2020–21 Swindon Town F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Swindon Town's 142nd season in their history and their first season back in League One after being promoted as League Two champions following the 2019–20 season. Along with League One, the club also participates in the FA Cup, EFL Trophy and the EFL Cup.

Swindon Town

2020–21 season
Chairman	Lee Power
Manager	Richie Wellens (until 4 November)[1] Noel Hunt (caretaker) (From 4 November to 12 November)[1] John Sheridan (from 13 November to 18 April)[2][3] Tommy Wright (caretaker) (From 18 April to 26 May)[3] John McGreal (from 26 May to 25 June)[4][5]
Stadium	County Ground
League One	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Brett Pitman (11) All: Brett Pitman (12)
Home colours Away colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 through to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
27 July 2020	CAM		Diallang Jaiyesimi	Norwich City	Free transfer	[6]
6 August 2020	CAM		Jack Payne	Lincoln City	Free transfer	[7]
15 August 2020	CB		Akin Odimayo	Reading	Free transfer	[8]
4 September 2020	ST		Brett Pitman	Portsmouth	Free transfer	[9]
10 September 2020	GK		Joe Fryer	Middlesbrough	Free transfer	[10]
17 September 2020	LB		Jonathan Grounds	Birmingham City	Free transfer	[11]
18 September 2020	LW		Joel Grant	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	[12]
25 September 2020	LB		Dion Donohue	Unattached	Free transfer	[13]
7 January 2021	RB		Kieron Freeman	Unattached	Free transfer	[14]
1 February 2021	CDM		Christopher Missilou	Northampton Town	Undisclosed	[15]
12 March 2021	GK		Lee Camp	Unattached	Free transfer	[16]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
6 August 2020	ST		Tyler Smith	Sheffield United	End of season	[17]
15 August 2020	CM		Matt Smith	Arsenal	1 February 2021	[18][19]
28 August 2020	GK		Matěj Kovář	Manchester United	6 January 2021	[20][21]
29 August 2020	RW		Jonny Smith	Bristol City	29 January 2021	[22]
21 September 2020	RW		Jordan Stevens	Leeds United	8 January 2021	[23][24]
4 January 2021	LB		Dominic Thompson	Brentford	End of season	[25]
6 January 2021	GK		Mark Travers	AFC Bournemouth	11 February 2021	[26][27]
19 January 2021	CB		Conor Masterson	Queens Park Rangers	End of season	[28]
25 January 2021	ST		Tyrese Omotoye	Norwich City	End of season	[29]
2 February 2021	RW		Jordon Garrick	Swansea City	End of season	[30]
12 February 2021	GK		Joe Wollacott	Bristol City	27 February 2021	[31]
1 March 2021	GK		Connal Trueman	Birmingham City	7 March 2021	[32]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
3 September 2020	ST		Scott Twine	Newport County	5 January 2021	[33][34]
2 October 2020	CM		Luke Haines	Hereford	31 October 2020	[35][36]
16 October 2020	CM		Matt Palmer	Wigan Athletic	4 January 2021	[37]
8 December 2020	GK		Archie Matthews	Melksham Town	January 2021	[38]
26 December 2020	CM		Luke Haines	Hereford	February 2021	[39]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	CAM		Keshi Anderson	Blackpool	Free transfer	[40]
1 July 2020	ST		Jacob Bancroft	Oxford City	Released	[41][42]
1 July 2020	CM		Ralph Graham	Hungerford Town	Released	[41][43]
1 July 2020	GK		Will Henry	Bath City	Released	[41][44]
1 July 2020	CB		Joe Romanski	Zagłębie Lubin	Released	[41][45]
10 July 2020	ST		Eoin Doyle	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	[46]
28 July 2020	GK		Luke McCormick	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	[47]
31 August 2020	CM		Danny Rose	Grimsby Town	Free transfer	[48]
12 September 2020	CM		Michael Doughty	Unattached	Personal Reasons	[49]
14 September 2020	LW		Kaiyne Woolery	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	[50]
26 September 2020	RW		Lloyd Isgrove	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	[51]
2 October 2020	RB		Tyler Reid	Woking	Mutual Consent	[52][53]
9 October 2020	CM		Cameron McGilp	Slough Town	Mutual consent	[54][55]
11 December 2020	LB		Dion Donohue	Barrow	Personal Reasons	[56][57]
7 January 2021	GK		Joe Fryer	Unattached	Released	[58]
7 January 2021	CM		Toby Holland	Unattached	Released	[58]
1 February 2021	CAM		Diallang Jaiyesimi	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[59]
2 February 2021	RB		Kieron Freeman	Swansea City	Undisclosed	[60]

