2021–22 Swindon Town F.C. season

Swindon Town
2021–22 season
Chairman	Clem Morfuni
Manager	Ben Garner
Stadium	The County Ground
League Two	6th
FA Cup	Third round; (eliminated by Manchester City)
EFL Cup	First round; (eliminated by Cambridge United)
EFL Trophy	Last 32 ; (eliminated by Colchester United)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Harry McKirdy; (20); All: ; Harry McKirdy; (23)
Highest home attendance	14,753 vs Manchester City) 7 January 2022
Lowest home attendance	1,728 vs Colchester United) 30 November 2021
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season is Swindon Town's 143rd year in their history and first season back in League Two since the 2019–20 season, following relegation from League One. The club will also compete in the FA Cup, EFL Trophy and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Managerial changes[edit]

On 26 May 2021, John McGreal was named as the new first team manager, signing a two year contract.^[1] On 1 June 2021, McGreal named Rene Gilmartin as his assistant.^[2] However, on 25 June 2021, with increasing uncertainty regarding the ownership of the club, both McGreal and Gilmartin left by mutual consent.^[3] McGreal was in the job for just 30 days. Long-standing chief executive Steve Anderson also left the club on the same day.^[4] A few days later, director of football Paul Jewell stood down from his position.^[5]^[6] On 20 July 2021, Clem Morfuni was named the new owner and chairman of Swindon Town ^[7] On 21 July 2021, Ben Garner was appointed head coach with Scott Lindsey and Scott Marshall appointed as assistant managers. Also Ben Chorley was appointed the clubs new director of football.^[8] On 22 July 2021, Rob Angus was appointed new Chief Executive.^[9] On 13 August 2021, Zavier Austin was appointed vice chairman.^[10]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

Swindon Town announced friendlies against Melksham Town,^[11] Hungerford Town,^[12] Swansea City^[13] (later cancelled),^[14] Swindon Supermarine,^[11]^[15] Weymouth,^[12] Barnet^[16] (later cancelled),^[17] and Peterborough United^[18] as part of their pre-season preparations.

9 July 2021 (2021-07-09) Friendly	Melksham Town	0–0	Swindon Town	Melksham
19:45 BST	Mawford 38'	Report	Hunt 38'	Stadium: Oakfield Stadium Attendance: 940

13 July 2021 (2021-07-13) Friendly	Hungerford Town	3–2	Swindon Town	Hungerford
19:30 BST	Seager 39' Wollacott 41' (o.g.) Kyei 70'	Report	Tavares (Trialist) 31' Boulden 53'	Stadium: Bulpit Lane Attendance: 705

17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Friendly	Swindon Town	C–C	Swansea City	Swindon
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: The County Ground
Note: Match cancelled due to ongoing logistical and operational issues at Swindon Town.

20 July 2021 (2021-07-20) Friendly	Swindon Supermarine	2–3	Swindon Town	Swindon
19:30 BST	Spalding 76' Pratt 89'	Report	Parsons 9' McKirdy (Trialist) 24', 40'	Stadium: Hunts Cops

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) Friendly	Weymouth	1–0	Swindon Town	Weymouth
15:00 BST	Ash 65'	Report		Stadium: Bob Lucas Stadium

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) Friendly	Barnet	C–C	Swindon Town	Canons Park
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to number of positive cases for COVID-19 within the Swindon Town squad.

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) Friendly	Swindon Town	0–1	Peterborough United	Swindon
15:00 BST		Report	(Trialist) 76'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 2431

Competitions[edit]

League Two[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Bristol Rovers (P)	46	23	11	12	71	49	+22	80	Promotion to EFL League One
4	Northampton Town	46	23	11	12	60	38	+22	80	Qualification for League Two play-offs
5	Port Vale (O, P)	46	22	12	12	67	46	+21	78
6	Swindon Town	46	22	11	13	77	54	+23	77
7	Mansfield Town	46	22	11	13	67	52	+15	77
8	Sutton United	46	22	10	14	69	53	+16	76
9	Tranmere Rovers	46	21	12	13	53	40	+13	75

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^[19]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	22	11	13	77	54	+23	77	9	7	7	35	25	+10	13	4	6	42	29	+13

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday[edit]

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W
Position	1	9	9	3	4	4	7	10	9	5	3	6	3	6	5	4	3	4	5	7	7	5	5	4	6	7	7	8	9	8	7	5	7	7	8	6	6	7	10	11	10	11	10	8	7	6

Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

Swindon Town's League Two fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[20]

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07) 1	Scunthorpe United	1–3	Swindon Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Loft 48' (pen.)	Report	Payne 57' (pen.) Conroy 59' Gladwin 68' Grant 78' Mckirdy 88' Simpson 90+1'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,602 (850) Referee: Sam Purkiss

14 August 2021 (2021-08-14) 2	Swindon Town	1–2	Carlisle United	Swindon
15:00 BST	Kesler Hayden 28' 90+7' Crichlow 30' Reed 90+3'	Report	Riley 13' Dickenson 29' Abrahams 43' Norman 63'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9,450 (253) Referee: Carl Brook

17 August 2021 (2021-08-17) 3	Swindon Town	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Swindon
19:45 BST	McKirdy 53'	Report	T.Davies 50' Knight-Percival 87' Murphy 90+5'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,274 (?) Referee: John Busby

