List of Swindon Town F.C. seasons explained

This is a list of seasons played by Swindon Town Football Club in English and European football, from the club's formation in 1879 to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season where known.

Seasons

Season	League									FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Other		Top scorer	Attendance^[1]
	Division	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos
Club played friendly games and cup games only until 1894
1879–80	None	1	0	0	1	0	4			—
1881–82	None	1	0	1	0	2	2			—
1884–85	None	1	1	0	0	4	0			—
1886–87	None	0	0	0	0	0	0			R2			Wiltshire Cup	bgcolor=gold	W
1887–88	None	3	2	0	1	8	2			R1			Wiltshire Cup	bgcolor=gold	W
1888–89	None	19	13	4	2	63	24			QR2			Wiltshire Cup	bgcolor=gold	W	T Bennett (1)
1889–90	None	15	11	1	2	48	13			QR1			Wiltshire Cup	bgcolor=gold	W	T Bennett (1)
1890–91	None	0	0	0	0	0	0			QR3			Wiltshire Cup	bgcolor=gold	W	Robbie Reynolds (3)
1891–92	None	24	17	2	5	108	38			QR1			Wiltshire Cup	bgcolor=gold	W	Dick Jones (1)
1892–93	None	20	11	2	7	64	35			QR4					Dick Jones (4)
1893–94	None	27	19	3	5	86	44			QR4			FA Amateur Cup	R2	Dick Jones (4)
Club turns professional and joins Southern League in 1894
1894–95	SL Div1	16	4	1	11	24	48	9	9th	QR2					Dick Jones (2)	4,500
1895–96	SL Div1	18	6	4	8	38	41	16	7th	QR3					Alf Hames (2)	2,688
1896–97	SL Div1	20	8	3	9	33	37	19	6th	QR5					Richie Cox (2)	3,286
1897–98	SL Div1	22	7	2	13	36	48	16	10th	—					Jock Bell (2)	3,236
	WFL	14	9	1	4	32	15	19	bgcolor=silver								2nd
1898–99	SL Div1	24	9	5	10	43	49	23	9th	—						3,917
	WFL	8	5	1	2	16	10	11	bgcolor=gold								1st
1899–1900	SL Div1	28	15	2	11	50	42	32	5th	—						2,643
	WFL	6	3	0	3	7	7	6	3rd
1900–01	SL Div1	28	3	8	17	19	47	14	15th	QR5					Billy Smith (4)	2,320
	WFL	16	2	2	12	9	35	6	9th
1901–02	SL Div1	30	2	3	25	17	93	8	16th	QR5					Frank Becton (3)	1,936
	WFL	16	0	2	14	8	53	2	9th
1902–03	SL Div1	30	10	7	13	38	46	27	12th	IR					Jimmy Pugh (7)	4,563
1903–04	SL Div1	34	10	11	13	30	42	31	10th	—					Jimmy Pugh (4)	3,727
1904–05	SL Div1	34	12	5	17	41	59	29	16th	—					Jimmy Pugh (5)	4,482
1905–06	SL Div1	34	8	9	17	31	52	25	15th	R1					Bertie Lyon (2)	3,453
	UL	18	7	3	8	33	29	?	?						Bertie Lyon (7)
1906–07	SL Div1	38	11	11	16	43	54	33	17th	QR5						4,750
1907–08	SL Div1	38	16	10	12	55	40	42	5th	R3						5,167
1908–09	SL Div1	40	22	5	13	96	55	49	bgcolor=silver	2nd	R1						5,895
1909–10	SL Div1	42	22	10	10	92	46	54	bgcolor=silver	2nd	SF			Dubonnet Cup	bgcolor=gold	W	Harold Fleming (5)	4,875
1910–11	SL Div1	38	24	5	9	80	31	53	bgcolor=gold	1st	QF			Southern Charity Cup	bgcolor=gold	W	Archie Bown (3)	5,714
1911–12	SL Div1	38	21	6	11	82	50	48	4th	SF			Charity Shield	bgcolor=silver	RU	Harold Fleming (6)	5,682
1912–13	SL Div1	38	20	8	10	66	41	48	bgcolor=silver	2nd	R3					Archie Bown (2)	5,643
1913–14	SL Div1	38	21	8	9	81	41	50	bgcolor=gold	1st	R2					Billy Batty (2)	7,079
1914–15	SL Div1	38	15	11	12	77	59	41	9th	R1						4,300
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I
1919–20	SL Div1	42	17	7	18	65	68	41	13th	R2					George Travers (2)	8,600
1920–21	Div 3	42	21	10	11	73	49	52	4th	R2					Harold Fleming (17)	5,423
1921–22	Div 3(S)	42	16	13	13	72	60	45	6th	R2					Harold Fleming (13)	7,460
1922–23	Div 3(S)	42	17	11	14	62	56	45	9th	R1					Jack Johnson (20)	6,460
1923–24	Div 3(S)	42	17	13	12	58	44	47	6th	QF					Jack Johnson (15)	6,331
1924–25	Div 3(S)	42	20	11	11	66	38	51	4th	R1					Jack Johnson (18)	7,099
1925–26	Div 3(S)	42	20	6	16	69	64	46	6th	R4					Frank Richardson (28)	6,648
1926–27	Div 3(S)	42	21	9	12	100	85	51	5th	R1					Harry Morris (48)	8,274
1927–28	Div 3(S)	42	19	9	14	90	69	47	6th	R4					Harry Morris (44)	6,684
1928–29	Div 3(S)	42	15	13	14	75	72	43	10th	R5					Harry Morris (31)	5,455
1929–30	Div 3(S)	42	13	12	17	73	83	38	14th	R4					Harry Morris (29)	5,426
1930–31	Div 3(S)	42	18	6	18	89	94	42	12th	R1					Harry Morris (35)	4,929
1931–32	Div 3(S)	42	14	6	22	70	84	34	17th	R1					Harry Morris (29)	5,031
1932–33	Div 3(S)	42	9	11	22	60	105	29	22nd	R3					Harry Morris (13)	4,893
1933–34	Div 3(S)	42	17	11	14	64	68	45	8th	R3					Tommy Armstrong (23)	9,117
1934–35	Div 3(S)	42	13	12	17	67	78	38	16th	R4			Third Division South Cup	R1	Alan Fowler (25)	7,304
1935–36	Div 3(S)	42	14	8	20	64	73	36	19th	R1			Third Division South Cup	R1	Alan Fowler (18)	7,101
1936–37	Div 3(S)	42	14	11	17	75	73	39	13th	R2			Third Division South Cup	bgcolor=silver	RU	Jimmy Cookson (27)	8,455
1937–38	Div 3(S)	42	17	10	15	49	49	44	8th	R4			Third Division South Cup	R1	Alan Fowler (16)	9,640
1938–39	Div 3(S)	42	18	8	16	72	77	44	9th	R2			Third Division South Cup	R3	Ben Morton (32)	10,511
1939–40	Div 3(S)	3	0	1	2	2	4	1		n/a			Third Division South Cup	R1	Alan Fowler (2)
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II
1945–46	n/a	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	R1
1946–47	Div 3(S)	42	19	11	12	84	73	49	4th	R2					Bill Stephens (28)	15,123
1947–48	Div 3(S)	42	10	16	16	41	46	36	16th	R5					Maurice Owen (17)	15,924
1948–49	Div 3(S)	42	18	15	9	64	56	51	4th	R1					Morris Jones (25)	16,625
1949–50	Div 3(S)	42	15	11	16	59	62	41	14th	R2					Morris Jones (13)	14,070
1950–51	Div 3(S)	46	18	4	24	55	67	40	17th	R2					Jimmy Bain (9)	10,690
1951–52	Div 3(S)	46	14	14	18	51	68	42	16th	R5					Maurice Owen (24)	10,557
1952–53	Div 3(S)	46	14	12	20	64	79	40	18th	R3					Maurice Owen (21)	9,746
1953–54	Div 3(S)	46	15	10	21	67	70	40	20th	R2					Mike Bull (12)	10,753
1954–55	Div 3(S)	46	11	15	20	46	64	37	21st	R1					Maurice Owen (12)	8,243
1955–56	Div 3(S)	46	8	14	24	34	78	30	24th	R4					Maurice Owen (15)	7,379
1956–57	Div 3(S)	46	15	6	25	66	96	36	23rd	R2					Bob Edwards (26)	8,736
1957–58	Div 3(S)	46	21	15	10	79	50	57	4th	R1					John Richards (16)	12,004
