# 2005–06 Swindon Town F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Swindon Town's sixth season in the League One since their relegation from the second tier of English football in 2000. Alongside the league campaign, Swindon Town also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

## League One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 52 | |
| 21 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 50 | Relegation to League Two |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 50 | Relegation to League Two |
| 23 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 48 | Relegation to League Two |
| 24 | Walsall (R) | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 47 | Relegation to League Two |

## Results and matchday squads
### League One line-ups

| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 06/08/05 | Barnsley | A | 0–2 | Evans | J.Smith | Collins | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Pook$_1$ | Shakes | Whalley | Thorpe | Cureton | Jenkins$_2$ | Roberts$_1$ | Wells$_2$ | Nicolau | Nicholas | Bulman |
| 09/08/05 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–3 | Evans | J.Smith | Collins | O'Hanlon$_3$ | Ifil | Pook$_2$ | Roberts | Whalley | Thorpe | Cureton | Nicholas$_1$ | Shakes$_1$ | Nicolau$_2$ | Reeves$_3$ | Wells | Bulman |
| 13/08/05 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | Evans | J.Smith | Collins | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Pook | Summerbee$_1$ | Whalley | Fallon | Cureton$_2$ | Nicolau | Shakes$_1$ | Roberts$_2$ | Reeves | Wells | Bulman |
| 20/08/05 | Blackpool | A | 0–0 | Evans | J.Smith | Collins | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Pook | Heath$_3$ | Whalley$_1$ | Fallon | Cureton$_2$ | Nicolau | Jenkins$_1$ | Roberts$_2$ | Shakes$_3$ | Thorpe | Heaton |
| 27/08/05 | Yeovil Town | H | 4–2 | Heaton | J.Smith | Collins | O'Hanlon$_1$ | Ifil | Pook | Heath$_3$ | Whalley | Fallon | Cureton$_2$ | Shakes | Gurney$_1$ | Roberts$_2$ | Miglioranzi$_3$ | Thorpe | Bulman |
| 29/08/05 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–1 | Heaton | J.Smith | Collins | Gurney | Ifil | Pook | Heath$_1$ | Miglioranzi | Fallon | Whalley$_3$ | Shakes$_2$ | Roberts$_1$ | Cureton$_2$ | Wells$_3$ | Comyn-Platt | Bulman |
| 03/09/05 | Walsall | A | 0–1 | Heaton | J.Smith | Collins | Gurney | Ifil | Pook | Heath$_1$ | Miglioranzi$_3$ | Fallon | Whalley | Shakes$_2$ | Roberts$_1$ | Cureton$_2$ | Jenkins$_3$ | Nicolau | Bulman |
| 10/09/05 | Southend United | H | 1–2 | Heaton | J.Smith | Collins | Gurney | Ifil | Pook | Whalley$_2$ | Miglioranzi | Fallon | Cureton$_1$ | Nicolau$_3$ | Thorpe$_1$ | Shakes$_2$ | Roberts$_3$ | Jenkins | Bulman |
| 17/09/05 | Bournemouth | A | 1–2 | Heaton | J.Smith | Collins | Gurney | Ifil | Pook | Jenkins$_1$ | Miglioranzi | Fallon | Thorpe$_2$ | Whalley$_3$ | McDermott$_1$ | Roberts$_2$ | Heath$_3$ | Shakes | Bulman |
| 24/09/05 | Bradford City | H | 2–3 | Heaton | J.Smith | Collins | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Pook | Nicholas | Miglioranzi$_1$ | Fallon | Thorpe$_2$ | Whalley$_3$ | McDermott$_1$ | Roberts$_2$ | Heath$_3$ | Cureton | Bulman |
| 27/09/05 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–1 | Heaton | J.Smith | Collins$_2$ | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Pook | Heath$_1$ | McDermott | Fallon | Thorpe | Shakes | Roberts$_1$ | Cureton$_2$ | Nicholas | Wells | Bulman |
| 01/10/05 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 1–3 | Heaton | J.Smith | Collins | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Pook | Heath | McDermott | Fallon | Thorpe$_2$ | Shakes$_1$ | Nicolau$_1$ | Cureton$_2$ | Comyn-Platt | Wells | Bulman |
| 08/10/05 | Port Vale | H | 1–2 | Heaton | J.Smith | Jenkins | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Pook | Heath$_1$ | McDermott | Fallon | Whalley$_2$ | Bouazza$_3$ | Shakes$_1$ | Wells$_2$ | Nicholas$_3$ | Collins | Bulman |
| 15/10/05 | Brentford | A | 0–0 | Heaton | J.Smith$_2$ | Jenkins$_1$ | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Pook | Heath$_3$ | Gurney | Fallon | Whalley | Bouazza | Nicholas$_1$ | McDermott$_2$ | Roberts$_3$ | Cureton | Bulman |
| 22/10/05 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1–1 | Heaton | Gurney | Jenkins | O'Hanlon | Nicholas | Pook | Whalley$_2$ | McDermott$_1$ | Fallon | Roberts | Bouazza | Comyn-Platt$_1$ | Shakes$_2$ | Thorpe | Heath | Bulman |
| 29/10/05 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | Heaton | Gurney$_1$ | Jenkins | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Pook$_2$ | Shakes$_3$ | Miglioranzi | Bouazza | Stroud | Nicholas | McDermott$_1$ | Heath$_2$ | Comyn-Platt$_3$ | Thorpe | Bulman |
| 11/11/05 | Bristol City | H | 2–1 | Heaton | J.Smith$_2$ | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Pook$_1$ | Gurney | Miglioranzi | Fallon | McDermott$_3$ | Bouazza | Roberts$_1$ | Jenkins$_2$ | Comyn-Platt$_3$ | Shakes | Bulman |
| 19/11/05 | Port Vale | A | 1–1 | Evans | Jenkins | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Comyn-Platt | Whalley | Miglioranzi | Fallon | Roberts$_1$ | Bouazaa | Shakes$_1$ | J.Smith | Pook | McDermott | Bulman |
| 26/11/05 | Barnsley | H | 0–3 | Heaton | Jenkins | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Comyn-Platt | Gurney$_1$ | Miglioranzi$_1$ | Fallon | Roberts | Bouazza | Mikolanda$_1$ | Brown$_2$ | J.Smith | Whalley | Evans |
| 03/12/05 | Rotherham United | A | 1–0 | Evans | J.Smith$_1$ | Nicholas | Collins | Comyn-Platt | Pook | Brown | Miglioranzi | Fallon$_2$ | McDermott | Bouazza$_3$ | Whalley$_1$ | Mikolanda$_2$ | Whalley$_3$ | Henry | Bulman |
| 10/12/05 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–2 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Comyn-Platt$_1$ | Pook | Shakes | Miglioranzi | Fallon$_3$ | McDermott$_2$ | Bouazza | Ifil$_1$ | Brown$_2$ | Mikolanda$_3$ | Whalley | Heaton |
| 17/12/05 | Blackpool | H | 0–0 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Pook | McDermott$_2$ | Miglioranzi | Fallon | Mikolanda$_1$ | Bouazza$_3$ | Shakes$_1$ | Brown$_2$ | Holgate$_3$ | Jenkins | Heaton |
| 26/12/05 | Colchester United | H | 1–0 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Brown | McDermott$_1$ | Miglioranzi | Fallon | Holgate$_2$ | Shakes | Pook$_1$ | Bouazza$_2$ | Jenkins | Mikolanda | Evans |
| 28/12/05 | Chesterfield | A | 1–1 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Pook$_1$ | Shakes | Gurney | Fallon | Bouazza$_2$ | Brown | Pook$_1$ | Jenkins$_2$ | McDermott | Mikolanda | Bulman |
| 31/12/05 | Swansea City | H | 0–0 | Evans | J.Smith$_1$ | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Gurney | Shakes | Miglioranzi | Fallon | Holgate | Brown$_3$ | Jenkins$_1$ | Bouazza$_2$ | Comyn-Platt$_3$ | Mikolanda | Heaton |
| 02/01/06 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–1 | Evans | Jenkins | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Jenkins | Shakes | Miglioranzi$_3$ | Fallon | Cureton$_2$ | Brown$_1$ | Stroud$_1$ | Mikolanda$_2$ | Pook$_3$ | Holgate | Bulman |
| 14/01/06 | Gillingham | H | 0–3 | Evans | Jenkins | Nicholas$_2$ | O'Hanlon$_1$ | Ifil | Comyn-Platt | Shakes | Miglioranzi | Fallon | Cureton | Brown | $_1$ | $_2$ | Lapham | Pook | Bulman |
| 21/01/06 | Bournemouth | H | 4–2 | Evans | Jenkins | Nicholas | Gurney | Ifil | Comyn-Platt | Shakes | Miglioranzi$_1$ | Fallon | Cureton$_3$ | Brown$_2$ | Jarrett$_1$ | Peacock$_2$ | P.Smith$_3$ | J.Smith | Bulman |
| 27/01/06 | Southend United | A | 0–2 | Evans | Jenkins | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Gurnay | Shakes | Miglioranzi$_2$ | Peacock | Jarrett$_3$ | Brown$_1$ | Cureton$_1$ | P.Smith$_2$ | Comyn-Platt$_3$ | J.Smith | Bulman |
| 31/01/06 | Walsall | H | 1–0 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Gurney$_2$ | Shakes | Miglioranzi$_1$ | Peacock$_3$ | Cureton | Brown | Comyn-Platt$_1$ | P.Smith$_2$ | Benjamin$_3$ | Holgate | Bulman |
