2024–25 Swindon Town F.C. season
2024–25 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Owner | Clem Morfuni | ||
Chairman | Clem Morfuni | ||
Head Coach | Mark Kennedy | ||
Stadium | County Ground | ||
| |||
The 2024–25 season is the 146th season in the history of Swindon Town Football Club and their fourth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 June 2024[a] | CM | Ollie Clarke | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed | [1] |
1 July 2024[b] | CB | Ryan Delaney | Newport County | Free | [2] |
1 July 2024[c] | LB | Rosaire Longelo | Accrington Stanley | Free | [3] |
1 July 2024[d] | CF | Harry Smith | Sutton United | Free | [4] |
1 July 2024[e] | RB | Tunmise Sobowale | Shrewsbury Town | Free | [5] |
1 July 2024[f] | CB | Will Wright | Crawley Town | Free | [6] |
10 July 2024 | CB | Grant Hall | Rotherham United | Free | [7] |
10 July 2024 | CM | Dylan Mitchell | Aston Villa | Free | [8] |
5 August 2024 | RB | Jeff King | Chesterfield | Free | [9] |
9 August 2024 | LB | Billy Kirkman | The New Saints | Free | [10] |
29 August 2024 | CM | Gavin Kilkenny | Bournemouth | Undisclosed | [11] |
30 August 2024 | CF | Danny Butterworth | Carlisle United | Undisclosed | [12] |
30 August 2024 | LB | George Cox | Volendam | Free | [13] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened
- ^ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Newport County contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Accrington Stanley contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sutton United contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 10 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Shrewsbury Town contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Crawley Town contract expired
Out
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 June 2024 | CB | Udoka Godwin-Malife | Burton Albion | Undisclosed | [14] |
8 July 2024 | CB | Harley Hunt | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | [15] |
12 July 2024 | CM | Ricky Aguiar | York City | Undisclosed | [16] |
Loaned in
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 July 2024 | CB | Miguel Freckleton | Sheffield United | End of Season | [17] |
30 July 2024 | AM | Joel Cotterill | Swansea City | End of Season | [18] |
26 August 2024 | CF | Kabongo Tshimanga | Peterborough United | End of Season | [19] |
30 August 2024 | GK | Daniel Barden | Norwich City | End of Season | [20] |
Loaned out
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 August 2024 | RM | Anton Dworzak | Swindon Supermarine | 21 September 2024 | [21] |
30 August 2024 | CB | Pharrell Johnson | Truro City | End of Season | [22] |
30 August 2024 | CM | Saidou Khan | Tranmere Rovers | End of Season | [23] |
6 September 2024 | LB | Billy Kirkman | Weston-super-Mare | 1 January 2025 | [24] |
7 September 2024 | CB | Jaxon Brown | Canvey Island | 5 October 2024 | [25] |
20 September 2024 | LM | Tariq Uwakwe | Maidenhead United | 19 October 2024 | [26] |
Released / Out of Contract
[edit]Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 June 2024 | CB | Frazer Blake-Tracy | Mansfield Town | 1 July 2024 | [27][28] |
30 June 2024 | CF | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | Crawley Town | 1 July 2024 | [27][29] |
30 June 2024 | RW | Tyrese Shade | Eastleigh | 3 July 2024 | [27][30] |
30 June 2024 | CM | George McEachran | Grimsby Town | 4 July 2024 | [27][31] |
30 June 2024 | RB | Brooklyn Genesini | Weymouth | 4 July 2024 | [27][32] |
10 July 2024 | LB | Williams Kokolo | Laval | 10 July 2024 | [33][34] |
30 June 2024 | CF | Charlie Austin | AFC Totton | 31 July 2024 | [27][35] |
30 June 2024 | LB | Reece Devine | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 August 2024 | [27][36] |
30 June 2024 | CF | Tomi Adeloye | [27] | ||
30 June 2024 | GK | Conor Brann | [27] | ||
30 June 2024 | CB | Tom Brewitt | [27] | ||
30 June 2024 | CB | Tom Clayton | [27] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]On 24 May, Swindon Town announced their initial pre-season schedule, with matches against Swindon Supermarine, Hungerford Town and Melksham Town.[37] A home friendly versus Wycombe Wanderers was later confirmed.[38] On 17 June, a trip to face Eastleigh was also added.[39]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
6 July 2024 Friendly | Swindon Supermarine | 1–4 | Swindon Town | South Marston |
14:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Webbswood Stadium |
9 July 2024 Friendly | Hungerford Town | 0–2 | Swindon Town | Hungerford |
19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Bulpit Lane |
13 July 2024 Friendly | Swansea City | 3–1 | Swindon Town | Fairwood |
14:00 BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Swansea City Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
16 July 2024 Friendly | Melksham Town | 1–3 | Swindon Town | Melksham |
19:30 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Oakfield Stadium |
19 July 2024 Friendly | Southampton U21 | 1–2 | Swindon Town | Marchwood |
13:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Staplewood Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
28 July 2024 Friendly | Eastleigh | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Eastleigh |
13:00 BST | Bycroft 3' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Ten Acres |
3 August 2024 Friendly | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Swindon |
15:00 BST | Clarke 68' | Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,335 |
Competitions
[edit]League Two
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | |
20 | Harrogate Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | |
21 | Swindon Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | |
22 | Carlisle United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 6 | |
23 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | Relegation to National League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[40]
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Last updated: 14 September 2024.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[41]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
9 August 2024 1 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Chesterfield |
20:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 9,262 Referee: Scott Oldham |
17 August 2024 2 | Swindon Town | 0–4 | Walsall | Swindon |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,786 Referee: Lee Swabey |
24 August 2024 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Crewe |
12:30 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,402 Referee: Alex Chilowicz | |
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[42] |
31 August 2024 4 | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Notts County | Swindon |
15:00 BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,326 Referee: Dale Baines |
7 September 2024 5 | Barrow | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Barrow-in-Furness |
15:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,763 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle |
14 September 2024 6 | Swindon Town | 4–0 | Newport County | Swindon |
12:30 BST | Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,857 Referee: Simon Mather | ||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[43] |
FA Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
