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):

NameGamesGoals1John Trollope 889 282Maurice Owen 601 1653Sam Burton 509 04Fraser Digby 505 05Don Rogers 490 1786Jimmy Allan 436 07Joe Butler 501 178Garth Hudson 427 119Colin Calderwood 414 2110Roger Smart 410 6011Billy Tout 405 5512Kenny Stroud 373 1913Bertie Denyer 371 6514Harry Cousins 369 115Keith Morgan 365 916Bob Jefferson 356 8217Rod Thomas 355 518Frank Burrows 351 919Andy Rowland 345 9820Albert Weston 344 921Harold Fleming 332 20322George Hunt 328 023Peter Downsborough 320 024Mark Robinson 316 425Len Skiller 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):

NameGoalsGamesAverage1Harry Morris 229 279 0.822Harold Fleming 203 332 0.613Don Rogers 178 490 0.364Maurice Owen 165 601 0.275Archie Bown 139 272 0.516Steve White 111 312 0.367Alan Fowler 102 224 0.468Andy Rowland 98 345 0.289Duncan Shearer 98 199 0.4910Freddy Wheatcroft 95 240 0.4011Ernie Hunt 88 237 0.3712Alan Mayes 83 184 0.4513Bob Jefferson 82 356 0.2314David Moss 82 275 0.3015Peter Noble 80 256 0.3116Sam Parkin 73 142 0.5117Bob Edwards 69 185 0.3718Jack Johnson 69 162 0.4319Joe Eddleston 67 219 0.3120Bertie Denyer 65 371 0.1821Jimmy Quinn 61 154 0.4022Roger Smart 60 410 0.1523Arthur Horsfield 57 132 0.4324Billy Tout 55 405 0.1425Frank Richardson 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.

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