| 04/02/06 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2–1 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Comyn-Platt$_1$ | Shakes | P.Smith | Peacock$_2$ | Cureton | Brown | Gurney$_1$ | Holgate$_2$ | Miglioranzi | Stroud | Bulman |
| 11/02/06 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Gurney$_2$ | Shakes | P.Smith | Peacock | Cureton$_1$ | Brown | Roberts$_1$ | Jarrett$_2$ | Jenkins | Miglioranzi | Bulman |
| 14/02/06 | Gillingham | H | 1–0 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Gurney | Shakes$_2$ | P.Smith$_1$ | Peacock | Cureton | Brown | Miglioranzi$_1$ | Roberts$_2$ | Jenkins | Jarrett | Bulman |
| 18/02/06 | Rotherham United | H | 2–3 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Gurney$_1$ | Shakes$_2$ | Miglioranzi$_3$ | Peacock | Cureton | Brown | Jarrett$_1$ | Roberts$_2$ | Pook$_3$ | Jenkins | Bulman |
| 25/02/06 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–7 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Jarrett$_2$ | Shakes$_1$ | Miglioranzi$_3$ | Peacock | Cureton | Brown | Benjamin$_1$ | Gurney$_2$ | Jenkins$_3$ | Roberts | Bulman |
| 07/03/06 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–2 | Evans | J.Smith$_1$ | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Gurney | Pook | Benjamin | Miglioranzi$_2$ | Peacock | Cureton | Brown | Shakes$_1$ | Jarrett$_2$ | Jenkins | Whalley | Bulman |
| 11/03/06 | Yeovil Town | A | 0–0 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Gurney | Pook$_2$ | Jenkins$_1$ | Whalley | Peacock | Cureton | Brown | Miglioranzi$_1$ | Shakes$_2$ | Benjamin | Roberts | Bulman |
| 18/03/06 | Colchester United | A | 0–1 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas$_2$ | O'Hanlon | Gurney | Pook | Jenkins | Whalley$_3$ | Peacock$_1$ | Cureton | Brown | Benjamin$_1$ | Comyn-Platt$_2$ | Roberts$_3$ | Miglioranzi | Shakes |
| 25/03/06 | Chesterfield | H | 2–0 | Evans | J.Smith | Comyn-Platt | O'Hanlin | Gurney | Pook$_1$ | Jenkins | Whalley | Benjamin | Cureton | Brown | Diagouraga$_1$ | McPhee$_2$ | Ifil$_3$ | Shakes | Jutkiewicz |
| 08/04/06 | Hartlepool United | H | 1–1 | Evans | J.Smith | Jenkins | O'Hanlon | Ifil$_3$ | Comyn-Platt | Whalley$_2$ | Diagouraga | Cureton | Benjamin$_1$ | Brown | Peacock$_1$ | McPhee$_2$ | Shakes$_3$ | Miglioranzi | Nicholas |
| 11/04/06 | Swansea City | A | 1–2 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Comyn-Platt | Whalley$_3$ | Shakes | Diagouraga$_2$ | Peacock$_1$ | McPhee | Brown | Jutkiewicz$_1$ | Miglioranzi$_2$ | Cureton$_3$ | Jenkins | Pook |
| 15/04/06 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 0–1 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Gurney | Whalley$_2$ | Shakes | Diagouraga | Cureton | McPhee | Brown$_1$ | Comyn-Platt$_{13}$ | Miglioranzi$_2$ | Peacock$_3$ | Jenkins | Jutkiewicz |
| 17/04/06 | Scunthorpe United | A | 2–1 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Gurney | P.Smith$_1$ | Shakes | Diagouraga | Jutkiewicz$_3$ | Benjamin | McPhee$_2$ | Comyn-Platt$_1$ | Jenkins$_2$ | Peacock$_3$ | Cureton | Pook |
| 22/04/06 | Brentford | H | 1–3 | Evans | J.Smith | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Gurney | P.Smith$_1$ | Shakes | Whalley$_2$ | Cureton | Benjamin$_3$ | McPhee | Diagouraga$_1$ | Brown$_2$ | Jutkiewicz$_3$ | Jenkins | Peacock |
| 29/04/06 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | Evans | J.Smith | Jenkins$_1$ | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Comyn-Platt | Whalley$_3$ | Diagouraga$_2$ | Jutkiewicz | McPhee | Brown | Gurney$_1$ | Pook$_2$ | Cureton$_3$ | Benjamin | Shakes |
| 06/05/06 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–0 | Evans | J.Smith | Comyn-Platt$_2$ | O'Hanlon$_1$ | Ifil | Pook | Shakes | Whalley$_3$ | Jutkiewicz | McPhee | Brown | Wells$_1$ | Cureton$_2$ | Diagouraga$_3$ | Benjamin | Stroud |
$_1$ 1st Substitution, $_2$ 2nd Substitution, $_3$ 3rd Substitution.

