2015–16 Swindon Town F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Swindon Town's 137th season in their existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Swindon Town
2015–16 season
ChairmanLee Power
ManagerMark Cooper
(until 17 October)
Lee Power
(caretaker; from 18 October, until 2 November)
Martin Ling
(from 3 November, until 29 December)
Luke Williams
(caretaker; from 29 December)
StadiumCounty Ground
League One15th
FA Cup1st Round
(Eliminated by Rochdale)
League Cup1st Round
(Eliminated by Exeter City)
JPT2nd Round
(Eliminated by Oxford United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicky Ajose (24)
All: Nicky Ajose (25)
Highest home attendance9,240 (vs. Wigan Athletic, 25 March 2016)
Lowest home attendance4,693 (vs. Exeter City, 11 August 2015)

Season events edit

Pre-season edit

June edit

July edit

August edit

September edit

October edit

  • 2 October 2015Momar Bangoura signed a short-term contract with the club.[28]
  • 17 October 2015 – The club parted company with manager, Mark Cooper.[29]

November edit

  • 3 November 2015 – Former player Martin Ling was appointed manager of Swindon Town.[30]
  • 10 November 2015 – Ross Embleton joined the backroom staff as First Team Coach.[31]
  • 27 November 2015 – Centre-forward Jamie Calvin signed a one-year contract.[32]

December edit

  • 28 December 2015Momar Bangoura was released upon the completion of his short-term contract.[33]
  • 29 December 2015Martin Ling resigned as manager of Swindon Town citing health reasons.[34]

January edit

February edit

March edit

April edit

First Team edit

As of game played on 17 April 2016
No. Name Position Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth Club caps Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Lawrence Vigouroux GK     London 19 November 1993 36 0 0 0 Liverpool On loan from Liverpool
12 Jake Kean GK   Derby 4 February 1991 3 0 0 0 Norwich City On loan from Norwich City
25 Tyrell Belford GK   Nuneaton 6 May 1994 22 0 0 0 Liverpool
32 Will Henry GK   Bristol 6 July 1998 2 0 0 0 Youth team scholar
33 Connor Johns GK   Mansfield 22 June 1998 0 0 0 0 Youth team scholar
Defenders
2 Nathan Thompson RB   Chester 9 November 1990 151 2 0 0 Youth team graduate Club captain
3 Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill LB/LWB   London 21 December 1995 30 1 0 0 Arsenal
5 Jordan Williams CB/DM   Bangor 6 November 1995 10 0 0 0 Liverpool On loan from Liverpool
6 Jordan Turnbull CB   Trowbridge 30 October 1994 98 1 0 0 Southampton On loan from Southampton
15 James Brophy LB   London 25 July 1994 31 0 0 0 Edgware Town
