2015–16 Swindon Town F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Swindon Town's 137th season in their existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One.^[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Swindon Town

2015–16 season
Chairman	Lee Power
Manager	Mark Cooper (until 17 October) Lee Power (caretaker; from 18 October, until 2 November) Martin Ling (from 3 November, until 29 December) Luke Williams (caretaker; from 29 December)
Stadium	County Ground
League One	15th
FA Cup	1st Round (Eliminated by Rochdale)
League Cup	1st Round (Eliminated by Exeter City)
JPT	2nd Round (Eliminated by Oxford United)
Top goalscorer	League: Nicky Ajose (24) All: Nicky Ajose (25)
Highest home attendance	9,240 (vs. Wigan Athletic, 25 March 2016)
Lowest home attendance	4,693 (vs. Exeter City, 11 August 2015)
Home colours Away colours
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Season events

Pre-season

June

• 1 June 2015 – The exits of Harry Agombar, Josue Antonio, George Barker, Jack Barthram, Matty Jones, Cameron Belford, Wes Foderingham, Darren Ward, Connor Waldon and Andy Williams were confirmed.^[2]
• 30 June 2015 – The club signed a formal agreement with Calne Town Council to use the Beversbrook Sports Facility for training while the club sought a site closer to Swindon.^[3]

July

• 2 July 2015 – Anton Rodgers signed a new two-year deal with the club.^[4]
• 2 July 2015 – Former Liverpool defender Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill signed a two-year deal.^[5]
• 12 July 2015 – Liverpool defender Kevin Stewart signed a season-long loan deal.^[6]
• 13 July 2015 – The club were charged by the Football Association over the signing of Redditch United forward Jermaine Hylton.^[7]
• 13 July 2015 – Drissa Traoré signed a one-year contract with the club.^[8]
• 21 July 2015 – Reported interest for Bournemouth for Will Randall was rebuffed.^[9]
• 30 July 2015 – Fabien Robert signed a one-year contract with the club.^[10]

August

• 3 August 2015 – Southampton defender Jordan Turnbull returned to the club by signing a season-long loan deal.^[11]
• 4 August 2015 – Former Maidstone United midfielder Ellis Iandolo signed a professional deal.^[12]
• 4 August 2015 – Town owner Lee Power announced that a price has been agreed on land within the borough for a multi-million-pound training facility for the club.^[13]
• 4 August 2015 – Lawrence Vigouroux became the third Liverpool player to sign a season-long loan deal.^[14]
• 6 August 2015 – Non-League defender James Brophy signed a one-year contract after a successful trial period.^[15]
• 8 August 2015 – Former Brighton & Hove Albion and cousin of former England midfielder Gareth Barry, Bradley Barry, signed a one-year contract after a successful trial period.^[16]
• 10 August 2015 – Youth team graduate Josh Cooke joined Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2016.^[17]
• 11 August 2015 – Swindon were eliminated from the League Cup first round, losing 2–1 to League side Exeter City.^[18]
• 21 August 2015 – Town signed Jordan Stewart from Northern Ireland side Glentoran.^[19]

September

• 1 September 2015 – Nathan Byrne left to join Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.^[20]
• 1 September 2015 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle signed Town forward Miles Storey on loan.^[21]
• 1 September 2015 – Wes Thomas joined the club from Birmingham City on loan until January 2016.^[22]
• 2 September 2015 – Former Town loan player Nicky Ajose rejoined the club on a permanent basis after his contract with Leeds United was terminated.^[23]
• 4 September 2015 – Swindon Town recruit Frenchman Jérémy Balmy and Estonia international Henrik Ojamaa until the end of the season.^[24]
• 11 September 2015 – Louis Thompson rejoined the club on a youth loan from Norwich City.^[25]
• 28 September 2015 – Lawrence Vigouroux was recalled by Liverpool due to a disciplinary matter.^[26]
• 29 September 2015 – Lawrence Vigouroux resumed his loan spell at Swindon.^[27]

October

• 2 October 2015 – Momar Bangoura signed a short-term contract with the club.^[28]
• 17 October 2015 – The club parted company with manager, Mark Cooper.^[29]

November

• 3 November 2015 – Former player Martin Ling was appointed manager of Swindon Town.^[30]
• 10 November 2015 – Ross Embleton joined the backroom staff as First Team Coach.^[31]
• 27 November 2015 – Centre-forward Jamie Calvin signed a one-year contract.^[32]