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Nuneaton Borough v Swindon Town

8 August 2020 (2020-08-08) Friendly	Nuneaton Borough	0–8	Swindon Town	Nuneaton
13:00 BST			Jaiyesimi 6', 13' T.Smith 8', 17', 20', 45' Reeves (Trialist) 40' Williams (Trialist) 63'	Stadium: Liberty Way Attendance: Behind closed doors
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Bristol Rovers U23

11 August 2020 (2020-08-11) Friendly	Swindon Town	3–1	Bristol Rovers U23	Swindon
18:30 BST	Payne 16' Twine 46' Waite (Trialist) 60'		(Trialist) 60'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Coventry City

15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) Friendly	Swindon Town	2–1	Coventry City	Swindon
15:00 BST	T.Smith 22' Twine 52'		Godden 87 (pen)'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Manchester United U23 v Swindon Town

18 August 2020 (2020-08-18) Friendly	Manchester United U23	0–2	Swindon Town	Greater Manchester
18:00 BST			Payne Twine (pen)'	Stadium: Carrington Attendance: Behind closed doors
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Abbey Hey v Swindon Town

20 August 2020 (2020-08-20) Friendly	Abbey Hey	0–5	Swindon Town	Gorton, Manchester
19:00 BST			Ireland (Trialist) Hope Nichols (Trialist)	Stadium: Abbey Stadium, Abbey Hey Attendance: Behind closed doors
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Ashton United v Swindon Town

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly	Ashton United	4–3	Swindon Town	Greater Manchester
13:00 BST	Almond 10' Wilson 22 (pen)' Pritchard 30' Tomsett 37'		T.Smith 43' Hope 62', 90+3'	Stadium: Hurst Cross, Ashton-under-Lyne Attendance: ?
Note: Match Limited to 300 Capacity due to COVID-19

Melksham Town v Swindon Town

25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly	Melksham Town	1–1	Swindon Town	Melksham
19:45 BST	Ballinger 19'		Twine 69'	Stadium: Oakfield Stadium, Melksham Attendance: ?
Note: Match Limited to 300 Capacity due to COVID-19

Bristol City v Swindon Town

29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly	Bristol City	1–1	Swindon Town	Bristol
12:00 BST	Weimann 22'		Payne 62'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: Behind closed doors
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Brentford B

29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly	Swindon Town	2–1	Brentford B	Swindon
15:00 BST	Hope Twine		Adams	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	15	18	50	57	−7	54
18	Plymouth Argyle	46	14	11	21	53	80	−27	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	12	15	19	54	70	−16	51
20	Wigan Athletic	46	13	9	24	54	77	−23	48
21	Rochdale (R)	46	11	14	21	61	78	−17	47	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Northampton Town (R)	46	11	12	23	41	67	−26	45
23	Swindon Town (R)	46	13	4	29	55	89	−34	43
24	Bristol Rovers (R)	46	10	8	28	40	70	−30	38

Source: EFL Official Website
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^[61]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	4	29	55	89	−34	43	8	1	14	25	38	−13	5	3	15	30	51	−21

Last updated: 5 April 2021.
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	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W
Position	1	13	6	7	15	17	19	20	20	20	20	18	19	16	19	20	21	22	22	23	22	23	23	22	22	19	21	22	20	19	18	19	20	22	23	19	19	20	20	23	23	24	23	23	23	23

Updated to match(es) played on 5 April 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[62]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Swindon Town v Rochdale

12 September 2020 1	Swindon Town	3–1	Rochdale	Swindon
15:00 BST	T.Smith 4' A.Grant 33' M.Smith 41' Jaiyesimi  46' Pitman  90'	Report	Lund  89' Keohane 90+3'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Alan Young
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Blackpool v Swindon Town

19 September 2020 2	Blackpool	2–0	Swindon Town	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Ward  11' Hamilton 41', 47'	Report	Jaiyesimi  63'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1000 (Home Fans Only) Referee: Andy Haines
Note: Match Limited to 1000 Capacity due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Burton Albion

26 September 2020 3	Swindon Town	4–2	Burton Albion	Swindon
15:00 BST	Stevens 7' Pitman 31' Payne  34' Baudry 35' Fryers  45' M.Smith  58' J.Smith 60'	Report	Quinn 40' Akins 77'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Kevin Johnson
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Peterborough United v Swindon Town

3 October 2020 4	Peterborough United	3–1	Swindon Town	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Clarke-Harris 48' 69' (pen.) Broom 78'	Report	Payne 6' Baudry  45' Caddis  68' Grounds  90+1'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Leigh Doughty
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v AFC Wimbledon

