# 2019–20 Swindon Town F.C. season

The 2019–20 Swindon Town F.C. season was the club's 141st season in their existence, and third consecutive in League Two. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 through to 30 June 2020.

## Players
### First Team Squad

    As of 2 July 2019
| No. | Name | Position | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Games | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 12 | Will Henry | GK | 2015 | (1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 (age 26) | Academy | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | Luke McCormick | GK | 2018 | (1983-08-15) 15 August 1983 (age 41) | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 3 | Zeki Fryers | LB/CB | 2019 | (1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 (age 32) | Barnsley | - | - |
| 6 | Mathieu Baudry | CB | 2019 | (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 37) | Milton Keynes Dons | - | - |
| 24 | Rob Hunt | RB/LB | 2019 | (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 29) | Oldham | - | - |
| 25 | Joe Romanski | CB | 2017 | (2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 (age 25) | Academy | 9 | 1 |
| 26 | Dion Conroy | CB/DM | 2017 | (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 29) | Chelsea | 28 | 0 |
| - | Tyler Reid | RB | 2019 | (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 27) | Swansea | - | - |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 3 | Michael Doughty | CM/LM/LB | 2018 | (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 32) | Peterborough United | 49 | 15 |
| 7 | Jermaine McGlashan | RM/LM/AM | 2018 | (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36) | Southend United | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | Ellis Iandolo | LM/LB/CM | 2015 | (1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 27) | Maidstone United | 54 | 2 |
| 20 | Toumani Diagouraga | DM/CM | 2018 | (1987-06-09) 9 June 1987 (age 37) | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 10 | Keshi Anderson | SS/LW/RW | 2018 | (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 29) | Crystal Palace | 59 | 7 |
| 22 | Kaiyne Woolery | SS/RW/LW | 2017 | (1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 30) | Wigan Athletic | 47 | 6 |
| 24 | Scott Twine | CF | 2016 | (1999-07-14) 14 July 1999 (age 25) | Academy | 12 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Mathieu Baudry | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | LB | Zeki Fryers | Barnsley | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Rob Hunt | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Tyler Reid | Swansea City | Free transfer |
| 26 July 2019 | DM | Jordan Lyden | Aston Villa | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2019 | LW | Lloyd Isgrove | Barnsley | Free transfer |
| 4 October 2019 | CB | Gabriel Zakuani | Gillingham | Free transfer |
| 12 October 2019 | LB | Dion Donohue | Mansfield Town | Free transfer |
| 16 November 2019 | RB | Paul Caddis | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 6 January 2020 | CM | Anthony Grant | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed |
| 22 January 2020 | CF | Hallam Hope | Carlisle United | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2020 | CF | Eoin Doyle | Bradford City | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2020 | CM | Matt Palmer | Rotherham United | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Adam May | Portsmouth | 11 February 2020 |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Jerry Yates | Rotherham United | 22 January 2020 |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Daniel Ballard | Arsenal | 31 May 2020 |
| 30 July 2019 | RW | Diallang Jaiyesimi | Norwich City | 30 June 2020 |
| 16 August 2019 | CF | Eoin Doyle | Bradford City | January 2020 |
| 2 September 2019 | GK | Steven Benda | Swansea City | 30 June 2020 |
| 2 September 2019 | CM | Anthony Grant | Shrewsbury Town | 1 January 2020 |
| 13 January 2020 | CB | Rarmani Edmonds-Green | Huddersfield Town | 30 June 2020 |
| 28 January 2020 | CF | Admiral Muskwe | Leicester City | 30 June 2020 |
| 29 January 2020 | CF | Jerry Yates | Rotherham United | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 25 July 2019 | DF | Luke Haines | Chippenham Town | |
| 27 July 2019 | MF | Jacob Bancroft | Salisbury | January 2020 |
| 16 August 2019 | RM | Jermaine McGlashan | Chesterfield | 1 January 2020 |
| 6 September 2019 | MF | Ralph Graham | Highworth Town | October 2019 |
| 13 September 2019 | GK | Will Henry | Chippenham Town | October 2019 |
| 17 October 2019 | GK | Archie Matthews | Thatcham Town | November 2019 |
| 20 October 2019 | DM | Cameron McGilp | Hungerford Town | November 2019 |
| 7 November 2019 | GK | Will Henry | Gloucester City | December 2019 |
| 21 November 2019 | RB | Tyler Reid | Wrexham | December 2019 |
| 4 January 2020 | GK | Will Henry | Hereford | February 2020 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | James Dunne | Barnet | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | SS | Jordan Edwards | Basingstoke Town | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Kyle Knoyle | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Olly Lancashire | Crewe Alexandra | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Jak McCourt | Macclesfield Town | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Sol Pryce | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Marc Richards | Cambridge United | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Chris Robertson | Ilkeston Town | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Martin Smith | Salford City | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | LM | Matthew Taylor | Retired | Retired |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Lawrence Vigouroux | Everton de Viña del Mar | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Jordan Young | Coventry City | Released |
| 17 July 2019 | CF | Elliott Dugan | Ytterhogdal | Undisclosed |
| 2 January 2020 | DM | Toumani Diagouraga | Morecambe | Free transfer |
| 11 January 2020 | MF | Markus ifill | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |

## Non-Playing Staff

| Position | Name |
| First-Team Manager | Richie Wellens |
| First-Team Assistant Manager | Noel Hunt |
| First-Team Coach | Tommy Wright |
| First Team Goalkeeping Coach | Steve Mildenhall |
| First-Team Physio | Tom Holmes |
| First Team Analyst | John Shannon |
| First Team Kit Men | Steve Hooper/ Jonah Isaacs |
| Director of Football | Paul Jewell |
| Academy Director | Seamus Brady |
| Academy Manager | Alan McLoughlin |
| Academy Coach | David Farrell |

## Pre-season

On 26 May, The Robins announced their pre-season schedule.

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Swindon Town (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 69 | 1.92 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra (P) | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 69 | 1.86 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle (P) | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 68 | 1.84 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 64 | 1.78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Exeter City | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 65 | 1.76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Colchester United | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 58 | 1.57 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Northampton Town (O, P) | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 58 | 1.57 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Port Vale | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 57 | 1.54 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 March 2020. Source: BBC

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H |
| Result | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

#### Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.

### FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.

### EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.

### EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | L2 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |