The 2021–22 season is Swindon Town's 143rd year in their history and first season back in League Two since the 2019–20 season, following relegation from League One. The club will also compete in the FA Cup, EFL Trophy, and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Managerial changes On 26 May 2021, John McGreal was named as the new first team manager, signing a two-year contract. On 1 June 2021, McGreal named Rene Gilmartin as his assistant. However, on 25 June 2021, with increasing uncertainty regarding the ownership of the club, both McGreal and Gilmartin left by mutual consent. McGreal was in the job for just 30 days. Long-standing chief executive Steve Anderson also left the club on the same day. A few days later, director of football Paul Jewell stood down from his position. On 20 July 2021, Clem Morfuni was named the new owner and chairman of Swindon Town On 21 July 2021, Ben Garner was appointed head coach with Scott Lindsey and Scott Marshall appointed as assistant managers. Also Ben Chorley was appointed the club's new director of football. On 22 July 2021, Rob Angus was appointed new Chief Executive. On 13 August 2021, Zavier Austin was appointed vice chairman.
Pre-season friendlies Swindon Town announced friendlies against Melksham Town, Hungerford Town, Swansea City (later cancelled), Swindon Supermarine, Weymouth, Barnet (later cancelled), and Peterborough United as part of their pre-season preparations.
Competitions
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches Swindon Town's League Two fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.
Play-offs
Town League Two play-offs semi-finals against Port Vale both legs showed live on Sky Sports.
FA Cup
Town were drawn away to Crewe Alexandra in the first round. Town were drawn away to Walsall in the Second round. Town were drawn Home to Manchester City in the Third round.
EFL Cup
Town were drawn away to Cambridge United in the first round.
EFL Trophy
Swindon were drawn into Southern Group F alongside Newport County, Plymouth Argyle and Arsenal U21 Swindon were drawn against Colchester United in the last 32.
Statistics Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Swindon Town.
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Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total111 MFHarry McKirdy 2110123210 MFJack Payne 130001339 FWTyreece Simpson 92001149 FWJosh Davison 90009519 FWLouie Barry 60006620 MFJonny Williams5000577 MFBen Gladwin 4000425 MFLouis Reed 2200485 DFRomoney Crichlow 1001217 MFJayden Mitchell-Lawson 1001228 MFRicky Aguiar 2000293 MFEllis Iandolo100014 DFDion Conroy100016 DFMathieu Baudry100018 MFJordan Lyden 0001122 DFKaine Kesler Hayden 0100123 DFJoe Tomlinson 1000130 MFMo Dabre 00011Own Goals 20024Total 7760790
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total 111MFHarry McKirdy1100100000000120023MFEllis Iandolo1110000000000111025MFLouis Reed911200000000111132DFAkin Odimayo40000000000050024DFRob Hunt40000000010050044DFDion Conroy4010000000004017 MFBen Gladwin4000000000004009FWJosh Davison40000000000040020MFJonny Williams30010000000040058 MFJordan Lyden30000000000030010 MFJack Payne 30000000000030017 MFJayden Mitchell-Lawson 30000000000030066DFMathieu Baudry1000000001002009FWTyreece Simpson20000000000020022DFKaine Kesler Hayden21000000000021042MFAnthony Grant20000000000020071 GKJojo Wollacott1000000000001005 DFRomoney Crichlow10000000000010014DFBrandon Cooper10000000000010016DFJake O'Brien10000000000010019FWLouie Barry10000000000010019FWAlex Gilbert10000000000010028MFRicky Aguiar10000000000010029FWHarry Parsons10000000000010030 MFMo Dabre00000000010010033MFLevi Francis00000000010010034DFHarrison Minturn000000000100100Total79324000005008832
Management disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Role. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total 1N/AHead coachBen Garner2000000001003002N/AGK CoachSteve Mildenhall100000000000100N/AAssistant coachScott Marshall 001000000000001Total301000000100401
Suspension
NameCardTeam Against Suspension Missed Games22 Kaine Kesler Hayden Carlisle United 1 Tranmere Rovers11 Harry McKirdy Oldham Athletic 1 Newport County25 Louis Reed Leyton Orient1Barrow4 Dion Conroy Barrow2Stevenage, Northampton Town25 Louis Reed Crawley Town 2 Exeter City, Tranmere Rovers11 Harry McKirdy Bradford City 2 Exeter City, Oldham Athletic25 Louis Reed Sutton United 2 Crawley Town, Rochdale3 Ellis Iandolo Forest Green Rovers 1 Barrow
Clean sheets
Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League TrophyTotal1 1 Joe Wollacott 10 1 0 0 112 12 Lewis Ward 3 0 1 1 53 13 Steve Mildenhall 0 0 0 0 0 15 Emmanuel Idem 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS1311116
Summary
Competition P W D L GF GA CS League Two472311137955137832 FA Cup3201651400 EFL Cup1010001000 EFL Trophy4301741500Total552812159264168732
Awards
Players
No. Pos. Player Award Source 1 GK Joe WollacottLeague Two Team Of The Week Match Day 3 League Two Team Of The Week Match Day 4 League Two Team Of The Week Match Day 16 League Two Team Of The Week Match Day 30 English Football League Team Of The Week Match Day 30League Two Team Of The Week Match Day 31 League Two Team Of The Season 11 FW Harry McKirdyLeague Two Team Of The Week Match Day 11 League Two Team Of The Week Match Day 25 English Football League Team Of The Week Match Day 22FIFA 22 Team Of The Week 16 League Two Team Of The Week Match Day 30 League Two Team Of The Week Match Day 31 English Football League Team Of The Week Match Day 31League Two Team Of The Week Match Day 34 League Two Team Of The Week Match Day 43English Football League Team Of The Week Match Day 43League Two Team Of The Season 12 GK Lewis WardLeague Two Team Of The Week Match Day 11 FIFA 22 Team Of The Week 4 20 MF Jonny WilliamsLeague Two Team Of The Week Match Day 17 25 MF Louis ReedFA Cup First Round Goal Of The Round League Two Team Of The Week Match Day 22 9 FW Josh DavisonLeague Two Team Of The Week Match Day 31 League Two Team Of The Week Match Day 41 English Football League Team Of The Week Match Day 41 24 DF Rob HuntLeague Two Team Of The Week Match Day 30 League Two Team Of The Week Match Day 31 3 DF Ellis IandoloLeague Two Team Of The Week Match Day 36 4 DF Dion ConroyLeague Two Team Of The Week Match Day 36 23 DF Joe TomlinsonEnglish Football League February Young Player Of The Month 18 DF Mandela EgboLeague Two Team Of The Week Match Day 41 19 FW Louie BarryLeague Two Team Of The Week Match Day 41 English Football League Team Of The Week Match Day 41 6 DF Mathieu BaudryLeague Two Team Of The Week Match Day 43 English Football League Team Of The Week Match Day 43 10 MF Jack PayneLeague Two Team Of The Week Match Day 46
Management
No. Manager Award Source N/A Ben GarnerLeague Two Team Of The Week Match Day 22 English Football League Team Of The Week Match Day 22
International call-ups No. Pos. Player Month Missed Games International Games Source 20 MF Jonny WilliamsSeptemberStevenage, Arsenal U21Finland, Belarus, Estonia OctoberForest Green Rovers, Plymouth Argyle Czech Republic, Estonia NovemberCrawley Town Belarus, Belgium MarchForest Green Rovers Austria, Czech Republic 22 DF Kaine Kesler HaydenSeptemberStevenage, Arsenal U21Romania U20 OctoberForest Green Rovers, Plymouth ArgyleItaly U20, Czech Republic U20NovemberCrawley TownPortugal U20 42 MF Anthony GrantSeptemberStevenage, Arsenal U21Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica OctoberForest Green Rovers, Plymouth ArgyleCanada, HondurasNovemberCrawley TownEl Salvador, United States 1 GK Joe WollacottOctoberForest Green Rovers, Plymouth ArgyleZimbabweNovemberCrawley TownEthiopia, South AfricaJanuaryManchester City, Mansfield Town, Port ValeAlgeria, Morocco, Gabon, ComorosMarchForest Green RoversNigeria 19 FW Alex GilbertOctoberForest Green Rovers, Plymouth ArgyleLuxembourg U21, Montenegro U21 16 DF Jake O'BrienMarchForest Green RoversSweden U21