### FA Cup line-ups

| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 05/11/05 | Boston United | H | 2–2 | Heaton | Jenkins | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Gurney | Shakes | Miglioranzi$_3$ | Thorpe$_2$ | Heath | Stroud$_1$ | Pook$_1$ | Holgate$_2$ | Comyn-Platt$_3$ | Whalley | Bulman |
| 16/11/05 | Boston United | A | 1–4 | Heaton | Jenkins | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Gurney$_2$ | McDermott$_1$ | Pook$_3$ | Fallon | Roberts | J.Smith | Shakes$_2$ | Comyn-Platt$_3$ | Whalley | Holgate | Bulman$_1$ |
$_1$ 1st Substitution, $_2$ 2nd Substitution, $_3$ 3rd Substitution.

### League Cup line-ups

| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 23/08/05 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 1–3 | Heaton | J.Smith | Comyn-Platt | Reeves | Ifil | Pook | Heath | Whalley$_3$ | Thorpe$_1$ | Roberts$_2$ | Shakes | Fallon$_1$ | Cureton$_2$ | Nicolau$_3$ | Lapham | Evans |
$_1$ 1st Substitution, $_2$ 2nd Substitution, $_3$ 3rd Substitution.

### Football League Trophy line-ups

| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 18/10/05 | Stevenage Borough | H | 2–0 | Heaton | Gurney | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Jenkins$_2$ | Pook | McDermott | Whalley$_1$ | Fallon$_3$ | Roberts | Bouazza | Comyn-Platt$_1$ | Cureton$_2$ | Thorpe$_3$ | Heath | Bulman |
| 22/11/05 | Peterborough United | A | 1–2 | Heaton | Jenkins | Nicholas | O'Hanlon | Ifil | Comyn-Platt | Heath$_2$ | Whalley$_1$ | Fallon | Roberts | Bouazza | McDermott$_1$ | Holgate$_2$ | J.Smith | Shakes | Bulman |
$_1$ 1st Substitution, $_2$ 2nd Substitution, $_3$ 3rd Substitution.