10 October 2020 5	Swindon Town	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Swindon
15:00 BST	Stevens  19'	Report	Pigott 28' McLoughlin  66'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Sunderland

17 October 2020 6	Swindon Town	0–2	Sunderland	Swindon
15:00 BST	Donohue  16' M.Smith  81' Grounds  83'	Report	Wyke 37' Maguire 57' (pen.)	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Northampton Town v Swindon Town

20 October 2020 7	Northampton Town	2–1	Swindon Town	Northampton
19:45 BST	Missilou 7'  62' Rose 28' Bolger  51' Hoskins  86' H.Smith  90+1'	Report	Jaiyesimi  65' T.Smith 76' (pen.) Grounds  81'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Oxford United v Swindon Town

24 October 2020	Oxford United	P–P	Swindon Town	Oxford
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Note: The match was postponed on 23 October 2020 after a number of positive cases for COVID-19 within the Swindon Town squad

Swindon Town v Accrington Stanley

27 October 2020	Swindon Town	P–P	Accrington Stanley	Swindon
19:00 BST		Report		Stadium: County Ground
Note: The match was postponed on 26 October 2020 after a number of positive cases for COVID-19 within the Swindon Town and Accrington Stanley squads

Swindon Town v Hull City

31 October 2020 8	Swindon Town	2–1	Hull City	Swindon
15:00 BST	Caddis 31' J.Grant 54'	Report	Lewis-Potter 16',  90+5' de Wijs  76' Elder  86'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Antony Coggins
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Plymouth Argyle v Swindon Town

3 November 2020 9	Plymouth Argyle	4–2	Swindon Town	Plymouth
19:00 GMT	Jephcott 6', 25' Edwards 7' Fornah  14' Hardie  76' C.Grant 89'	Report	Payne  4' Hope 10' A.Grant 23' J.Smith  38'  45+4' M.Smith  62'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: John Busby
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Shrewsbury Town v Swindon Town

14 November 2020 10	Shrewsbury Town	3–3	Swindon Town	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Pierre 11' Millar 16' Edwards  33' 56' Norburn  88'	Report	Hope  24' 61' A.Grant  27' J.Grant 43' M.Smith 90+3'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Accrington Stanley

17 November 2020 11	Swindon Town	0–3	Accrington Stanley	Swindon
19:00 GMT	Grounds  73' A.Grant  84'	Report	Fryer 6' (o.g.) Bishop 25' Charles 38'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Bristol Rovers

21 November 2020 12	Swindon Town	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Donohue  38' Grounds  62' Odimayo  64' Pitman 76'	Report	Nicholson  78' Upson  90+2'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Lincoln City

24 November 2020 13	Swindon Town	0–1	Lincoln City	Swindon
19:00 GMT	M.Smith  28' Broadbent  43' Baudry 50' Donohue  52' Odimayo  59'	Report	Montsma 74' Jones  90'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Graham Salisbury
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Oxford United v Swindon Town

28 November 2020 14	Oxford United	1–2	Swindon Town	Oxford
15:00 GMT	M.Taylor 15' Obita  64' Sykes  77' Eastwood  79' Shodipo  84' Long  90+5'	Report	T.Smith  23' 90+1' Broadbent 85' A.Grant  90+5'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Carl Boyeson
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town

1 December 2020 15	Crewe Alexandra	4–2	Swindon Town	Crewe
19:00 GMT	Powell 39' Ng 54' Lowery 63' Dale 66'	Report	A.Grant 20' T.Smith 38' Broadbent  68'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Samuel Barrott
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Gillingham v Swindon Town

5 December 2020 16	Gillingham	2–0	Swindon Town	Gillingham
13:00 GMT	Robertson  12' Oliver 17' McKenzie  63' Coyle 80'	Report	Payne  25' Odimayo  42' Conroy  53'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Neil Hair
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Fleetwood Town

12 December 2020 17	Swindon Town	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Hope  35' Grounds  61'	Report	Madden 29' Camps  57' Connolly  82' Duffy  90+3'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2000 (Home Fans Only) Referee: Christopher Pollard
Note: Match Limited to 2000 Capacity due to COVID-19

Doncaster Rovers v Swindon Town

15 December 2020 18	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Swindon Town	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	James 47' 72'	Report	Conroy  40' Grounds  50' Fryers  52' Stevens  88' Jaiyesimi 90+8' (pen.)	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Charlton Athletic

19 December 2020 19	Swindon Town	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Jaiyesimi 26' Odimayo  63' Pitman 90'  90+3'	Report	Bogle 37' Forster-Caskey  53' Aneke 61' Purrington  86'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2000 (Home Fans Only) Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Match Limited to 2000 Capacity due to COVID-19

Portsmouth v Swindon Town

26 December 2020	Portsmouth	P–P	Swindon Town	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Fratton Park
Note: The match was postponed on 23 December 2020 after a number of positive cases for COVID-19 within the Portsmouth squad.

