# 2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Swindon Town's first season in the League One since 2010–11. Swindon will seek to achieve back-to-back promotions after winning promotion from League Two. The club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

## Chronological list of events

* 6 October 2012: The club are placed under a Football League transfer embargo for breaking limits on wages and transfer fees.
* 15 October 2012: Jeremy Wray is replaced by former British diplomat Sir William Patey as chairman.
* 6 November 2012: The transfer embargo is lifted by the Football League.
* 3 January 2013: Sir William Patey tells the BBC that no money will be available for transfers.
* 5 January 2013: Paolo Di Canio offers to spend between £20,000-£30,000 of his own money to keep his loan players at the club.
* 12 January 2013: Swindon Town officially back the Football Supporters' Federation's 'Safe Standing' campaign after a poll conducted by fan website, 'The Washbag', shows overwhelming support in favour of the return of stadia terracing.
* 13 January 2013: On-loan midfielder John Bostock returns to Tottenham Hotspur.
* 16 January 2013: Majority shareholder Andrew Black confirms that he is actively trying to sell the club.
* 20 January 2013: Paolo Di Canio, club staff and supporters successfully rally together to clear snow from the County Ground pitch ahead of the League One fixture with Shrewsbury Town.
* 22 January 2013: Swindon Town accept an apology from The League Paper after staff writer, Chris Dunlavy, suggested the club committed "financial doping" and "virtually cheated" their way to the League Two title during the 2011/12 season.
* 25 January 2013: Chairman Sir William Patey announces that he will quit once the takeover of the club is completed.
* 30 January 2013: The club announce that an agreement had been made to sell the Swindon Town to a consortium fronted by businessman Jed McCrory. The takeover is subject to Football League approval.
* 30 January 2013: Matt Ritchie joins Bournemouth for £500,000. Swindon Town state that the transfer was a necessity as the club try to avoid administration.
* 31 January 2013: The loan-to-permanent transfer of Cheltenham Town midfielder Marlon Pack along with loan deals for Charlton Athletic duo Bradley Wright-Phillips and Danny Green are blocked by the Football League, who refuse to ratify the deals before the takeover of the club is approved.
* 1 February 2013: Paolo Di Canio releases a statement announcing that he is considering his future with the club.
* 1 February 2013: The Board release a statement to assure supporters that work is continuing to secure the sale of the club and responds to Paolo Di Canio's statement by reiterating the Italian manager still has the support of the club.
* 18 February 2013: Paolo Di Canio resigns.
* 19 February 2013: Fabrizio Piccareta is caretaker manager for the 3–1 victory at Tranmere Rovers. However, Di Canio's former assistant resigns shortly afterwards.
* 20 February 2013: Senior players Tommy Miller & Darren Ward are appointed co-caretaker managers.
* 21 February 2013: Jed McCrory's consortium take full control of the club.
* 21 February 2013: Swindon Town legend Fraser Digby is appointed interim goalkeeper coach as a temporary replacement for Domenico Doardo who resigned days before.
* 21 February 2013: It was reported that on the night of 20 February, Paolo Di Canio had carried out a raid on his old Swindon Town office and had torn down pictures of his time as manager.
* 21/22 February 2013: Majority shareholder Andrew Black uses social network website Twitter to explain his decision to sell the club.
* 22 February 2013: Exiled midfielder Luke Rooney returns to the first team set-up.
* 22 February 2013: Michael Peacock is appointed interim fitness & conditioning coach.
* 28 February 2013: Kevin MacDonald is appointed manager.
* 6 March 2013: Chief Executive Nick Watkins leaves the club.
* 28 March 2013: The Football League lift transfer embargo.

## League data

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Yeovil Town (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 77 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 75 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 74 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 71 | |
| 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 70 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.
| Round | 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 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |

## Sponsors

Supplier: Adidas Sponsor(s): Samsung (Home), EA Sports (Away), The People (F.A. Cup)

## Pre-Season

During the final stages of the 2011/12 season Swindon Town confirmed two pre-season friendlies, the first confirmed fixture was a home tie against Championship side Crystal Palace (8 August). Shortly afterwards the club announced that a local friendly with fellow Wiltshire outfit Salisbury City was confirmed to take place at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium on 3 August.
In June 2012, it was announced that the club would be spending two weeks of pre-season training in Italy between Sunday 1st – Saturday 14 July. The team based themselves close to Bardolino near Lake Garda. It was later confirmed that Swindon would play a local Select XI consisting on Serie D standard players and Bayern Munich II. An away fixture against Non-League side Weston-super-Mare was later confirmed.

