# 2016–17 Swindon Town F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Swindon Town's 138th season in their existence and their fifth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## Players
### First team squad

    As of 30 April 2017
| No. | Name | Position | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Games | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Lawrence Vigouroux | GK | 2016 | (1993-11-19)19 November 1993 (aged 23) | Liverpool | 82 | 0 |
| 12 | Will Henry | GK | 2015 | (1998-07-06)6 July 1998 (aged 18) | Academy | 9 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Nathan Thompson | CB | 2008 | (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 26) | Academy | 184 | 4 |
| 3 | Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill | LB | 2015 | (1995-12-21)21 December 1995 (aged 21) | Arsenal | 56 | 2 |
| 6 | Jamie Sendles-White | CB | 2016 | (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 23) | Hamilton Academical | 17 | 0 |
| 11 | James Brophy | LB | 2015 | (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 22) | Edgware Town | 64 | 1 |
| 21 | Fankaty Dabo | RB | 2017 | (1995-10-11)11 October 1995 (aged 21) | on loan from Chelsea | 15 | 1 |
| 25 | Dion Conroy | CB | 2017 | (1995-12-11)11 December 1995 (aged 21) | Chelsea | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Bradley Barry | RB | 2015 | (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 22) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 64 | 1 |
| 28 | Lloyd Jones | CB | 2016 | (1995-10-07)7 October 1995 (aged 21) | on loan from Liverpool | 29 | 2 |
| 29 | Raphael Rossi Branco | CB | 2013 | (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 26) | Whitehawk | 130 | 7 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 4 | Conor Thomas | DM | 2016 | (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 23) | Coventry City | 37 | 1 |
| 5 | Anton Rodgers | CM | 2014 | (1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 24) | Oldham Athletic | 79 | 6 |
| 7 | Ben Gladwin | CM | 2017 | (1992-06-08)8 June 1992 (aged 24) | on loan from Queens Park Rangers | 88 | 15 |
| 8 | Yaser Kasim | CM | 2013 | (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 25) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 139 | 8 |
| 10 | John Goddard | RW | 2016 | (1993-06-02)2 June 1993 (aged 23) | Woking | 48 | 3 |
| 14 | Ellis Iandolo | RW | 2015 | (1997-08-22)22 August 1997 (aged 19) | Maidstone United | 28 | 1 |
| 16 | Jordan Stewart | AM | 2015 | (1995-03-31)31 March 1995 (aged 22) | Glentoran | 10 | 1 |
| 20 | Charlie Colkett | CM | 2017 | (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 20) | on loan from Chelsea | 19 | 1 |
| 22 | Jesse Starkey | CM | 2017 | (1995-09-01)1 September 1995 (aged 21) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Rohan Ince | DM | 2017 | (1992-11-08)8 November 1992 (aged 24) | on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 2 |
| 35 | Jordan Young | LW | 2016 | (1999-07-31)31 July 1999 (aged 17) | Academy | 6 | 1 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 9 | Jonathan Obika | FW | 2014 | (1990-09-12)12 September 1990 (aged 26) | Tottenham Hotspur | 108 | 28 |
| 17 | Islam Feruz | FW | 2017 | (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 (aged 21) | on loan from Chelsea | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Nicky Ajose | FW | 2017 | (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 25) | on loan from Charlton Athletic | 76 | 40 |
| 24 | Jermaine Hylton | FW | 2015 | (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 23) | Redditch United | 46 | 1 |
| 33 | Luke Norris | FW | 2016 | (1993-06-03)3 June 1993 (aged 23) | Gillingham | 46 | 6 |
| 36 | Scott Twine | FW | 2016 | (1999-07-14)14 July 1999 (aged 17) | Academy | 1 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | John Goddard | Woking | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Lawrence Vigouroux | Liverpool | Undisclosed |
| 4 July 2016 | CM | Conor Thomas | Coventry City | Free transfer |
| 6 July 2016 | ST | Luke Norris | Gillingham | Undisclosed |
| 18 August 2016 | ST | Nathan Delfouneso | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2016 | CM | Sean Murray | Watford | Free transfer |
| 6 December 2016 | LB | Rhys Sharpe | Notts County | Free transfer |
| 27 January 2017 | CB | Dion Conroy | Chelsea | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2017 | CM | Jesse Starkey | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 23 June 2016 | CF | Michael Smith | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |
| 27 June 2016 | CF | Nicky Ajose | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Jeremy Balmy | Le Havre | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Jamie Calvin | Kings Langley | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Josh Cooke | AFC Telford United | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Lee Marshall | Bath City | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LM | Fabien Robert | Forest Green Rovers | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Miles Storey | Aberdeen | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Drissa Traoré | Forest Green Rovers | Released |
| 11 November 2016 | GK | Tyrell Belford | Oxford City | Released |
| 1 January 2017 | LB | Rhys Sharpe | Matlock Town | Released |
| 21 January 2017 | CF | Nathan Delfouneso | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2017 | CM | Sean Murray | Colchester United | Free transfer |
* ↑ Following Balmy's release, he signed for Le Havre.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000020-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Calvin's release, he signed for Kings Langley.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000024-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Cooke's release, he signed for AFC Telford United.
* ↑ Following Marshall's release, he signed for Bath City.
* ↑ Following Roberts' release, he signed for Forest Green Rovers.
* ↑ Following Traoré's release, he signed for Forest Green Rovers.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002B-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Belford's release, he signed for Oxford City.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002D-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Sharpe's release, he signed for Matlock Town.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000031-QINU`"'