1958–59	Div 3	46	16	13	17	59	57	45	15th	R2					Bob Edwards (10)	11,351
1959–60	Div 3	46	19	8	19	69	78	46	16th	R1					David Layne (20)	10,233
1960–61	Div 3	46	14	15	17	62	55	43	16th	R2	R2				Ernie Hunt (17)	11,043
1961–62	Div 3	46	17	15	14	78	71	49	9th	R1	R2				Ernie Hunt (18)	9,692
1962–63	bgcolor=#DFD		46	22	14	10	87	56	58	bgcolor=silver	2nd	R4	R3				Ernie Hunt (27)	13,530
1963–64	Div 2	42	14	10	18	57	69	38	14th	R5	R4				Bill Atkins (12)	18,277
1964–65	bgcolor=#FCC		42	14	5	23	63	81	33	bgcolor=#FCC	21st	R3	R2				Mike Summerbee (13)	15,081
1965–66	Div 3	46	19	13	14	74	48	51	7th	R3	R2				Keith East (24)	12,937
1966–67	Div 3	46	20	10	16	81	59	50	8th	R5	R4				Don Rogers (32)	12,297
1967–68	Div 3	46	16	17	13	74	51	49	9th	R4	R1				Don Rogers (28)	13,456
1968–69	bgcolor=#DFD		46	27	10	9	71	35	64	bgcolor=silver	2nd	R3	W				Don Rogers (30)	17,857
1969–70	Div 2	42	17	16	9	57	47	50	5th	QF	R3		Anglo-Italian Cup Anglo-Italian League Cup	W W	Arthur Horsfield (28)	19,852
1970–71	Div 2	42	15	12	15	61	51	42	12th	R4	R4				Don Rogers (21)	15,799
1971–72	Div 2	42	15	12	15	47	47	42	11th	R3	R2				Peter Noble (14)	13,356
1972–73	Div 2	42	10	16	16	46	60	36	16th	R4	R2				Ray Treacy (14)	10,024
1973–74	bgcolor=#FCC		42	7	11	24	36	72	25	bgcolor=#FCC	22nd	R3	R2				Peter Eastoe (8)	7,104
1974–75	Div 3	46	21	11	14	64	58	53	4th	R4	R1				Peter Eastoe (31)	8,067
1975–76	Div 3	46	16	8	22	62	75	40	19th	R3	R2				David Syrett (16)	7,514
1976–77	Div 3	46	15	15	16	68	75	45	11th	R4	R1				David Moss (21)	7,625
1977–78	Div 3	46	16	16	14	67	60	48	10th	R3	R4				David Moss (22)	7,159
1978–79	Div 3	46	25	7	14	74	52	57	5th	R4	R3				Chic Bates (16)	7,751
1979–80	Div 3	46	19	8	19	71	63	46	10th	R4	SF				Alan Mayes (28)	8,681
1980–81	Div 3	46	13	15	18	51	56	41	17th	R2	R3				Andy Rowland (13)	6,694
1981–82	bgcolor=#FCC		46	13	13	20	55	71	52	bgcolor=#FCC	22nd	R3	R1				Roy Carter (15)	5,560
1982–83	Div 4	46	19	11	16	61	54	68	8th	R4	R1				Paul Rideout (23)	4,018
1983–84	Div 4	46	15	13	18	58	56	58	17th	R4	R1	QF(S)			Alan Mayes (20)	3,154
1984–85	Div 4	46	21	9	16	62	58	72	8th	R1	R1	R1(S)			Colin Gordon (17)	2,994
1985–86	bgcolor=#DFD		46	32	6	8	82	43	102	bgcolor=gold	1st	R1	R4	PR(S)			Charlie Henry (18)	6,457
1986–87	bgcolor=#DFD		46	25	12	9	77	47	87	bgcolor=#DFD	3rd	R4	R2	SF(S)	League play-offs	bgcolor=gold	W	Dave Bamber (21)	7,715
1987–88	Div 2	44	16	11	17	73	60	59	12th	R4	R3	—			Jimmy Quinn (31)	9,773
1988–89	Div 2	46	20	16	10	68	53	76	6th	R4	R2	—	League play-offs	SF	Duncan Shearer (15)	8,645
1989–90	Div 2	46	20	14	12	79	59	74	4th	R3	R4	—	League play-offs	bgcolor=gold	W	Duncan Shearer (27)	9,444
1990–91	Div 2	46	12	14	20	65	73	50	21st	R4	R3	—			Duncan Shearer (23)	9,439
1991–92	Div 2	46	18	15	13	69	55	69	8th	R5	R4	—			Duncan Shearer (32)	9,654
1992–93	bgcolor=#DFD		46	21	13	12	74	59	76	bgcolor=#DFD	5th	R3	R3	—	Anglo-Italian Cup League play-offs	GS W	Craig Maskell (23)	10,576