21 Jamie Sendles-White CB     Kingston upon Thames 10 April 1994 2 0 0 0 Hamilton Academical
27 Bradley Barry RB   Hastings 13 February 1995 38 0 0 0 Brighton & Hove Albion
29 Raphael Rossi Branco CB   Campinas 25 July 1990 91 4 0 0 Whitehawk Vice captain
34 Adam El-Abd CB     Brighton 11 September 1984 14 0 7 0 Bristol City On loan from Bristol City
Midfielders
4 Fabien Robert CM   Hennebont 6 January 1989 38 4 0 0 Lorient
7 Drissa Traoré CM   Bouaké 25 March 1992 26 0 0 0 Notts County
8 Yaser Kasim CM   Karrada 10 May 1991 115 6 17 3 Brighton & Hove Albion
10 Nathan Byrne RM   St Albans 5 June 1992 107 11 0 0 Tottenham Hotspur
11 Kevin Stewart CM/RB   Enfield 7 September 1993 7 0 0 0 Liverpool On loan from Liverpool
12 Momar Bangoura DM   Dakar 24 February 1994 2 0 0 0 Olympique de Marseille
14 Michael Doughty CM     London 30 November 1985 20 5 0 0 Queens Park Rangers On loan from Queens Park Rangers
16 Jordan Stewart AM/CF   Belfast 31 March 1995 1 0 0 0 Glentoran
17 Ben Gladwin CM   Reading 8 June 1992 70 13 0 0 Queens Park Rangers On loan from Queens Park Rangers
19 Louis Thompson CM     Dover 19 December 1994 107 7 0 0 Norwich City On loan from Norwich City
19 Jérémy Balmy LM/CF   Melun 19 April 1994 14 0 0 0 Oxford United
21 Will Randall RM   Swindon 2 May 1997 11 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
22 Lee Marshall RM   Gloucester 21 November 1996 6 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
26 Anton Rodgers CM     Reading 26 January 1993 52 5 0 0 Oldham Athletic
28 Ellis Iandolo AM/CF   Chatham 22 August 1997 13 0 0 0 Maidstone United
31 Tom Smith CM   Swindon 23 February 1998 3 1 0 0 Youth team scholar
34 Jake Evans CM/LM   Swindon 8 April 1998 1 0 0 0 Youth team scholar
35 Jordan Young CM     Chippenham 31 July 1999 3 1 0 0 Youth team graduate
Forwards
9 Michael Smith CF   Wallsend 17 October 1991 72 26 0 0 Charlton Athletic
10 Nicky Ajose CF   Bury 7 October 1991 61 35 0 0 Leeds United
14 Wes Thomas CF   Barking 23 January 1987 6 2 0 0 Birmingham City On loan from Birmingham City
23 Josh Cooke CF   4 February 1997 4 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
20 Jonathan Obika CF   Enfield 12 September 1990 77 22 0 0 Tottenham Hotspur
24 Jermaine Hylton CF   Birmingham 28 June 1993 31 1 0 0 Redditch United
30 Miles Storey CF   West Bromwich 4 January 1994 39 6 0 0 Youth team graduate On loan at Inverness Caledonian Thistle
32 Henrik Ojamaa CF   Tallinn 20 May 1991 11 0 23 0 Legia Warsaw
37 Jamie Calvin CF   Watford 8 October 1995 0 0 0 0 Hampton & Richmond Borough