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 5 August 2016 | CM | Michael Doughty | Queens Park Rangers | 2 January 2017 |
| 5 August 2016 | CB | Lloyd Jones | Liverpool | End of Season |
| 12 August 2016 | RB | Darnell Furlong | Queens Park Rangers | 2 January 2017 |
| 10 January 2017 | CM | Ben Gladwin | Queens Park Rangers | End of Season |
| 11 January 2017 | CM | Charlie Colkett | Chelsea | End of Season |
| 11 January 2017 | CF | Islam Feruz | Chelsea | End of Season |
| 11 January 2017 | RB | Fankaty Dabo | Chelsea | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Nicky Ajose | Charlton Athletic | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | DM | Rohan Ince | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of Season |
* ↑ On 2 January 2017, Queens Park Rangers recalled Michael Doughty.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000003B-QINU`"'
* ↑ On 2 January 2017, Queens Park Rangers recalled Darnell Furlong.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000041-QINU`"'

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | End Date |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Tyrell Belford | Southport | 11 November 2016 |
| 4 October 2016 | CF | Jermaine Hylton | Guiseley | 6 December 2016 |
| 22 February 2017 | LM | Jake Evans | Waterford | End of Season |
| 22 February 2017 | CM | Tom Smith | Waterford | End of Season |
* ↑ Belford's loan was terminated on 11 November 2016, due to his release from Swindon Town.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000054-QINU`"'
* ↑ Hylton's loan was terminated on 6 December 2016.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000058-QINU`"'

## Friendlies
### Pre-season friendlies

On 13 May 2016, Woking announced that they would be hosting Swindon Town in a pre-season friendly.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League One | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 023.91 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 025.00 |
| Total | 53 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 53 | 77 | −24 | 022.64 |
Updated to match played 30 April 2017 Source: Competitions

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 79 | −20 | 50 | |
| 21 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 49 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 44 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 23 | Coventry City (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 68 | −31 | 39 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 24 | Chesterfield (R) | 46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 78 | −35 | 37 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 22 April 2017. Source: Swindon Town

#### Matches

Won  Drawn  Lost  Postponed
On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

### EFL Trophy
#### Group stage

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |

#### Knockout phase
## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Lawrence Vigouroux | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | Nathan Thompson | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill | 18 (3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 (3) | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Conor Thomas | 29 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 (4) | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Anton Rodgers | 19 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 (4) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Jamie Sendles-White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ben Gladwin | 15 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (3) | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Yaser Kasim | 18 (2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 21 (3) | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jonathan Obika | 27 (3) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 27 (4) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | John Goddard | 28 (14) | 3 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 32 (16) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | James Brophy | 22 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 (8) | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | Will Henry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Ellis Iandolo | 5 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 7 (8) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Jordan Stewart | 0 (7) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (9) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Islam Feruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Nicky Ajose | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Charlie Colkett | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Fankaty Dabo | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Jesse Starkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Rohan Ince | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Jermaine Hylton | 4 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 6 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Dion Conroy | 11 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (3) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Bradley Barry | 17 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 (6) | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | Lloyd Jones | 23 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 (1) | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | Raphael Rossi Branco | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | James Georgaklis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Tom Ouldridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Luke Norris | 18 (21) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 (21) | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Callum Gunner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Jordan Young | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | Scott Twine | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Louis Spalding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Jordan Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan |||||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | Tom Smith | 4 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Jake Evans | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | DF | Darnell Furlong | 21 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 (3) | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| — | DF | Rhys Sharpe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | Michael Doughty | 13 (1) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 15 (2) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| — | MF | Sean Murray | 13 (5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 17 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| — | FW | Nathan Delfouneso | 13 (5) | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 17 (7) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 April 2017. Source: Swindon Town F.C.

### Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Jonathan Obika | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | FW | 33 | Luke Norris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 19 | Nicky Ajose | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | John Goddard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | 29 | Raphael Rossi Branco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | — | Michael Doughty | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | — | Nathan Delfouneso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 2 | Nathan Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 7 | Ben Gladwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Yaser Kasim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 23 | Rohan Ince | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 28 | Lloyd Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | — | Darnell Furlong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | 3 | Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 4 | Conor Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 5 | Anton Rodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 11 | James Brophy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 14 | Ellis Iandolo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 16 | Jordan Stewart | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 20 | Charlie Colkett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 21 | Fankaty Dabo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 27 | Bradley Barry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | — | Sean Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 53 |
Last updated: 22 April 2017. Source: Swindon Town F.C.

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Lawrence Vigouroux | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
Last updated: 14 April 2017. Source: Swindon Town F.C.

### Summary

| Games played | 53 (46 League One) (2 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (4 EFL Trophy) |
| Games won | 12 (11 League Two) (1 EFL Trophy) |
| Games drawn | 15 (11 League One) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (2 EFL Trophy) |
| Games lost | 26 (24 League One) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Trophy) |
| Goals scored | 53 (44 League One) (2 FA Cup) (2 EFL Cup) (5 EFL Trophy) |
| Goals conceded | 77 (66 League One) (4 FA Cup) (2 EFL Cup) (5 EFL Trophy) |
| Goal difference | –24 (–22 League One) (–2 FA Cup) (+0 EFL Cup) (+0 EFL Trophy) |
| Clean sheets | 13 (12 League One) (1 EFL Trophy) |
| Yellow cards | 109 (97 League One) (2 FA Cup) (3 EFL Cup) (7 EFL Trophy) |
| Red cards | 6 (6 League One) |
| Most appearances | John Goddard (48 Appearances) |
| Top scorer | Jonathan Obika (6 goals) Luke Norris (6 goals) |
| Winning Percentage | Overall: 12/53 (22.64%) |
Last updated: 30 April 2017. Source: Swindon Town F.C.