December

• 28 December 2015 – Momar Bangoura was released upon the completion of his short-term contract.^[33]
• 29 December 2015 – Martin Ling resigned as manager of Swindon Town citing health reasons.^[34]

January

• 7 January 2016 – Loan players Louis Thompson, Ben Gladwin, Adam El-Abd and Wes Thomas were all recalled by their parent clubs.^[35]
• 7 January 2016 – Henrik Ojamaa left the club by mutual consent.^[36]
• 8 January 2016 – Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp recalled Kevin Stewart from his season-long loan deal at the club.^[37]
• 12 January 2016 – Swindon Town youth graduate Will Randall joined Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.^[38]
• 15 January 2016 – Michael Doughty signed on a one-month loan deal from Queens Park Rangers.^[39]
• 21 January 2016 – Luke Williams was confirmed as Swindon Town manager until the end of the season.^[40]

February

• 16 February 2016 – Jamie Sendles-White signed a permanent deal until the end of the season.^[41]

March

• 9 March 2016 – Luke Williams signed a 5-year contract extension.^[42]

April

• 9 April 2016 – The club suspended Drissa Traore, Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill and Jérémy Balmy and investigate reports that they inhaled nitrous oxide on the live social media app, Periscope.^[43]
• 14 April 2016 – Norwich City goalkeeper Jake Kean joined on an emergency loan deal.^[44]

First Team

As of game played on 17 April 2016

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Club caps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Lawrence Vigouroux	GK		London	19 November 1993	36	0	0	0	Liverpool	On loan from Liverpool
12	Jake Kean	GK		Derby	4 February 1991	3	0	0	0	Norwich City	On loan from Norwich City
25	Tyrell Belford	GK		Nuneaton	6 May 1994	22	0	0	0	Liverpool
32	Will Henry	GK		Bristol	6 July 1998	2	0	0	0	Youth team scholar
33	Connor Johns	GK		Mansfield	22 June 1998	0	0	0	0	Youth team scholar
Defenders
2	Nathan Thompson	RB		Chester	9 November 1990	151	2	0	0	Youth team graduate	Club captain
3	Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill	LB/LWB		London	21 December 1995	30	1	0	0	Arsenal
5	Jordan Williams	CB/DM		Bangor	6 November 1995	10	0	0	0	Liverpool	On loan from Liverpool
6	Jordan Turnbull	CB		Trowbridge	30 October 1994	98	1	0	0	Southampton	On loan from Southampton
15	James Brophy	LB		London	25 July 1994	31	0	0	0	Edgware Town
21	Jamie Sendles-White	CB		Kingston upon Thames	10 April 1994	2	0	0	0	Hamilton Academical
27	Bradley Barry	RB		Hastings	13 February 1995	38	0	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
29	Raphael Rossi Branco	CB		Campinas	25 July 1990	91	4	0	0	Whitehawk	Vice captain
34	Adam El-Abd	CB		Brighton	11 September 1984	14	0	7	0	Bristol City	On loan from Bristol City
Midfielders
4	Fabien Robert	CM		Hennebont	6 January 1989	38	4	0	0	Lorient
7	Drissa Traoré	CM		Bouaké	25 March 1992	26	0	0	0	Notts County
8	Yaser Kasim	CM		Karrada	10 May 1991	115	6	17	3	Brighton & Hove Albion
10	Nathan Byrne	RM		St Albans	5 June 1992	107	11	0	0	Tottenham Hotspur
11	Kevin Stewart	CM/RB		Enfield	7 September 1993	7	0	0	0	Liverpool	On loan from Liverpool
12	Momar Bangoura	DM		Dakar	24 February 1994	2	0	0	0	Olympique de Marseille
14	Michael Doughty	CM		London	30 November 1985	20	5	0	0	Queens Park Rangers	On loan from Queens Park Rangers
16	Jordan Stewart	AM/CF		Belfast	31 March 1995	1	0	0	0	Glentoran
17	Ben Gladwin	CM		Reading	8 June 1992	70	13	0	0	Queens Park Rangers	On loan from Queens Park Rangers
19	Louis Thompson	CM		Dover	19 December 1994	107	7	0	0	Norwich City	On loan from Norwich City
19	Jérémy Balmy	LM/CF		Melun	19 April 1994	14	0	0	0	Oxford United
21	Will Randall	RM		Swindon	2 May 1997	11	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
22	Lee Marshall	RM		Gloucester	21 November 1996	6	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
26	Anton Rodgers	CM		Reading	26 January 1993	52	5	0	0	Oldham Athletic
28	Ellis Iandolo	AM/CF		Chatham	22 August 1997	13	0	0	0	Maidstone United
31	Tom Smith	CM		Swindon	23 February 1998	3	1	0	0	Youth team scholar
34	Jake Evans	CM/LM		Swindon	8 April 1998	1	0	0	0	Youth team scholar
35	Jordan Young	CM		Chippenham	31 July 1999	3	1	0	0	Youth team graduate
Forwards
9	Michael Smith	CF		Wallsend	17 October 1991	72	26	0	0	Charlton Athletic
10	Nicky Ajose	CF		Bury	7 October 1991	61	35	0	0	Leeds United
14	Wes Thomas	CF		Barking	23 January 1987	6	2	0	0	Birmingham City	On loan from Birmingham City
23	Josh Cooke	CF			4 February 1997	4	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
20	Jonathan Obika	CF		Enfield	12 September 1990	77	22	0	0	Tottenham Hotspur
24	Jermaine Hylton	CF		Birmingham	28 June 1993	31	1	0	0	Redditch United
30	Miles Storey	CF		West Bromwich	4 January 1994	39	6	0	0	Youth team graduate	On loan at Inverness Caledonian Thistle
32	Henrik Ojamaa	CF		Tallinn	20 May 1991	11	0	23	0	Legia Warsaw
37	Jamie Calvin	CF		Watford	8 October 1995	0	0	0	0	Hampton & Richmond Borough