NOTE: Players in italics departed the club permanently before the end of the 2015–16 season.

Transfers edit

In edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
2 July 2015 LB   Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill Arsenal Free transfer [45]
13 July 2015 DM   Drissa Traoré Notts County Free transfer [46]
30 July 2015 AM   Fabien Robert Lorient Free transfer [47]
4 August 2015 AM   Ellis Iandolo Maidstone United Free transfer [48]
6 August 2015 LB/LW   James Brophy Free agent Free transfer [49]
11 August 2015 RB   Bradley Barry Free agent Free transfer [50]
21 August 2015 AM   Jordan Stewart Glentoran £50,000 [51][52]
2 September 2015 CF   Nicky Ajose Leeds United Free transfer [53]
4 September 2015 CF   Jérémy Balmy Oxford United Free transfer [54]
4 September 2015 CF   Henrik Ojamaa Legia Warsaw Free transfer [55]
2 October 2015 DM   Momar Bangoura Olympique de Marseille Free transfer [56]
27 November 2015 CF   Jamie Calvin Hampton & Richmond Borough Free transfer [57]
16 February 2016 DF   Jamie Sendles-White Hamilton Academicals Free transfer [58]

Total spending:   £50,000

Out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
28 May 2015 MF   Ben Gladwin Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [59]
28 May 2015 MF   Massimo Luongo Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [60]
1 July 2015 MF   Harry Agombar Grays Athletic[a] Released [61]
1 July 2015 DF   Josue Antonio Free Agent Released [62]
1 July 2015 FW   George Barker Gosport Borough[b] Released [62][63]
1 July 2015 DF   Jack Barthram Cheltenham Town[c] Released [64]
1 July 2015 GK   Cameron Belford Wrexham[d] Released [65]
1 July 2015 GK   Wes Foderingham Rangers[e] Released [66]
1 July 2015 DF   Matty Jones Chippenham Town[f] Released [67]
1 July 2015 FW   Connor Waldon Swindon Supermarine[g] Released [68]
1 July 2015 DF   Darren Ward Yeovil Town[h] Released [69]
1 July 2015 FW   Andy Williams Doncaster Rovers[i] Released [70]
1 September 2015 DF   Nathan Byrne Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [71]
28 December 2015 MF   Momar Bangoura Free Agent Released [33]
5 January 2016 CF   Henrik Ojamaa Wacker Innsbruck Free Transfer [72]
12 January 2016 MF   Will Randall Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [73]
  1. ^ Agombar later signed for Grays Athletic.
  2. ^ Waldon later signed for Gosport Borough.
  3. ^ Barthram later signed for Cheltenham Town.
  4. ^ Belford later signed for Wrexham.
  5. ^ Foderingham later signed for Rangers.
  6. ^ Jones later signed for Chippenham Town.
  7. ^ Waldon later signed for Swindon Supermarine.
  8. ^ Ward later signed for Yeovil Town.
  9. ^ Williams later signed for Doncaster Rovers.

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
10 July 2015 DM   Jordan Williams Liverpool 30 June 2016 [74]
11 July 2015 RB   Kevin Stewart Liverpool 8 January 2016 [75]
3 August 2015 CB   Jordan Turnbull Southampton 30 June 2016 [76]
4 August 2015 GK   Lawrence Vigouroux Liverpool 30 June 2016 [77]
1 September 2015 CF   Wes Thomas Birmingham City 4 January 2016 [78]
11 September 2015 CM   Louis Thompson Norwich City 30 June 2016 [79]
9 October 2015 CB   Adam El-Abd Bristol City 4 January 2016 [80]
9 October 2015 CM   Ben Gladwin Queens Park Rangers 4 January 2016 [81]
15 January 2016 CM   Michael Doughty Queens Park Rangers 13 February 2016 [82]
14 April 2016 GK   Jake Kean Norwich City 21 April 2016 [83]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To End Date Ref.
10 August 2015 ST   Josh Cooke Cheltenham Town 15 September 2015 [84][85]
1 September 2015 ST   Michael Smith Barnsley 4 January 2016 [86]
1 September 2015 ST   Miles Storey Inverness Caledonian Thistle 30 June 2016 [87]
2 October 2015 ST   Josh Cooke Gloucester City 4 January 2016 [88]
1 February 2016 ST   Michael Smith Portsmouth 30 June 2016 [89]
24 March 2016 AM   Jordan Stewart Grimsby Town 22 April 2016 [90]