1993–94	bgcolor=#FCC		42	5	15	22	47	100	30	bgcolor=#FCC	22nd	R3	R3	—	Anglo-Italian Cup	GS	Jan Åge Fjørtoft (13)	15,274
1994–95	bgcolor=#FCC		46	12	12	22	54	73	48	bgcolor=#FCC	21st	R4	SF	—			Jan Åge Fjørtoft (25)	9,408
1995–96	bgcolor=#DFD		46	25	17	4	71	34	92	bgcolor=gold	1st	R5	R2	R2(S)			Wayne Allison (20)	10,046
1996–97	Div 1	46	15	9	22	52	71	54	19th	R3	R3	—			Wayne Allison (13)	9,265
1997–98	Div 1	46	14	10	22	42	73	52	18th	R3	R1	—			Chris Hay (14)	9,505
1998–99	Div 1	46	13	11	22	59	81	50	17th	R3	R1	—			Iffy Onuora (20)	8,656
1999–2000	bgcolor=#FCC		46	8	12	26	38	77	36	bgcolor=#FCC	24th	R3	R1	—			Chris Hay (10)	6,977
2000–01	Div 2	46	13	13	20	47	65	52	20th	R3	R2	SF(S)			Danny Invincibile (10)	6,186
2001–02	Div 2	46	15	14	17	46	56	59	13th	R2	R2	R1(S)			Giuliano Grazioli (8) Danny Invincibile (8)	6,362
2002–03	Div 2	46	16	12	18	59	63	60	10th	R2	R1	R2(S)			Sam Parkin (26)	5,462
2003–04	Div 2	46	20	13	13	76	58	73	5th	R1	R2	R1(S)	League play-offs	bgcolor=silver	RU	Sam Parkin (23)	7,839
2004–05	Lge 1	46	17	12	17	66	68	63	12th	R2	R2	SF(S)			Sam Parkin (24)	5,835
2005–06	bgcolor=#FCC		46	11	15	20	46	65	48	bgcolor=#FCC	23rd	R1	R1	R2(S)			Rory Fallon (14)	5,951
2006–07	bgcolor=#DFD		46	25	10	11	58	38	85	bgcolor=#DFD	3rd	R3	R1	R1(S)			Christian Roberts (13)	7,419
2007–08	Lge 1	46	16	13	17	63	56	61	13th	R3	R1	R2(S)			Simon Cox (16)	7,170
2008–09	Lge 1	46	12	17	17	68	71	53	15th	R1	R1	QF(S)			Simon Cox (32)	7,499
2009–10	Lge 1	46	22	16	8	73	57	82	5th	R3	R2	QF(S)	League play-offs	bgcolor=silver	RU	Billy Paynter (29)	8,389
2010–11	bgcolor=#FCC		46	9	14	23	50	72	41	bgcolor=#FCC	24th	R2	R1	QF(S)			Charlie Austin (17)	8,458
2011–12	bgcolor=#DFD		46	29	6	11	75	32	93	bgcolor=gold	1st	R4	R2	bgcolor=silver	RU			Alan Connell (12) Paul Benson (12)	8,411
2012–13	Lge 1	46	20	14	12	72	39	74	6th	R1	R4	R1(S)	League play-offs	SF	James Collins (18)	8,528
2013–14	Lge 1	46	19	9	18	63	59	66	8th	R1	R3	F(S)			Nile Ranger (8) Michael Smith (8) Dany N'Guessan (8)	8,130
2014–15	Lge 1	46	23	10	13	76	57	79	4th	R1	R2	R2(S)	League play-offs	bgcolor=silver	RU	Andy Williams (22)	8,130
2015–16	Lge 1	46	16	11	19	64	71	59	15th	R1	R1	R2(S)			Nicky Ajose (25)
2016–17	bgcolor=#FCC		46	11	11	24	44	66	44	bgcolor=#FCC	22nd	R1	R1	R2			Jonathan Obika (6) Luke Norris (6)	6,527
2017–18	Lge 2	46	20	8	18	67	65	68	9th	R2	R1	R2			Luke Norris (14)	6,436
2018–19	Lge 2	46	16	16	14	59	56	64	13th	R2	R1	GS			Michael Doughty (14)	6,390
2019–20	bgcolor=#DFD		36	21	6	9	62	39	69	bgcolor=gold	1st	R1	R1	GS			Eoin Doyle (25)	7,787
2020–21	bgcolor=#FCC		46	13	4	29	55	89	43	bgcolor=#FCC	23rd	R1	R1	GS			Brett Pitman (12)	2,000
2021–22	Lge 2	46	22	11	13	77	54	77	6th	R3	R1	L32			Harry McKirdy (23)	9,790
2022–23	Lge 2	46	16	13	17	61	55	61	10th	R1	R1	GS	Wiltshire Cup	RU	Jonny Williams (10)	9,063
2023–24	Lge 2								19th	R1	R1	GS	Wiltshire Cup			1,154