NOTE: Players in italics departed the club permanently before the end of the 2015–16 season.

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
2 July 2015	LB		Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill	Arsenal	Free transfer	[45]
13 July 2015	DM		Drissa Traoré	Notts County	Free transfer	[46]
30 July 2015	AM		Fabien Robert	Lorient	Free transfer	[47]
4 August 2015	AM		Ellis Iandolo	Maidstone United	Free transfer	[48]
6 August 2015	LB/LW		James Brophy	Free agent	Free transfer	[49]
11 August 2015	RB		Bradley Barry	Free agent	Free transfer	[50]
21 August 2015	AM		Jordan Stewart	Glentoran	£50,000	[51][52]
2 September 2015	CF		Nicky Ajose	Leeds United	Free transfer	[53]
4 September 2015	CF		Jérémy Balmy	Oxford United	Free transfer	[54]
4 September 2015	CF		Henrik Ojamaa	Legia Warsaw	Free transfer	[55]
2 October 2015	DM		Momar Bangoura	Olympique de Marseille	Free transfer	[56]
27 November 2015	CF		Jamie Calvin	Hampton & Richmond Borough	Free transfer	[57]
16 February 2016	DF		Jamie Sendles-White	Hamilton Academicals	Free transfer	[58]

Total spending: £50,000

Out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
28 May 2015	MF		Ben Gladwin	Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed	[59]
28 May 2015	MF		Massimo Luongo	Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed	[60]
1 July 2015	MF		Harry Agombar	Grays Athletic[a]	Released	[61]
1 July 2015	DF		Josue Antonio	Free Agent	Released	[62]
1 July 2015	FW		George Barker	Gosport Borough[b]	Released	[62][63]
1 July 2015	DF		Jack Barthram	Cheltenham Town[c]	Released	[64]
1 July 2015	GK		Cameron Belford	Wrexham[d]	Released	[65]
1 July 2015	GK		Wes Foderingham	Rangers[e]	Released	[66]
1 July 2015	DF		Matty Jones	Chippenham Town[f]	Released	[67]
1 July 2015	FW		Connor Waldon	Swindon Supermarine[g]	Released	[68]
1 July 2015	DF		Darren Ward	Yeovil Town[h]	Released	[69]
1 July 2015	FW		Andy Williams	Doncaster Rovers[i]	Released	[70]
1 September 2015	DF		Nathan Byrne	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[71]
28 December 2015	MF		Momar Bangoura	Free Agent	Released	[33]
5 January 2016	CF		Henrik Ojamaa	Wacker Innsbruck	Free Transfer	[72]
12 January 2016	MF		Will Randall	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[73]

1. Agombar later signed for Grays Athletic.
2. Waldon later signed for Gosport Borough.
3. Barthram later signed for Cheltenham Town.
4. Belford later signed for Wrexham.
5. Foderingham later signed for Rangers.
6. Jones later signed for Chippenham Town.
7. Waldon later signed for Swindon Supermarine.
8. Ward later signed for Yeovil Town.
9. Williams later signed for Doncaster Rovers.