Squad statistics edit

As of 8 May 2016

Appearances, goals and cards edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   CHI Lawrence Vigouroux (on loan from Liverpool) 36 0 33+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF   ENG Nathan Thompson 24 1 22+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   ENG Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill 30 1 28+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF   FRA Fabien Robert 38 4 23+12 4 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF   ENG Jordan Turnbull (on loan from Southampton) 46 0 42+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
7 MF   CIV Drissa Traoré 26 0 15+9 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
8 MF   IRQ Yaser Kasim 29 1 24+3 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   ENG Michael Smith 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW   ENG Nicky Ajose 40 25 38+0 24 1+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF   WAL Michael Doughty (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) 20 5 20+0 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   ENG James Brophy 31 0 16+12 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
16 FW   NIR Jordan Stewart 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF   WAL Louis Thompson (on loan from Norwich City) 29 2 23+5 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF   FRA Jérémy Balmy 13 0 1+11 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
20 FW   ENG Jonathan Obika 35 12 27+5 11 1+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0
21 FW   NIR Jamie Sendles-White 10 0 8+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF   ENG Lee Marshall 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 FW   ENG Josh Cooke 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW   ENG Jermaine Hylton 18 0 8+8 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 GK   ENG Tyrell Belford 9 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 MF   EIR Anton Rodgers 39 3 29+7 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
27 DF   ENG Bradley Barry 37 0 34+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
28 MF   ENG Ellis Iandolo 13 0 6+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
29 DF   BRA Raphael Rossi Branco 40 1 36+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
31 MF   ENG Tom Smith 2 1 0+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
32 GK   ENG Will Henry 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 GK   ENG Connor Johns 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 MF   ENG Jake Evans 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF   SCO Jordan Young 3 1 0+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 FW   ENG Jamie Calvin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 FW   ENG Scott Twine 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who are contracted to Swindon Town but are currently out on loan:
30 FW   ENG Miles Storey 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who were contracted to Swindon Town but have since departed on a permanent basis:
5 DF   WAL Jordan Williams 10 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF   ENG Nathan Byrne 6 3 5+0 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   ENG Kevin Stewart 7 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
12 GK   ENG Jake Kean 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF   SEN Momar Bangoura 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
14 FW   ENG Wes Thomas 6 2 5+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   ENG Ben Gladwin 13 2 13+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF   ENG Will Randall 6 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
32 FW   EST Henrik Ojamaa 11 0 7+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
34 DF   EGY Adam El-Abd 14 0 13+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goal scorers edit

Rank Name L1 FAC FLC FLT Total
1 Nicky Ajose 24 1 0 0 25
2 Jonathan Obika 11 0 1 0 12
3 Michael Doughty 5 0 0 0 5
4 Fabien Robert 4 0 0 0 4
5 Nathan Byrne 3 0 0 0 3
6 Anton Rodgers 2 0 0 1 3
7 Ben Gladwin 2 0 0 0 2
8 Wes Thomas 2 0 0 0 2
9 Louis Thompson 2 0 0 0 2
10 Raphael Rossi Branco 1 0 0 0 1
11 Yaser Kasim 1 0 0 0 1
12 Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill 1 0 0 0 1
13 Tom Smith 1 0 0 0 1
14 Nathan Thompson 1 0 0 0 1
14 Jordan Young 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 0 2


Clean sheets edit

Rank Name L1 FAC FLC FLT Total
1 Lawrence Vigouroux 4 0 0 0 4
2 Tyrell Belford 1 0 0 0 1
3 Jake Kean 1 0 0 0 1
4 Will Henry 1 0 0 0 1

Disciplinary record edit

Name L1 FAC FLC FLT Total
                   
Jérémy Balmy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Bradley Barry 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Raphael Rossi Branco 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
James Brophy 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Nathan Byrne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Michael Doughty 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Adam El-Abd 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Ben Gladwin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Jermaine Hylton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ellis Iandolo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Yaser Kasim 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Fabien Robert 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Anton Rodgers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Jamie Sendles-White 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kevin Stewart 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Louis Thompson 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Nathan Thompson 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Drissa Traoré 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Jordan Turnbull 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
Lawrence Vigouroux 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Jordan Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Suspensions served edit

Player Reason Opponents Missed
Jordan Turnbull Violent conduct Peterborough United (H), Millwall (A), Oldham Athletic (H)
Raphael Rossi Branco 5 Bookings Chesterfield (A)
Raphael Rossi Branco Red Card Burton Albion (A)
Nathan Thompson Professional Foul Scunthorpe United (A), Fleetwood Town (H), Oldham Athletic (A)
Louis Thompson Two Yellow Cards Shrewsbury Town (H)
Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill Violent Conduct Shrewsbury Town (H)

Competitions edit

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWDDWLWLLLDLLLLDLWLWWWWLLWWDLLDWWWWDDLLDLLLDWDW
Position2496868101714172020232323202220171614151616141417171714151211141415151515161616161616
Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2015. Source: [91]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Peterborough United 46 19 6 21 82 73 +9 63
14 Southend United 46 16 11 19 58 64 −6 59
15 Swindon Town 46 16 11 19 64 71 −7 59
16 Bury 46 16 12 18 56 73 −17 57[a]
17 Oldham Athletic 46 12 18 16 44 58 −14 54
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Bury were deducted 3 points for playing the unregistered Callum Styles against Southend United on 8 May.[92]