Swindon Town v Milton Keynes Dons

29 December 2020 20	Swindon Town	1–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Swindon
19:00 GMT	Payne 37' Hunt  83'	Report	Jerome 4' 40' Harvie 28' Poole 77'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Sam Purkiss
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Wigan Athletic

2 January 2021	Swindon Town	P–P	Wigan Athletic	Swindon
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: County Ground
Note: The match was postponed on 2 January 2021 due to a frozen Pitch.

Ipswich Town v Swindon Town

9 January 2021 21	Ipswich Town	2–3	Swindon Town	Ipswich
17:30 GMT	Downes  53' Norwood 62',  71' Judge 87'	Report	Caddis  10' Jaiyesimi 16', 74' Twine 67'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19 Also Live on Sky Sports

Swindon Town v Doncaster Rovers

16 January 2021 22	Swindon Town	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Conroy  64' Thompson  66' Hope 73' Curran  76'	Report	Okenabirhie 5'  33' 45+1' Simões  52' Butler  71' James  85' Greaves  90+5'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Ollie Yates
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Charlton Athletic v Swindon Town

23 January 2021 23	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Swindon Town	London (Charlton)
15:00 GMT	Aneke 57' Shinnie 90'	Report	Hope 5' Twine  34' Palmer 39' Jaiyesimi  84' Thompson  90'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: James Linington
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Plymouth Argyle

26 January 2021 24	Swindon Town	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Swindon
19:00 GMT		Report	Camará 36' Hardie 67'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Robert Madley
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Hull City v Swindon Town

30 January 2021 25	Hull City	1–0	Swindon Town	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Docherty 5'	Report	Lyden  62'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Trevor Kettle
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Wigan Athletic

2 February 2021 26	Swindon Town	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Swindon
18:00 GMT	Pitman 17' Palmer  54' Conroy  65' Thompson  83'	Report	J.Jones  52' Merrie  78'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: David Rock
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Shrewsbury Town

6 February 2021 27	Swindon Town	0–1	Shrewsbury Town	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Curran  56' Hope  73' Pitman  90+5'	Report	Chapman 34'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Antony Coggins
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Portsmouth v Swindon Town

9 February 2021 28	Portsmouth	2–0	Swindon Town	Portsmouth
19:00 GMT	Curtis 8' Harrison 64' (pen)	Report	Payne  45'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Christopher Pollard
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town

13 February 2021	Bristol Rovers	P–P	Swindon Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: The match was postponed on 13 February 2021 due to a frozen Pitch

Swindon Town v Crewe Alexandra

20 February 2021 29	Swindon Town	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Johnson 10' (o.g.) Thompson  84' Twine 90+4'	Report	Lowery 5'  70'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Lincoln City v Swindon Town

23 February 2021 30	Lincoln City	2–2	Swindon Town	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	McGrandles  12' J.Grant 26' (pen) Rogers 59' Montsma  74'	Report	Garrick 2' Palmer  19' Pitman 45' Odimayo  57'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Declan Bourne
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Northampton Town

27 February 2021 31	Swindon Town	2–1	Northampton Town	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Twine 45+2' Palmer  51' Grounds  67' Pitman 69'	Report	Watson 26' Mills  64' Morris  75'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Sunderland v Swindon Town

2 March 2021 32	Sunderland	1–0	Swindon Town	Sunderland
19:00 GMT	Wyke 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Peter Wright
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Accrington Stanley v Swindon Town

6 March 2021 33	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Swindon Town	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Charles 11' Hughes  31' Bishop 44' Butcher  45+2' Burgess  59'	Report	Pitman 30'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Oxford United

9 March 2021 34	Swindon Town	1–2	Oxford United	Swindon
19:00 GMT	Lyden  9' Thompson  33' Conroy  51' Pitman 72' Curran 90+2'	Report	Barker 3' Sykes  34' Forde  76' Agyei 82',  88'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Gillingham

13 March 2021 35	Swindon Town	1–3	Gillingham	Swindon
13:00 GMT	Pitman 41' Twine  76'	Report	Ogilvie  47' Oliver 59', 63' Dempsey 68' O'Keefe  76'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: James Bell
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Fleetwood Town v Swindon Town

20 March 2021 36	Fleetwood Town	0–2	Swindon Town	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Finley  11' Hill  76'	Report	Twine 5' 60'  75'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Graham Salisbury
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town

23 March 2021 37	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Swindon Town	Bristol
19:00 GMT	Upson  11' Williams  76'	Report	Payne 71'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Andy Woolmer
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Rochdale v Swindon Town

27 March 2021	Rochdale	P–P	Swindon Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: The match was postponed on 27 March 2021 due to international call-ups for Rochdale and Swindon Town.