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
10 July 2015	DM		Jordan Williams	Liverpool	30 June 2016	[74]
11 July 2015	RB		Kevin Stewart	Liverpool	8 January 2016	[75]
3 August 2015	CB		Jordan Turnbull	Southampton	30 June 2016	[76]
4 August 2015	GK		Lawrence Vigouroux	Liverpool	30 June 2016	[77]
1 September 2015	CF		Wes Thomas	Birmingham City	4 January 2016	[78]
11 September 2015	CM		Louis Thompson	Norwich City	30 June 2016	[79]
9 October 2015	CB		Adam El-Abd	Bristol City	4 January 2016	[80]
9 October 2015	CM		Ben Gladwin	Queens Park Rangers	4 January 2016	[81]
15 January 2016	CM		Michael Doughty	Queens Park Rangers	13 February 2016	[82]
14 April 2016	GK		Jake Kean	Norwich City	21 April 2016	[83]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End Date	Ref.
10 August 2015	ST		Josh Cooke	Cheltenham Town	15 September 2015	[84][85]
1 September 2015	ST		Michael Smith	Barnsley	4 January 2016	[86]
1 September 2015	ST		Miles Storey	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	30 June 2016	[87]
2 October 2015	ST		Josh Cooke	Gloucester City	4 January 2016	[88]
1 February 2016	ST		Michael Smith	Portsmouth	30 June 2016	[89]
24 March 2016	AM		Jordan Stewart	Grimsby Town	22 April 2016	[90]

Squad statistics

As of 8 May 2016

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		JP Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CHI	Lawrence Vigouroux (on loan from Liverpool)	36	0	33+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Nathan Thompson	24	1	22+1	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill	30	1	28+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
4	MF	FRA	Fabien Robert	38	4	23+12	4	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Jordan Turnbull (on loan from Southampton)	46	0	42+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
7	MF	CIV	Drissa Traoré	26	0	15+9	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
8	MF	IRQ	Yaser Kasim	29	1	24+3	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Michael Smith	5	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Nicky Ajose	40	25	38+0	24	1+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF	WAL	Michael Doughty (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)	20	5	20+0	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	ENG	James Brophy	31	0	16+12	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
16	FW	NIR	Jordan Stewart	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	WAL	Louis Thompson (on loan from Norwich City)	29	2	23+5	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF	FRA	Jérémy Balmy	13	0	1+11	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
20	FW	ENG	Jonathan Obika	35	12	27+5	11	1+0	0	1+0	1	1+0	0
21	FW	NIR	Jamie Sendles-White	10	0	8+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Lee Marshall	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	FW	ENG	Josh Cooke	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	FW	ENG	Jermaine Hylton	18	0	8+8	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
25	GK	ENG	Tyrell Belford	9	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26	MF	EIR	Anton Rodgers	39	3	29+7	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
27	DF	ENG	Bradley Barry	37	0	34+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Ellis Iandolo	13	0	6+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
29	DF	BRA	Raphael Rossi Branco	40	1	36+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
31	MF	ENG	Tom Smith	2	1	0+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
32	GK	ENG	Will Henry	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	GK	ENG	Connor Johns	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF	ENG	Jake Evans	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	MF	SCO	Jordan Young	3	1	0+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	FW	ENG	Jamie Calvin	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	FW	ENG	Scott Twine	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who are contracted to Swindon Town but are currently out on loan:
30	FW	ENG	Miles Storey	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who were contracted to Swindon Town but have since departed on a permanent basis:
5	DF	WAL	Jordan Williams	10	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	ENG	Nathan Byrne	6	3	5+0	3	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Kevin Stewart	7	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
12	GK	ENG	Jake Kean	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF	SEN	Momar Bangoura	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
14	FW	ENG	Wes Thomas	6	2	5+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Ben Gladwin	13	2	13+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Will Randall	6	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
32	FW	EST	Henrik Ojamaa	11	0	7+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
34	DF	EGY	Adam El-Abd	14	0	13+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goal scorers