Matches edit

  Won   Drawn   Lost   Postponed

Pre-season friendlies edit

On 29 May 2015, Swindon Town announced they would host FA Cup finalists Aston Villa on 21 July 2015.[93] On 23 June 2015, Swindon added Swindon Supermarine to the pre-season schedule.[94] A visit from Premier League side Everton on 11 July 2015, was confirmed on 29 June 2015.[95] A friendly against Southern League Central side Petersfield Town was later announced for July 18.[96] On 7 July 2015, Swindon Town added a home friendly against West Bromwich Albion.[97] On 13 July 2015, Swindon Town announced a sixth and seventh friendly against Solihull Moors and Liverpool respectively.[98][99] A behind-closed-doors friendly versus Queens Park Rangers was also arranged.[100]

7 July 2015 (2015-07-07) Friendly Swindon Supermarine 2–1 Swindon Town South Marston
19:30 BST Hopper  
Morris   82'
Report Smith   60' Stadium: Hunts Copse Ground
11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly Swindon Town 0–4 Everton Swindon
15:00 BST Report Mirallas   49'   52'
Lukaku   90'
McAleny   90'
Stadium: County Ground
14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly Solihull Moors 3–1 Swindon Town Solihull
19:45 BST Knights   20'
Asante   42'
Dean   45'
Report Trialist   Stadium: The Autotech Stadium
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly Petersfield Town 2–3 Swindon Town Petersfield
15:00 BST Dixon  
 
Report Trialist  
Trialist  
Obika  
Stadium: The Love Lane Stadium
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly Swindon Town 0–2 Aston Villa Swindon
19:45 BST Report Sinclair   29'
Sellars   82'
Stadium: County Ground
22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly Fairford Town 1–3 Swindon Town XI Fairford
19:45 BST Hale   86' Report Cooke   53'   60'
Martinez   54'
Stadium: Cinder Lane
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly Swindon Town 1–4 West Bromwich Albion Swindon
15:00 BST Kasim   32' Report Morrison   9', ?'
Anichebe   15'
Sessègnon  
Stadium: County Ground
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Swindon Town Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST Report Kasim   Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: Behind closed doors
2 August 2015 (2015-08-02) Friendly Swindon Town 1–2 Liverpool Swindon
16:00 BST Obika   63' Report Benteke   48'
Ojo   87'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,591
3 August 2015 (2015-08-03) Friendly Highmoor Ibis 0–3 Swindon Town XI Reading
19:45 BST Report Storey    
Cooke  
Stadium: Scours Lane