Swindon Town v Blackpool

2 April 2021 38	Swindon Town	0–2	Blackpool	Swindon
15:00 BST		Report	Dougall  18' Simms 44' Yates 61'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Carl Boyeson
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Burton Albion v Swindon Town

5 April 2021 39	Burton Albion	2–1	Swindon Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Hamer 26' Hemmings  64' Brayford 83'	Report	Payne 35'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Peterborough United

10 April 2021 40	Swindon Town	0–3	Peterborough United	Swindon
15:00 BST	Twine  37' Camp  61'	Report	Dembélé 17' 23' Clarke-Harris 61' 90+4' Taylor  86'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Rochdale v Swindon Town

13 April 2021 41	Rochdale	2–1	Swindon Town	Rochdale
19:00 BST	Keohane 12' C.Grant 64' Osho  74'	Report	Garrick 88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

AFC Wimbledon v Swindon Town

17 April 2021 42	AFC Wimbledon	4–1	Swindon Town	London
17:30 BST	Pigott 20' (pen.), 60' Nightingale 26' Assal 44' McLoughlin  90+3'	Report	Grounds  20' Lyden  26' Pitman 45+2' Smith 79'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: John Busby
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Portsmouth

20 April 2021 43	Swindon Town	3–1	Portsmouth	Swindon
18:00 BST	Pitman 18' 61' (pen.) Thompson  72' Smith 90+1'	Report	Daniels  60' Curtis 82' Nicolaisen  84' Cannon  90+3'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Milton Keynes Dons v Swindon Town

24 April 2021 44	Milton Keynes Dons	5–0	Swindon Town	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Grigg 16', 45+2', 46', 49' Fraser 26' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Scott Oldham
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19 Swindon relegated to League 2

Swindon Town v Ipswich Town

1 May 2021 45	Swindon Town	1–2	Ipswich Town	Swindon
15:00 BST	Thompson  34' Grounds  43' Pitman 71' Curran  74'	Report	Norwood 44' (pen.) 58' 74' Downes  81'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Kevin Johnson
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Wigan Athletic v Swindon Town

9 May 2021 46	Wigan Athletic	3–4	Swindon Town	Wigan
12:00 BST	Tilt 17'  66' Keane 56' 60'	Report	Grounds  42' Twine 59' 90+2' Hope 77' Smith 90'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Graham Salisbury
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.^[63]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Swindon Town v Darlington

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) First round	Swindon Town	1–2	Darlington	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Pitman 41' Grounds  51' Iandolo  82'	Report	Campbell 31', 60' Hedley  45+6' Hunt  82'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Declan Bourne
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August .^[64]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Swindon Town v Charlton Athletic

5 August 2020 (2020-08-05) First round	Swindon Town	1–3	Charlton Athletic	Swindon
15:00 BST	J.Smith 64' Doughty  74' Odimayo  81'	Report	Oztumer  23' Bonne 36' Barker 74' Aneke 90'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Brett Huxtable
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.^[65]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Exeter City	3	3	0	0	0	11	5	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Forest Green Rovers	3	1	0	0	2	5	4	+1	3
3	L1	Swindon Town	3	1	0	0	2	6	7	−1	3
4	ACA	West Bromwich Albion U21	3	1	0	0	2	3	9	−6	3

Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss

Swindon Town v West Bromwich Albion U21

8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Group stage	Swindon Town	2–3	West Bromwich Albion U21	Swindon
19:00 BST	T.Smith 72' Caddis 75'	Report	Dyce 27' Windsor 47' Gardner-Hickman 74'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Chris Sarginson
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Swindon Town v Exeter City

6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Group stage	Swindon Town	3–4	Exeter City	Swindon
19:00 BST	A.Grant  43' T.Smith 61', 85' Curran  75' Palmer 90+3'	Report	Kite 4' Seymour 7' (pen.) Atangana 63' Hartridge 68' Sweeney  78'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Forest Green Rovers v Swindon Town

10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Group stage	Forest Green Rovers	0–1	Swindon Town	Nailsworth
19:00 GMT	Covil  49'	Report	Curran  38' Broadbent 90+3'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

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