Rank	Name	L1	FAC	FLC	FLT	Total
1	Nicky Ajose	24	1	0	0	25
2	Jonathan Obika	11	0	1	0	12
3	Michael Doughty	5	0	0	0	5
4	Fabien Robert	4	0	0	0	4
5	Nathan Byrne	3	0	0	0	3
6	Anton Rodgers	2	0	0	1	3
7	Ben Gladwin	2	0	0	0	2
8	Wes Thomas	2	0	0	0	2
9	Louis Thompson	2	0	0	0	2
10	Raphael Rossi Branco	1	0	0	0	1
11	Yaser Kasim	1	0	0	0	1
12	Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill	1	0	0	0	1
13	Tom Smith	1	0	0	0	1
14	Nathan Thompson	1	0	0	0	1
14	Jordan Young	1	0	0	0	1
–	Own Goals	2	0	0	0	2

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	L1	FAC	FLC	FLT	Total
1	Lawrence Vigouroux	4	0	0	0	4
2	Tyrell Belford	1	0	0	0	1
3	Jake Kean	1	0	0	0	1
4	Will Henry	1	0	0	0	1

Disciplinary record

Name	L1		FAC		FLC		FLT		Total
Jérémy Balmy	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Bradley Barry	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Raphael Rossi Branco	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
James Brophy	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
Nathan Byrne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Michael Doughty	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Adam El-Abd	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Ben Gladwin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jermaine Hylton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ellis Iandolo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Yaser Kasim	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Fabien Robert	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Anton Rodgers	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Jamie Sendles-White	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Kevin Stewart	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Louis Thompson	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
Nathan Thompson	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Drissa Traoré	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Jordan Turnbull	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
Lawrence Vigouroux	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Jordan Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Suspensions served

Player	Reason	Opponents Missed
Jordan Turnbull	Violent conduct	Peterborough United (H), Millwall (A), Oldham Athletic (H)
Raphael Rossi Branco	5 Bookings	Chesterfield (A)
Raphael Rossi Branco	Red Card	Burton Albion (A)
Nathan Thompson	Professional Foul	Scunthorpe United (A), Fleetwood Town (H), Oldham Athletic (A)
Louis Thompson	Two Yellow Cards	Shrewsbury Town (H)
Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill	Violent Conduct	Shrewsbury Town (H)

Competitions

Summary Games played 50 (46 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 League Trophy) Games won 16 (15 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 League Trophy) Games drawn 11 (11 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy) Games lost 22 (19 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 League Trophy) Goals scored 66 (64 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 League Trophy) Goals conceded 79 (71 League One, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 3 League Trophy) Goal difference (League One) -8 Clean sheets 8 (8 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy) Yellow cards 88 (80 League One, 4 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 League Trophy) Red cards 5 (4 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 League Trophy) Worst discipline Bradley Barry Best result 4-0 (vs. Chesterfield) (A) Worst result 0-6 (vs. Scunthorpe United) (A) Most appearances 46 Jordan Turnbull (all competitions) Top scorer 25 Nicky Ajose (all competitions) Points 59

Score overview Opposition Home score Away score Double Barnsley 0–1 1–4 No Blackpool 3–2 0–1 No Bradford City 4–1 0–1 No Burton Albion 0–1 0–1 No Bury 0–1 2–2 No Chesterfield 1–0 4–0 Yes Colchester United 1–2 4–1 No Coventry City 2–2 0–0 No Crewe Alexandra 4–3 3–1 Yes Doncaster Rovers 2–0 2–2 No Fleetwood Town 1–1 1-5 No Gillingham 1–3 0–0 No Millwall 2–2 0–2 No Oldham Athletic 1–2 0–2 No Peterborough United 1–2 2–1 No Port Vale 2–2 0–1 No Rochdale 2–1 2–2 No Scunthorpe United 2–1 0–6 No Sheffield United 0–2 1–1 No Shrewsbury Town 3–0 1–0 Yes Southend United 4–2 1–0 Yes Walsall 2–1 1–1 No Wigan Athletic 1-4 0-1 No

Results by round

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	D	W
Position	2	4	9	6	8	6	8	10	17	14	17	20	20	23	23	23	20	22	20	17	16	14	15	16	16	14	14	17	17	17	14	15	12	11	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2015. Source: ^[91]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League One