### Results
## League One

The fixture list for the 2012/13 season was announced on 18 June 2012. It was confirmed that Swindon would begin their campaign with an away fixture at Hartlepool United.

### May
## League Cup
### Results
## Club information
### Andrew Black Era (up until 21 February 2013)

| Position | Name |
| Chairman | Jeremy Wray (Until 15 October) Sir William Patey (Until 21 February) |
| Directors | Sir William Patey, Russell Backhouse, Andrew Black, Nick Watkins |
| Chief Executive | Nick Watkins |
| Manager | Paolo Di Canio |
| Assistant manager | Fabrizio Piccareta |
| Goalkeeper coach | Domenico Doardo |
| Fitness coach | Claudio Donatelli |
| Youth Team Manager | Paul Bodin |
| Centre of Excellence | Jeremy Newton |
| Physio | Paul Godfrey |

### Jed McCrory Era (from 21 February 2013)

| Position | Name |
| Chairman | Jed McCrory |
| Directors | Jed McCrory Lee Power |
| General Manager | Steve Murrall |
| Manager | Kevin MacDonald |
| Assistant manager | Mark Cooper |
| Goalkeeper coach | Fraser Digby (interim) |
| Fitness & Conditioning coach | Michael Peacock (interim) |
| Youth Team Manager | Paul Bodin |
| Centre of Excellence | Jeremy Newton |
| Physio | Paul Godfrey |

### Manager Season Stats

As of 1 May 2013. Only competitive matches for the 2012/13 season are counted
| Name | Nat | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Name | Nat | From | To | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| Paolo Di Canio | | Season Start | 18/02/2013 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 31 |
| Fabrizio Piccareta (caretaker) | | 18/02/2013 | 20/02/2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tommy Miller & Darren Ward (joint-caretakers) | | 20/02/2013 | 28/02/2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin MacDonald | | 28/02/2013 | Season End | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 |

## Squad Details
### Appearances and goals

    As of 1 May 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | JP Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Wes Foderingham | 52 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Troy Archibald-Henville | 8 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Jay McEveley | 33 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Aden Flint | 34 | 3 | 28+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Joe Devera | 29 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Alan Navarro | 20 | 2 | 12+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Luke Rooney | 12 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Simon Ferry | 48 | 3 | 32+10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | James Collins | 49 | 18 | 27+18 | 15 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Gary Roberts | 42 | 4 | 29+10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | IRL | Alan McCormack | 45 | 0 | 38+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Nathan Thompson | 30 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Andy Williams | 46 | 12 | 38+2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Tommy Miller | 39 | 1 | 28+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Louis Thompson | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Miles Storey | 10 | 3 | 2+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Darren Ward | 41 | 2 | 39+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ITA | Raffaele De Vita | 40 | 8 | 24+12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Nathan Byrne (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | AUS | Massimo Luongo (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | EIR | Adam Rooney (on loan from Birmingham City) | 30 | 9 | 11+18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Leigh Bedwell | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Chris Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Alex Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Connor Waldon | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Aaron Ferris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Jake Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Mark Francis | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Matt Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | MF | ENG | Lee Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who are contracted to Swindon Town but are currently out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | ENG | Paul Benson (on loan to Cheltenham Town) | 13 | 3 | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who were contracted to Swindon Town but have since departed on a permanent basis: ||||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | SCO | Matt Ritchie | 31 | 9 | 26+1 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | NAM | Oliver Risser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ARG | Fede Bessone | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Chris Martin (on loan from Norwich City) | 12 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Giles Coke (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Danny Hollands (on loan from Charlton Athletic) | 10 | 2 | 8+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Dean Parrett (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | John Bostock (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Captains

    Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 1 May 2013.
| No. | Pos. | Name | Games |
| 12 | MF | Alan McCormack | 42 |
| 8 | DF | Simon Ferry | 5 |
| 18 | MF | Tommy Miller | 4 |
| 5 | DF | Joe Devera | 1 |

### Goalscorers

    Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 1 May 2013.
| Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | Total |
| James Collins | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Andy Williams | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Matt Ritchie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Adam Rooney | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Raffaele De Vita | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Simon Ferry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul Benson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Miles Storey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Hollands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Navarro | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Troy Archibald-Henville | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aden Flint | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Darren Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Massimo Luongo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 72 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 84 |

### Hat-tricks

Includes all competitive matches.
| R | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Competition | Opposition | Goals | Final Score |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | James Collins | Capital One Cup | vs. Stoke City (28/08/12) | 27' 41' 119' | 4–3 WIN |
| 2 | 9 | FW | | James Collins | League One | vs. Portsmouth (1/1/13) | 61' 66' 73' 83' | 5–0 WIN |
Last updated: 19 January 2013 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

### Penalties awarded

Includes all competitive matches.
| R | No. | Pos | Name | Competition | Opposition | Success | Final Score |
| 1 | 18 | MF | Tommy Miller | League One | vs. Hartlepool United (18/08/12) | N | 0–0 TIE |
| 2 | 18 | MF | Tommy Miller | League One | vs. Stevenage (27/10/12) | N | 4–0 WIN |
| 3 | 16 | FW | Andy Williams | League One | vs. Tranmere Rovers (21/12/12) | N | 5–0 WIN |
| 4 | 24 | FW | Chris Martin | League One | vs. Shrewsbury Town (19/01/13) | Y | 2–0 WIN |
| 5 | 28 | FW | Adam Rooney | League One | vs. Crawley Town (02/02/13) | Y | 1–1 TIE |
| 6 | 28 | FW | Adam Rooney | League One | vs. Yeovil Town (19/03/13) | Y | 1–0 WIN |
Last updated: 5 February 2013 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.
| R | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Wes Foderingham | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| | | | | TOTALS | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
Last updated: 28 March 2013 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

### Disciplinary

| Name | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | JP Trophy | Total | Total |
| Troy Archibald-Henville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Benson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Federico Bessone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Bostock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Collins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Devera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Simon Ferry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Aden Flint | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Wes Foderingham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Danny Hollands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alan McCormack | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jay McEveley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommy Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alan Navarro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Ritchie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Roberts | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Luke Rooney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Thompson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Darren Ward | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Andy Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 68 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 |

### Suspensions

| Date | Suspended Player | Reason | Punishment | Missed Opponents |
| 20 October 2012 | Aden Flint | vs. Scunthorpe United | 3 Matches | Crewe Alexandra (A), Stevenage (A), Aston Villa (H) |
| 3 November 2012 | Aden Flint | vs. Macclesfield Town | 4 Matches | Sheffield United (H), Walsall (A), Yeovil Town (H), Brentford (H) |
| 24 November 2012 | Alan McCormack | Fifth Booking vs. Notts County | 1 Match | Doncaster Rovers (H) |

### Monthly & Weekly Awards

| Date | Player | Award |
| 28/08/12 | Matt Ritchie | League One Team of the Week |
| 24/09/12 | Darren Ward | League One Team of the Week |
| 01/10/12 | Jay McEveley | League One Team of the Week |
| 01/10/12 | Simon Ferry | League One Team of the Week |
| 08/10/12 | Aden Flint | League One Team of the Week |
| 15/10/12 | Jay McEveley | League One Team of the Week |
| 22/10/12 | Nathan Thompson | League One Team of the Week |
| 29/10/12 | Wes Foderingham | League One Team of the Week |
| 12/11/12 | Wes Foderingham | League One Team of the Week |
| 12/11/12 | Matt Ritchie | League One Team of the Week |
| 19/11/12 | James Collins | League One Team of the Week |
| 17/12/12 | Wes Foderingham | League One Team of the Week |
| 17/12/12 | Raffaele De Vita | League One Team of the Week |
| 22/01/13 | Wes Foderingham | League One Team of the Week |
| 22/01/13 | Alan McCormack | League One Team of the Week |
| 12/02/13 | Simon Ferry | League One Team of the Week |
| 11/03/13 | Alan McCormack | League One Team of the Week |
| 25/03/13 | Alan McCormack | League One Team of the Week |
| 22/03/12 | Aden Flint | League One Team of the Week |
| 22/03/12 | Gary Roberts | League One Team of the Week |
| 2012/13 | Nathan Thompson | Swindon Town Player of the Season |
| 2013/13 | Wes Foderingham | PFA Team of the Year (League One) |

## Transfers

Players transferred in :
| No. | Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 | 18 June 2012 | FW | James Collins | Shrewsbury Town | Bosman | |
| 2 | 18 June 2012 | MF | Gary Roberts | Huddersfield Town | Free | |
| 3 | 18 June 2012 | FW | Andy Williams | Yeovil Town | Free | |
| 4 | 21 June 2012 | DF | James McEveley | Barnsley | Free | |
| 5 | 21 June 2012 | MF | Tommy Miller | Huddersfield Town | Free | |
| 6 | 21 June 2012 | MF | Alan Navarro | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free | |
| 7 | 26 June 2012 | DF | Troy Archibald-Henville | Exeter City | Bosman | |
| 8 | 31 August 2012 | DF | Federico Bessone | Swansea City | Free | |
| 9 | 4 January 2013 | DF | Darren Ward | Millwall | Free | |
| Players transferred out |||||||
| No. | Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 | 10 May 2012 | MF | Abdul Said | Released | Free | |
| 2 | 24 May 2012 | MF | Etiënne Esajas | Released | Released | |
| 3 | 26 June 2012 | FW | Mehdi Kerrouche | CS Constantine | Free | |
| 4 | 27 June 2012 | FW | Lukáš Magera | FK Mladá Boleslav | Free | |
| 5 | 29 June 2012 | GK | Mattia Lanzano | Gavorrano | Released | |
| 6 | 1 July 2012 | MF | Lander Gabilondo | SD Amorebieta | Released | |
| 7 | 1 July 2012 | DF | Callum Kennedy | Scunthorpe United | Released | |
| 8 | 1 July 2012 | GK | Mark Scott | Salisbury City | Released | |
| 9 | 1 July 2012 | GK | Phil Smith | Portsmouth | Released | |
| 10 | 4 July 2012 | FW | Billy Bodin | Torquay United | Undisclosed | |
| 11 | 20 July 2012 | FW | Alan Connell | Bradford City | Free | |
| 12 | 21 July 2012 | MF | Jonathan Smith | York City | Free | |
| 13 | 22 August 2012 | DF | Alessandro Cibocchi | Released | Free | |
| 14 | 31 December 2012 | DF | Federico Bessone | Released | Free | |
| 15 | 7 January 2013 | MF | Oliver Risser | Aldershot Town | Free | |
| 16 | 30 January 2013 | MF | Matt Ritchie | Bournemouth | £500,000 | |
| Players loaned in |||||||
| No. | Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 1 | 30 August 2012 | DF | Darren Ward | Millwall | January 2013 | |
| 2 | 30 August 2012 | MF | John Bostock | Tottenham Hotspur | January 2013 | |
| 3 | 31 August 2012 | MF | Giles Coke | Sheffield Wednesday | January 2013 | |
| 4 | 31 August 2012 | FW | Adam Rooney | Birmingham City | June 2013 | |
| 5 | 15 November 2012 | MF | Danny Hollands | Charlton Athletic | February 2013 | |
| 6 | 15 November 2012 | FW | Chris Martin | Norwich City | February 2013 | |
| 7 | 28 March 2013 | DF | Nathan Byrne | Tottenham Hotspur | End of the Season | |
| 8 | 28 March 2013 | MF | Massimo Luongo | Tottenham Hotspur | End of the Season | |
| 9 | 28 March 2013 | MF | Dean Parrett | Tottenham Hotspur | End of the Season | |
| Players loaned out |||||||
| No. | Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 1 | 20 July 2012 | MF | Lee Cox | Oxford United | January 2013 | |
| 2 | 31 August 2012 | DF | Paul Caddis | Birmingham City | June 2013 | |
| 3 | 31 August 2012 | MF | Oliver Risser | Stevenage | January 2013 | |
| 4 | 28 September 2012 | MF | Luke Rooney | Burton Albion | October 2012 | |
| 5 | 11 October 2012 | DF | Chris Smith | Northampton Town | January 2013 | |
| 6 | 9 November 2012 | MF | Luke Rooney | Rotherham United | January 2013 | |
| 7 | 15 November 2012 | FW | Paul Benson | Portsmouth | January 2013 | |
| 8 | 29 January 2013 | FW | Paul Benson | Cheltenham Town | End of the Season | |
| 9 | 8 February 2013 | MF | Lee Cox | Plymouth Argyle | End of the Season | |

### Trial players

| Player | Notes |
| Luke McCormick | Rehabilitation |
| Paul Mooney | Trial |
| Simone Materazzi | Trial |
| Zavon Hines | Trial |
| Iain Turner | Trial |
| Claudio Hoban | Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist |
| Kayden Jackson | Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist |
| Jack Sherratt | Samsung Win A Pro Contract finalist |

## Development Squad

In June 2011 it was announced that Swindon Town would not compete in a Reserve League for the 2011/12 season and would therefore arrange friendlies with other clubs. This decision remained in place for the following season.