League One edit

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[101]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Swindon Town 4–1 Bradford City Swindon
15:00 BST Byrne   52', 61', 68'
Obika   70'
Report Morris   4' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,090
Referee: Steve Martin
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Bury 2–2 Swindon Town Bury
15:00 BST Pope   4'
Mayor   52'
Report Robert   74'
Rodgers   83'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,947
Referee: Carl Boyeson
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Swindon Town 2–2 Port Vale Swindon
19:45 BST Robert   12'
Rodgers   66'
Report Ikpeazu   21'
Foley   90' (pen.)
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,026
Referee: Brendan Malone
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Southend United 0–1 Swindon Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Report Robert   62' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,839
Referee: Andy Woolmer
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Swindon Town 0–2 Sheffield United Swindon
15:00 BST Report Collins   70'
Sharp   75'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,614
Referee: Chris Sarginson
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Swindon Town Crewe
15:00 BST King   61' Report Smith   63'
Thomas   82'
Ajose   90'
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Richard Clark
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Barnsley 4–1 Swindon Town Barnsley
15:00 BST Watkins   22'
Wabara   44'
Nyatanga   59'
Hourihane   76'
Report Nyatanga   20' (og) Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,227
Referee: Darren Bond
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Swindon Town 0–1 Burton Albion Swindon
15:00 BST Report Beavon   27' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,005
Referee: Scott Duncan
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Swindon Town 1–2 Colchester United Swindon
15:00 BST Thomas   22' Report Moncur   3'
Harriott   42'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,687
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 10 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Swindon Town Doncaster
19:45 BST Anderson   73'
Williams   80' (pen)
Report Ajose   47'
Obika   90'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 4,693
Referee: Ben Toner
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11 Blackpool 1–0 Swindon Town Blackpool
15:00 BST Cullen   38' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,704
Referee: David Webb
10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12 Swindon Town 1–2 Peterborough United Swindon
15:00 BST Bostwick   73' (og) Report Taylor   38'
Angol   52'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,025
Referee: Andy Madley
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13 Millwall 2–0 Swindon Town South Bermondsey
15:00 BST Gregory   19'
O'Brien   26'
Report Stadium: The New Den
Attendance: 8,524
Referee: Darren Drysdale
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14 Swindon Town 1–2 Oldham Athletic Swindon
19:45 BST Ajose   85' Report Jones   34'
Philliskirk   87'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,430
Referee: Andy Davies
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 15 Swindon Town 2–2 Coventry city Swindon
15:00 BST Gladwin   85'
Ajose   90' (pen)
Report Vincelot   66'
Tudgay   81'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,309
Referee: Dean Whitestone
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Swindon Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Júnior   90+5' Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,466
Referee: Nigel Miller
14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17 Swindon Town 2–1 Scunthorpe United Swindon
15:00 GMT Branco   55'
Ajose   59'
Report Clarke   73' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,957
Referee: Iain Williamson
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18 Fleetwood 5–1 Swindon Town Fleetwood
15:00 GMT El-Abd   34' (o.g.)
Sarcevic   55' (pen.)
Henen   64'
Fosu   69'
Grant   84'
Report Ajose   78' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,880
Referee: Darren England
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19 Swindon Town 2–1 Walsall Swindon
19:45 GMT Obika   17'
Thompson   90'
Report Bradshaw   61' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,957
Referee: Iain Williamson
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Chesterfield 0–4 Swindon Town Chesterfield
15:00 GMT Report Ajose   3', 80'
Thompson   14'
Obika   48'
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 6,178
Referee: Tim Robinson
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Swindon Town 2–1 Rochdale Swindon
15:00 GMT Robert   33'
Gladwin   34'
Report Lancashire   60' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,149
Referee: David Webb
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Swindon Town Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Report Ajose   34' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,115
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23 Swindon Town 1–3 Gillingham Swindon
15:00 GMT Obika   18' Report Dack   19'
Hessenthaler   35'
Jackson   69'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,228
Referee: Fred Graham
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24 Burton Albion 1–0 Swindon Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Akins   77' (pen) Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,816
Referee: Mark Brown
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) 25 Swindon Town 4–2 Southend United Swindon
15:00 GMT Ajose   42'   90'
Obika   45'   78'
Report Barnett   5'
Thompson   13'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,162
Referee: Graham Salisbury
