List of Swindon Town F.C. records and statistics explained

This page details Swindon Town Football Club records.

Player records

Appearances

• Youngest first-team player – Paul Rideout, 16 years 107 days (v. Hull City, 29 November 1980)

Most appearances

As of 1 February 2007. (Former players only, competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute):

	Name	Games	Goals
1		889	28
2		601	165
3		509	0
4		505	0
5		490	178
6		436	0
7		501	17
8		427	11
9		414	21
10		410	60
11		405	55
12		373	19
13		371	65
14		369	1
15		365	9
16		356	82
17		355	5
18	Frank Burrows	351	9
19		345	98
20		344	9
21		332	203
22		328	0
23		320	0
24		316	4
25		316	0

Goalscorers

• Most goals in a season – 48, Harry Morris (1926–27)
• Most League goals in a season – 47, Harry Morris, (1926–27)
• Most goals in a single match – 5

Harry Morris (v. Queens Park Rangers, Third Division South, 18 December 1926)

Harry Morris (v. Norwich City, Third Division South, 26 April 1930)

Keith East (v. Mansfield Town, Third Division, 20 November 1965)

• Most goals in the League – 216, Harry Morris

Top scorers

As of 18 November 2006 (competitive matches only):

	Name	Goals	Games	Average
1	Harry Morris	229	279	0.82
2		203	332	0.61
3		178	490	0.36
4		165	601	0.27
5		139	272	0.51
6		111	312	0.36
7		102	224	0.46
8		98	345	0.28
9		98	199	0.49
10		95	240	0.40
11		88	237	0.37
12		83	184	0.45
13		82	356	0.23
14		82	275	0.30
15		80	256	0.31
16		73	142	0.51
17		69	185	0.37
18		69	162	0.43
19		67	219	0.31
20		65	371	0.18
21		61	154	0.40
22		60	410	0.15
23		57	132	0.43
24		55	405	0.14
25		54	97	0.56

Club records

Wins

• Most League wins in a season – 32 in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1985–86
• Fewest League wins in a season –

0 in 16 matches, Western League, 1901–02

2 in 16 matches, Western League, 1900–01

2 in 30 matches, Southern League First Division, 1901–02

Defeats

• Most League defeats in a season – 26 in 46 matches, First Division, 1999–2000
• Fewest League defeats in a season –

2 in 8 matches, Western League, 1898–99

4 in 46 matches, Second Division, 1995–96

Goals

• Most League goals scored in a season – 100 in 42 matches, Third Division South, 1926–27
• Fewest League goals scored in a season –

7 in 6 matches, Western League, 1899–1900

17 in 30 matches, Southern League First Division, 1901–02

• Most League goals conceded in a season – 105 in 42 matches, Third Division South, 1932–33
• Fewest League goals conceded in a season –

7 in 6 matches, Western League, 1899–1900

31 in 38 matches, Southern League First Division, 1910–11

Points

• Most points in a League season (2 for a win) – 64 in 46 matches, Third Division, 1968–69
• Most points in a League season (3 for a win) – 102 in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1985–86

Matches

Firsts

• First match

(Unofficial history) – v. Rovers F.C., Friendly, 29 November 1879 (lost 4–0)

(Official history) – v. St. Mark's Young Men's Friendly Society, Friendly, 12 November 1881 (drew 2–2)

• First FA Cup match (pre-qualifying) – v. Watford Rovers, First Round, 23 October 1886 (won 1–0)
• First FA Cup match (proper) – v. Brighton and Hove Albion, First Round, 13 January 1906 (lost 3–0)
• First League match – v. Reading, Southern League First Division, 22 September 1894 (lost 4–3)
• First European match – v. A.S. Roma, Anglo-Italian League Cup, 27 August 1969 (lost 2–1)
• First League Cup match – v. Shrewsbury Town, 12 October 1960 (won 2–1)

Record wins

• Record League win – 9–1 (home v. Luton Town, Third Division South, 28 August 1920)
• Record FA Cup win – 10–1 (away v. Farnham United Breweries, 28 November 1925)

Record defeats

• Record League defeat – 0–8 (away v. Loughborough, Second Division, 12 December 1896)
• Record FA Cup defeat – 1–10 (away v. Manchester City, 25 January 1930)

Transfers

• Record transfer fee received – £4,000,000 from Q.P.R. for Ben Gladwin & Massimo Luongo, May 2015.
• Record transfer fee paid – £800,000 to West Ham for Joey Beauchamp, August 1994.

Attendance

• Highest attendance at a home match – 32,000 (v. Arsenal, FA Cup third round replay, 15 January 1972)

Gate Receipts

• Record gate receipts – £149,371 vs Bolton Wanderers, Football League Cup Semi Final First Leg, 12 February 1995.

References

• Book: Mattick, Dick. 100 Greats: Swindon Town Football Club . Tempus . 2002 . 0-7524-2714-8.
• Book: Mattick, Richard. Swindon Town F.C.: 50 Classic Matches . Tempus . 2004 . 0-7524-2866-7.
• Book: Hayes, Dean. Swindon Town Football Club: An A-Z . Aureus . 2001 . 1-899750-06-1.
• Web site: swindon-town-fc.co.uk archive .
• Web site: Stadium Info . Swindon Town F.C. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070104234109/http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/CountyGround/0%2C%2C10341%2C00.html . 4 January 2007.
• Web site: Football Club History Database .