Key

• P – Played
• W – Games won
• D – Games drawn
• L – Games lost
• GF – Goals for
• GA – Goals against
• Pts – Points
• Pos – Final position

• Prem – Premier League
• Champ – EFL Championship
• Lge 1 – EFL League One
• Lge 2 – EFL League Two
• Div 1 – Football League First Division
• Div 2 – Football League Second Division
• Div 3 – Football League Third Division
• Div 3(S) – Football League Third Division South
• Div 4 – Football League Fourth Division
• SL Div1 – Southern League Division One
• WFL – Western Football League
• UL – United League
• n/a – Not applicable

• QR – Qualifying round
• IR – Intermediate round
• GS – Group stage
• R1 – First round
• R2 – Second round
• R3 – Third round
• R4 – Fourth round
• R5 – Fifth round
• QF – Quarter-finals
• SF – Semi-finals
• RU – Runners-up
• W – Winners
• (S) – Southern section of regionalised stage

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Champions

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Runners-up

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Promoted

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Relegated

Overall

• Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 1
• Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 18
• Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 64
• Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 8
• Seasons spent at Level 5 of the football league system: 0

References

• Book: Mattick, Dick. 100 Greats: Swindon Town Football Club. Tempus. 2002. 0-7524-2714-8.
• Web site: Football Club History Database. 16 January 2007 .
• Web site: swindon-town-fc.co.uk archive. 16 January 2007 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home . swindon-town-fc.co.uk.