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 26 Swindon Town 4–3 Crewe Alexandra Swindon
15:00 GMT Ajose   14' (90)
Obika   47'
Nugent   52' (og)
Report Inman   20'   40'
Colclough   26'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,888
Referee: Lee Collins
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 27 Sheffield United 1–1 Swindon Town Sheffield
15:00 GMT Sharp   8' (pen) Report Ormonde-Ottewill   79' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,012
Referee: Trevor Kettle
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 28 Swindon Town 0–1 Barnsley Swindon
15:00 GMT Report Winnall   88' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,532
Referee: Tim Robinson
2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 29 Port Vale 1–0 Swindon Town Burslem
19:45 GMT Dickinson   6' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,256
Referee: Peter Bankes
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 30 Gillingham 0–0 Swindon Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 6,398
Referee: Andy Woolmer
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31 Colchester United 1–4 Swindon Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Edwards   64' Report Ajose   36'   56'
Doughty   58'   72'
Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,269
Referee: Steve Martin
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 32 Swindon Town 3–2 Blackpool Swindon
15:00 GMT Ajose   17'   61'   88' Report Aldred   2'
Philliskirk   65' (pen)
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,412
Referee: Phil Gibbs
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 33 Peterborough United 1–2 Swindon Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT Maddison   12' (pen) Report Ajose   49'
Doughty   82'
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,124
Referee: Darren Handley
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 34 Swindon Town 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Swindon
19:45 GMT Obika   45'   66' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,556
Referee: Nick Kinseley
13 March 2016 (2016-03-13) 35 Swindon Town 2–2 Millwall Swindon
15:00 GMT Ajose   63' (pen)
Doughty   90'
Report Gregory   6'
Morison   11'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,623
Referee: Kevin Wright
19 March 2016 36 Coventry City 0–0 Swindon Town Coventry
15:00 GMT Vincelot   27' Report Rodgers   45'
Thompson   59'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,322
Referee:   Darren England
25 March 2016 37 Swindon Town 1–4 Wigan Athletic Swindon
17:30 GMT Ajose   79' Report Grigg   15'   50'
Power   47'
Morsy   51'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,240
Referee: Andy Davies
28 March 2016 38 Scunthorpe United 6–0 Swindon Town Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Townsend   27'
Clarke   44'
Adelakun   48'
Hopper   52'   76'
Madden   62'
Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,534
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
2 April 2016 39 Swindon Town 1–1 Fleetwood Town Swindon
15:00 GMT Ajose   68' Report Burns   6' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,311
Referee: Mark Brown
5 April 2016 40 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Swindon Town Oldham
19:45 BST Kelly   10'
Main   82'
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,730
Referee: Andy Haines
9 April 2016 41 Bradford City 1–0 Swindon Town Bradford
15:00 BST B. Clarke   20' Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 18,043
Referee: David Coote
16 April 2016 42 Swindon Town 0–1 Bury Swindon
15:00 BST Report Mayor   63' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,759
Referee: Darren Deadman
19 April 2016 43 Walsall 1–1 Swindon Town Walsall
19:45 BST Morris   71' Report Doughty   59' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,095
Referee: Nick Kinseley
23 April 2016 44 Swindon Town 1–0 Chesterfield Swindon
15:00 GMT Kasim   77' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,015
Referee: Trevor Kettle
30 April 2016 45 Rochdale 2–2 Swindon Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Allen   45+2'
Lund   67'
Report Obika   2'
N. Thompson   45+1'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,806
Referee: Scott Duncan
8 May 2016 46 Swindon Town 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Swindon
12:30 BST Ajose   45' (pen)   48'
Young   86'
Repor Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,012
Referee: Lee Collins

F.A. Cup edit

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) First round Rochdale 3–1 Swindon Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Mendez-Laing   24', 46', 69' (pen.) Report Ajose   71' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,060
Referee: Chris Sarginson

League Cup edit

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Swindon Town were drawn at home against Exeter City.[102]

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Swindon Town 1–2 Exeter City Swindon
19:45 BST Obika   65' Report Nicholls   37'
Wheeler   41'
Stadium: County Ground

Football League Trophy edit

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Robins were to travel to Newport County.[103] On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Swindon were drawn away to Oxford United.[104]

1 September 2015 1st round Newport County 1–1
(6–7 p)
Swindon Town Newport
Collins   72' Report Rodgers   19' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,434
Referee: Kevin Johnson
Penalties
Byrne  
Ansah  
Klukowski  
Boden  
Ofori-Twumasi  
Owen-Evans  
Collins  
Rodgers  
Robert  
Turnbull  
Brophy  
Branco  
Barry  
Randall  
6 October 2015 2nd round Oxford United 2–0 Swindon Town Oxford
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Roofe   41'   53' Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,013
Referee: Gavin Ward

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