder . . 23 October 2019.
34. Web site: Swindon Town goalkeeper rejoins Gloucester City as Birmingham City youngster leaves . . 8 November 2019.
35. Web site: Wrexham AFC Sign Tyler Reid On-loan from League Two Side Swindon Town . . 21 November 2019.
36. Web site: Bulls Bring in Loan 'Keeper . . 4 January 2020.
37. Web site: Released And Retained List Announced . . 8 May 2019.
38. Web site: James Dunne signs for the Bees . . 27 July 2019.
39. Web site: Jordan Edwards finally signs for Stoke . . 17 October 2019.
40. Web site: Cambridge United sign former West Ham and Swindon full-back on two-year deal . . 5 June 2019.
41. Web site: Crewe Complete Olly Lancashire Signing . . 30 May 2019.
42. Web site: Jak McCourt Becomes First Summer Signing . . 5 June 2019.
43. Web site: Cambridge United Sign Striker Marc Richards On Short Term Deal . . 5 August 2019.
44. Web site: Transfer coup for Ilkeston Town as experienced defender signs for the Robins . Ilkeston Advertiser . 17 October 2019.
45. Web site: Smith pens two-year deal with Salford . . 23 July 2019.
46. Web site: Everton de Viña del Mar . . 2 August 2019.
47. Web site: Jordan Young Joins Sky Blues . . 16 August 2019.
48. Web site: Ny anfallare klar för YIK . svenskalag . 17 October 2019 . sv.
49. Web site: Toumani Diagouraga Signs . . 2 January 2020.
50. Web site: 2019/20 Pre-Season Schedule . . 5 June 2019.
51. Web site: Sky Bet League Two fixtures 2019/20 . . 20 June 2019.
52. Web site: FA Cup first-round draw . . 24 October 2019.
53. Web site: Carabao Cup first-round draw . . 20 June 2019.
54. Web site: EFL Trophy Round One Group stage Draw . . 9 July 2019.