Main article: 2015–16 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Peterborough United	46	19	6	21	82	73	+9	63
14	Southend United	46	16	11	19	58	64	−6	59
15	Swindon Town	46	16	11	19	64	71	−7	59
16	Bury	46	16	12	18	56	73	−17	57[a]
17	Oldham Athletic	46	12	18	16	44	58	−14	54

Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Bury were deducted 3 points for playing the unregistered Callum Styles against Southend United on 8 May.^[92]

Matches

  Won   Drawn   Lost   Postponed

Pre-season friendlies

On 29 May 2015, Swindon Town announced they would host FA Cup finalists Aston Villa on 21 July 2015.^[93] On 23 June 2015, Swindon added Swindon Supermarine to the pre-season schedule.^[94] A visit from Premier League side Everton on 11 July 2015, was confirmed on 29 June 2015.^[95] A friendly against Southern League Central side Petersfield Town was later announced for July 18.^[96] On 7 July 2015, Swindon Town added a home friendly against West Bromwich Albion.^[97] On 13 July 2015, Swindon Town announced a sixth and seventh friendly against Solihull Moors and Liverpool respectively.^[98][99] A behind-closed-doors friendly versus Queens Park Rangers was also arranged.^[100]

Swindon Supermarine v Swindon Town

7 July 2015 (2015-07-07) Friendly	Swindon Supermarine	2–1	Swindon Town	South Marston
19:30 BST	Hopper Morris 82'	Report	Smith 60'	Stadium: Hunts Copse Ground

Swindon Town v Everton

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly	Swindon Town	0–4	Everton	Swindon
15:00 BST		Report	Mirallas 49' 52' Lukaku 90' McAleny 90'	Stadium: County Ground

Solihull Moors v Swindon Town

14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly	Solihull Moors	3–1	Swindon Town	Solihull
19:45 BST	Knights 20' Asante 42' Dean 45'	Report	Trialist	Stadium: The Autotech Stadium

Petersfield Town v Swindon Town

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Petersfield Town	2–3	Swindon Town	Petersfield
15:00 BST	Dixon	Report	Trialist Trialist Obika	Stadium: The Love Lane Stadium

Swindon Town v Aston Villa

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Swindon Town	0–2	Aston Villa	Swindon
19:45 BST		Report	Sinclair 29' Sellars 82'	Stadium: County Ground

Fairford Town v Swindon Town XI

22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly	Fairford Town	1–3	Swindon Town XI	Fairford
19:45 BST	Hale 86'	Report	Cooke 53' 60' Martinez 54'	Stadium: Cinder Lane

Swindon Town v West Bromwich Albion

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly	Swindon Town	1–4	West Bromwich Albion	Swindon
15:00 BST	Kasim 32'	Report	Morrison 9', ?' Anichebe 15' Sessègnon	Stadium: County Ground

Queens Park Rangers v Swindon Town

29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Swindon Town	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST		Report	Kasim	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: Behind closed doors

Swindon Town v Liverpool

2 August 2015 (2015-08-02) Friendly	Swindon Town	1–2	Liverpool	Swindon
16:00 BST	Obika 63'	Report	Benteke 48' Ojo 87'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,591

Highmoor Ibis v Swindon Town XI

3 August 2015 (2015-08-03) Friendly	Highmoor Ibis	0–3	Swindon Town XI	Reading
19:45 BST		Report	Storey Cooke	Stadium: Scours Lane

League One

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[101]

Swindon Town v Bradford City

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Swindon Town	4–1	Bradford City	Swindon
15:00 BST	Byrne 52', 61', 68' Obika 70'	Report	Morris 4'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,090 Referee: Steve Martin

Bury v Swindon Town

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Bury	2–2	Swindon Town	Bury
15:00 BST	Pope 4' Mayor 52'	Report	Robert 74' Rodgers 83'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,947 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Swindon Town v Port Vale

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Swindon Town	2–2	Port Vale	Swindon
19:45 BST	Robert 12' Rodgers 66'	Report	Ikpeazu 21' Foley 90' (pen.)	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,026 Referee: Brendan Malone

Southend United v Swindon Town

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Southend United	0–1	Swindon Town	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST		Report	Robert 62'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,839 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Swindon Town v Sheffield United

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5	Swindon Town	0–2	Sheffield United	Swindon
15:00 BST		Report	Collins 70' Sharp 75'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,614 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Swindon Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	King 61'	Report	Smith 63' Thomas 82' Ajose 90'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Richard Clark