[edit]On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Swindon being drawn away against Crawley Town.[44]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
13 August 2024 First round | Crawley Town | 4–2 | Swindon Town | Crawley |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,396 Referee: Ben Atkinson |
EFL Trophy
[edit]In the group stage, Swindon were drawn into Southern Group G alongside Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and Tottenham Hotspur U21.[45][46]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Exeter City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | L1 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | L2 | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
3 September 2024 Group stage | Exeter City | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Exeter |
19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,485 Referee: Ross Martin |
8 October 2024 Group stage | Swindon Town | v | Bristol Rovers | Swindon |
19:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground |
5 November 2024 Group stage | Swindon Town | v | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | Swindon |
19:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of match played 14 September 2024
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ENG | Jack Bycroft | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | IRL | Tunmise Sobowale | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | IRL | Ryan Delaney | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Will Wright | 8 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
6 | MF | NGA | Nnamdi Ofoborh | 5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | WAL | Joel Cotterill | 7 | 2 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
8 | MF | ENG | Ollie Clarke | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
9 | FW | GER | Paul Glatzel | 8 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
10 | FW | ENG | Harry Smith | 7 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
11 | FW | ENG | Sean McGurk | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
12 | GK | WAL | Daniel Barden | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ENG | Rosaire Longelo | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ENG | Jake Cain | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
17 | DF | ENG | Jeff King | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
18 | MF | IRL | Gavin Kilkenny | 4 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
20 | DF | ENG | Miguel Freckleton | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
21 | FW | ENG | Kabongo Tshimanga | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
22 | FW | ENG | Danny Butterworth | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
23 | FW | IRL | Aaron Drinan | 8 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
24 | DF | ENG | Grant Hall | 6 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
27 | DF | ENG | George Cox | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
31 | DF | ENG | Harrison Minturn | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
39 | MF | ENG | Dylan Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Town sign Ollie Clarke". Swindon Town FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Ryan Delaney". Swindon Town FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Rosaire Longelo". Swindon Town FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Harry Smith". Swindon Town FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Tunmise Sobowale". Swindon Town FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Will Wright". Swindon Town FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Grant Hall". Swindon Town FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Dylan Mitchell". Swindon Town FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Jeff King". Swindon Town FC. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Billy Kirkman". Swindon Town FC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Gavin Kilkenny". Swindon Town FC. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Danny Butterworth". Swindon Town FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Town sign George Cox". Swindon Town FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Udoka Godwin-Malife completes Burton move". Swindon Town FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Academy product Harley Hunt completes move to Middlesbrough". Swindon Town FC. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Ricky Aguiar completes York City move". Swindon Town FC. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Miguel Freckleton". Swindon Town FC. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Joel Cotterill". Swindon Town FC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Kabongo Tshimanga". Swindon Town FC. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Town sign Daniel Barden". Swindon Town FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Anton Dworzak joins Swindon Supermarine on an initial short-term loan". Swindon Town FC. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Defender Pharrell Johnson joins Truro City on a season-long loan". Swindon Town FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Midfielder Saidou Khan joins Tranmere Rovers on a season-long loan". Swindon Town FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Billy Kirkman joins Weston-super-Mare on loan until January 2025". Swindon Town FC. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Jaxon Brown joins Canvey Island on initial one-month youth loan". Swindon Town FC. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Defender Tariq Uwakwe joins Maidenhead United on a short-term loan". Swindon Town FC. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Swindon Town Retained & Released List 2023 / 2024". Swindon Town FC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Stags sign new defender". Mansfield Town FC. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Rushian Hepburn-Murphy Joins The Reds". Crawley Town FC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Tyrese Shade joins the Spitfires". Eastleigh FC. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "McEachran Joins The Mariners". Grimsby Town FC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Genesini Is A Terra". Weymouth FC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Williams Kokolo departs the club". Swindon Town FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Le numéro 17 Tango!" (in French). Stade Lavallois. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Former QPR, Burnley and Southampton striker Charlie Austin has signed for AFC Totton". X. Sky Sports Football. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Reece Devine completes Harriers switch". Kidderminster Harriers. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Four games for 2024/25 pre-season announced". Swindon Town FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Town to host Wycombe Wanderers in final pre-season friendly". Swindon Town FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Town confirm pre-season friendly against Eastleigh". Swindon Town FC. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Town's early season trip to Crewe live on Sky". Swindon Town FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Town's home game against Newport selected for Sky coverage". Swindon Town FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.