Transfers
Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2021 GK Joe Wollacott Bristol City Free Transfer 1 July 2021 CB Pierce Sweeney Exeter City Free Transfer 26 July 2021 CAM Ben Gladwin Milton Keynes Dons Free Transfer 27 July 2021 GK Lewis Ward Exeter City Free Transfer 3 August 2021 CB Akin Odimayo Free agent Free Transfer 4 August 2021 LW Harry McKirdy Port Vale Free Transfer 4 August 2021 CAM Mo Dabre Volenti Academy Free Transfer 5 August 2021 CDM Anthony Grant Free agent Free Transfer 6 August 2021 CM Louis Reed Peterborough United Free Transfer 7 August 2021 CM Ryan East Reading Free Transfer 10 August 2021 CAM Ricky Aguiar Worthing Free Transfer 13 August 2021 CAM Jonny Williams Cardiff City Free Transfer 19 August 2021 RM Jayden Mitchell-Lawson Derby County Free Transfer 3 January 2022 GK Emmanuel Idem Free agent Free Transfer 12 March 2022 RB Mandela Egbo Free agent Free Transfer
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 31 July 2021 ST Tyreece Simpson Ipswich Town 23 January 2022 2 August 2021 RB Kaine Kesler Hayden Aston Villa 9 January 2022 6 August 2021 CB Romoney Crichlow Huddersfield Town 13 January 2022 31 August 2021 LW Alex Gilbert Brentford 4 January 2022 4 January 2022 CB Jake O'Brien Crystal Palace End Of Season 24 January 2022 ST Josh Davison Charlton Athletic End Of Season 28 January 2022 ST Louie Barry Aston Villa End Of Season 29 January 2022 CB Brandon Cooper Swansea City End Of Season 31 January 2022 LB Joe Tomlinson Peterborough UnitedEnd Of Season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 17 October 2021 CAM Ricky Aguiar Chippenham Town 13 November 2021 12 November 2021 CAM Ricky Aguiar Chippenham Town 8 January 2022 12 November 2021 ST Harry Parsons Chippenham Town 11 December 2021 7 January 2022 CB Harrison Minturn Chippenham Town 7 February 2022 11 February 2022 GK Emmanuel Idem Brentwood Town 4 March 2022 16 February 2022 CB Harrison Minturn Chippenham Town 10 March 2022 25 February 2022 CAM Mo Dabre Chippenham Town End Of Season 4 March 2022 GK Emmanuel Idem Melksham Town End Of Season 25 March 2022 CM Levi Francis Chippenham Town End Of Season 25 March 2022 CB Callum Winchcombe Chippenham Town End Of Season
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 30 June 2021 CB Tom Broadbent Eastleigh Released 30 June 2021 RB Paul Caddis Free agent Released 30 June 2021 GK Lee Camp Wrexham Released 30 June 2021 CB Anthony Cheshire Bracknell Town Released 30 June 2021 CB Zeki Fryers Stockport County Released 30 June 2021 CM Massimo Giamattei Bracknell Town Released 30 June 2021 RW Joel Grant Grimsby Town Released 30 June 2021 LW Hallam Hope Oldham Athletic Released 30 June 2021 CM John Johnston Free agent Released 30 June 2021 GK Archie Matthews Birmingham City Released 30 June 2021 CDM Christopher Missilou Newport County Released 30 June 2021 CM Matt Palmer Notts County Released 30 June 2021 CAM Scott Twine Milton Keynes Dons Compensation 2 July 2021 CB Pierce Sweeney Exeter City Mutual Consent 9 July 2021 CB Taylor Curran Maidstone United Free Transfer 23 July 2021 LB Jonathan Grounds Exeter City Mutual consent 30 July 2021 ST Brett Pitman Bristol Rovers Mutual consent 28 January 2022 CDM Anthony Grant Scunthorpe United Mutual consent
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