Barnsley v Swindon Town

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7	Barnsley	4–1	Swindon Town	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Watkins 22' Wabara 44' Nyatanga 59' Hourihane 76'	Report	Nyatanga 20' (o.g.)	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 8,227 Referee: Darren Bond

Swindon Town v Burton Albion

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Swindon Town	0–1	Burton Albion	Swindon
15:00 BST		Report	Beavon 27'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,005 Referee: Scott Duncan

Swindon Town v Colchester United

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9	Swindon Town	1–2	Colchester United	Swindon
15:00 BST	Thomas 22'	Report	Moncur 3' Harriott 42'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,687 Referee: Oliver Langford

Doncaster Rovers v Swindon Town

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 10	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Swindon Town	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Anderson 73' Williams 80' (pen.)	Report	Ajose 47' Obika 90'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,693 Referee: Ben Toner

Blackpool v Swindon Town

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11	Blackpool	1–0	Swindon Town	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Cullen 38'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,704 Referee: David Webb

Swindon Town v Peterborough United

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12	Swindon Town	1–2	Peterborough United	Swindon
15:00 BST	Bostwick 73' (o.g.)	Report	Taylor 38' Angol 52'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Andy Madley

Millwall v Swindon Town

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13	Millwall	2–0	Swindon Town	South Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Gregory 19' O'Brien 26'	Report		Stadium: The New Den Attendance: 8,524 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14	Swindon Town	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Swindon
19:45 BST	Ajose 85'	Report	Jones 34' Philliskirk 87'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,430 Referee: Andy Davies

Swindon Town v Coventry city

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 15	Swindon Town	2–2	Coventry city	Swindon
15:00 BST	Gladwin 85' Ajose 90' (pen.)	Report	Vincelot 66' Tudgay 81'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,309 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Wigan Athletic v Swindon Town

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Swindon Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Júnior 90+5'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,466 Referee: Nigel Miller

Swindon Town v Scunthorpe United

14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17	Swindon Town	2–1	Scunthorpe United	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Branco 55' Ajose 59'	Report	Clarke 73'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,957 Referee: Iain Williamson

Fleetwood v Swindon Town

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18	Fleetwood	5–1	Swindon Town	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	El-Abd 34' (o.g.) Sarcevic 55' (pen.) Henen 64' Fosu 69' Grant 84'	Report	Ajose 78'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,880 Referee: Darren England

Swindon Town v Walsall

24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19	Swindon Town	2–1	Walsall	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Obika 17' Thompson 90'	Report	Bradshaw 61'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,957 Referee: Iain Williamson

Chesterfield v Swindon Town

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20	Chesterfield	0–4	Swindon Town	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT		Report	Ajose 3', 80' Thompson 14' Obika 48'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,178 Referee: Tim Robinson

Swindon Town v Rochdale

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21	Swindon Town	2–1	Rochdale	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Robert 33' Gladwin 34'	Report	Lancashire 60'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,149 Referee: David Webb

Shrewsbury Town v Swindon Town

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Swindon Town	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT		Report	Ajose 34'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Swindon Town v Gillingham

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23	Swindon Town	1–3	Gillingham	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Obika 18'	Report	Dack 19' Hessenthaler 35' Jackson 69'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,228 Referee: Fred Graham

Burton Albion v Swindon Town

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24	Burton Albion	1–0	Swindon Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Akins 77' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,816 Referee: Mark Brown

Swindon Town v Southend United

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) 25	Swindon Town	4–2	Southend United	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Ajose 42' 90' Obika 45' 78'	Report	Barnett 5' Thompson 13'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,162 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Swindon Town v Crewe Alexandra

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 26	Swindon Town	4–3	Crewe Alexandra	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Ajose 14' (90) Obika 47' Nugent 52' (o.g.)	Report	Inman 20' 40' Colclough 26'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,888 Referee: Lee Collins

Sheffield United v Swindon Town

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 27	Sheffield United	1–1	Swindon Town	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Sharp 8' (pen.)	Report	Ormonde-Ottewill 79'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,012 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Swindon Town v Barnsley

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 28	Swindon Town	0–1	Barnsley	Swindon
15:00 GMT		Report	Winnall 88'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,532 Referee: Tim Robinson

Port Vale v Swindon Town

2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 29	Port Vale	1–0	Swindon Town	Burslem
19:45 GMT	Dickinson 6'	Report		Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,256 Referee: Peter Bankes

Gillingham v Swindon Town

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 30	Gillingham	0–0	Swindon Town	Gillingham
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 6,398 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Colchester United v Swindon Town

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31	Colchester United	1–4	Swindon Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Edwards 64'	Report	Ajose 36' 56' Doughty 58' 72'	Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 3,269 Referee: Steve Martin

Swindon Town v Blackpool

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 32	Swindon Town	3–2	Blackpool	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Ajose 17' 61' 88'	Report	Aldred 2' Philliskirk 65' (pen.)	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,412 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Peterborough United v Swindon Town

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 33	Peterborough United	1–2	Swindon Town	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Maddison 12' (pen.)	Report	Ajose 49' Doughty 82'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Darren Handley

Swindon Town v Doncaster Rovers

1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 34	Swindon Town	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Obika 45' 66'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,556 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Swindon Town v Millwall

13 March 2016 (2016-03-13) 35	Swindon Town	2–2	Millwall	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Ajose 63' (pen.) Doughty 90'	Report	Gregory 6' Morison 11'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,623 Referee: Kevin Wright

Coventry City v Swindon Town

19 March 2016 36	Coventry City	0–0	Swindon Town	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Vincelot  27'	Report	Rodgers  45' Thompson  59'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,322 Referee: Darren England

Swindon Town v Wigan Athletic

25 March 2016 37	Swindon Town	1–4	Wigan Athletic	Swindon
17:30 GMT	Ajose 79'	Report	Grigg 15' 50' Power 47' Morsy 51'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,240 Referee: Andy Davies

Scunthorpe United v Swindon Town

28 March 2016 38	Scunthorpe United	6–0	Swindon Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Townsend 27' Clarke 44' Adelakun 48' Hopper 52' 76' Madden 62'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,534 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Swindon Town v Fleetwood Town

2 April 2016 39	Swindon Town	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Ajose 68'	Report	Burns 6'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,311 Referee: Mark Brown

Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town

5 April 2016 40	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Swindon Town	Oldham
19:45 BST	Kelly 10' Main 82'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,730 Referee: Andy Haines

Bradford City v Swindon Town

9 April 2016 41	Bradford City	1–0	Swindon Town	Bradford
15:00 BST	B. Clarke 20'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 18,043 Referee: David Coote

Swindon Town v Bury

16 April 2016 42	Swindon Town	0–1	Bury	Swindon
15:00 BST		Report	Mayor 63'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,759 Referee: Darren Deadman

Walsall v Swindon Town

19 April 2016 43	Walsall	1–1	Swindon Town	Walsall
19:45 BST	Morris 71'	Report	Doughty 59'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,095 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Swindon Town v Chesterfield

23 April 2016 44	Swindon Town	1–0	Chesterfield	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Kasim 77'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,015 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Rochdale v Swindon Town

30 April 2016 45	Rochdale	2–2	Swindon Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Allen 45+2' Lund 67'	Report	Obika 2' N. Thompson 45+1'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,806 Referee: Scott Duncan

Swindon Town v Shrewsbury Town

8 May 2016 46	Swindon Town	3–0	Shrewsbury Town	Swindon
12:30 BST	Ajose 45' (pen.) 48' Young 86'	Repor		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,012 Referee: Lee Collins

F.A. Cup

Rochdale v Swindon Town

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) First round	Rochdale	3–1	Swindon Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Mendez-Laing 24', 46', 69' (pen.)	Report	Ajose 71'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,060 Referee: Chris Sarginson

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Swindon Town were drawn at home against Exeter City.^[102]

Swindon Town v Exeter City

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round	Swindon Town	1–2	Exeter City	Swindon
19:45 BST	Obika 65'	Report	Nicholls 37' Wheeler 41'	Stadium: County Ground

Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Robins were to travel to Newport County.^[103] On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Swindon were drawn away to Oxford United.^[104]

Newport County v Swindon Town

1 September 2015 1st round	Newport County	1–1 (6–7 p)	Swindon Town	Newport
	Collins 72'	Report	Rodgers 19'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 1,434 Referee: Kevin Johnson
	Penalties
	Byrne Ansah Klukowski Boden Ofori-Twumasi Owen-Evans Collins		Rodgers Robert Turnbull Brophy Branco Barry Randall

Oxford United v Swindon Town

6 October 2015 2nd round	Oxford United	2–0	Swindon Town	Oxford
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Roofe 41' 53'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,013 Referee: Gavin Ward