21 August 2021 (2021-08-21) 4	Salford City	0–1	Swindon Town	Salford
15:00 BST	Lund 90+5' Bowyer (manager)	Report	Iandolo 27' Payne 49' Grant 52' Reed 80' Williams 80' Garner (head coach)	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,229 (761) Referee: Tom Reeves

28 August 2021 (2021-08-28) 5	Swindon Town	1–0	Mansfield Town	Swindon
15:00 BST	Simpson 59' Kesler Hayden 75' Odimayo 88' McKirdy 90+3'	Report	O.Clarke 37'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,631 (?) Referee: Robert Madley

4 September 2021 (2021-09-04) 6	Stevenage	1–1	Swindon Town	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Coker 54' Lines 90+6'	Report	Payne 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,589 (1,005) Referee: John Brooks

11 September 2021 (2021-09-11) 7	Swindon Town	1–2	Port Vale	Swindon
15:00 BST	Payne 13' Simpson 45+4' 49' Gilbert 55' Parsons 82'	Report	Garrity 22' 81' Conlon 27'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,734 (233) Referee: Neil Hair

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 8	Northampton Town	1–1	Swindon Town	Northampton
14:00 BST	Rose 43' Sowerby 44' Hoskins 68' Horsfall 83' McWilliams 84'	Report	Conroy 52' Simpson 57'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,863 (962) Referee: Brett Huxtable
Note: Earlier kick off due to kick off clash with Northampton Saints^[21]

25 September 2021 (2021-09-25) 9	Swindon Town	0–0	Colchester United	Swindon
15:00 BST	Conroy 9'	Report		Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,436 (?) Referee: Andrew Kitchen

2 October 2021 (2021-10-02) 10	Bristol Rovers	1–3	Swindon Town	Bristol
15:00 BST	Anderson 17' Kilgour 79' 84' Harries 90+4'	Report	Payne 57' Gladwin 85' (pen.) McKirdy 87'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,625 (705) Referee: Robert Lewis

9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) 11	Forest Green Rovers	0–2	Swindon Town	Nailsworth
12:00 BST	Sweeney 45+1' Matt 45+2' March 90+4'	Report	McKirdy 54' 66' Simpson 81'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,442 (1,202) Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Earlier kick off due to being selected for Sky Sports.^[22]

16 October 2021 (2021-10-16) 12	Swindon Town	2–2	Rochdale	Swindon
15:00 BST	Gladwin 37' Mitchell-Lawson 82' Williams 90+3'	Report	O'Keeffe 13' O'Connell 45+1' Broadbent 57' Kelly 79'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9,310 (144) Referee: Simon Mather

19 October 2021 (2021-10-19) 13	Sutton United	1–2	Swindon Town	Sutton
19:45 BST	John 24' Beautyman 39' (pen.) Bugiel 60' Barden 90+6'	Report	Reed 17' 70' Williams 31' McKirdy 87' Crichlow 90'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,443 (574) Referee: Chris Sarginson

23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14	Swindon Town	1–3	Bradford City	Swindon
15:00 BST	Gladwin 20' Baudry 25' Hunt 50' Payne 78' (pen.)	Report	Lavery 16' 67' Sutton 40' O'Donnell 66' Robinson 75' 76'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9,461 (425) Referee: Ross Joyce

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Swindon Town	Oldham
15:00 BST	Bowden 26' Piergianni 90'	Report	McKirdy 32' 71' Iandolo 37' Simpson 79' 90+4'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,085 (635) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

13 November 2021 (2021-11-13)	Swindon Town	P–P	Crawley Town	Swindon
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: The County Ground
Note: Postponed due to International Call-Ups.

20 November 2021 (2021-11-20) 16	Newport County	1–2	Swindon Town	Newport
15:00 GMT	Demetriou 32' Dolan 62' Telford 74'	Report	Gladwin 69' Azaz 73' (o.g.) Reed 82' Payne 88'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,141 (1,027) Referee: James Bell

23 November 2021 (2021-11-23) 17	Swindon Town	3–1	Hartlepool United	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Williams 52' McKirdy 59' Simpson 69' Payne 90+4'	Report	Daly 61'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 7,714 (75) Referee: Lee Swabey

27 November 2021 (2021-11-27) 18	Swindon Town	1–1	Harrogate Town	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Payne 83' (pen.) Odimayo 90+6' Iandolo 90+6' Mildenhall (GK Coach)	Report	Diamond 24' Falkingham 66' Page 75' Hall 90+7'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,199 (41) Referee: Alan Young

7 December 2021 (2021-12-07) 19	Leyton Orient	4–1	Swindon Town	Leyton
19:45 GMT	Clay 12' Drinan 16' 59' Kemp 45+2' Beckles 56' Smith 64' 82' Ogie 76'	Report	McKirdy 42' 64' Reed 83' Payne 83'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,020 (?) Referee: Darren Drysdale

11 December 2021 (2021-12-11) 20	Barrow	2–0	Swindon Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Brown 38' Banks 62' (pen.) 77' Gotts 76' Gordon 87' (pen.) Farman 84' J.Jones 90+1'	Report	Gladwin 32' McKirdy 76' Mitchell-Lawson 87' Conroy 90+6' Garner (head coach)	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,863 (577) Referee: Ollie Yates

18 December 2021 (2021-12-18)	Swindon Town	P–P	Walsall	Swindon
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: The County Ground
Note: The match was postponed on 16 December 2021 after a number of positive cases for COVID-19 within the Swindon Town squad

26 December 2021 (2021-12-26)	Exeter City	P–P	Swindon Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: St. James Park
Note: The match was postponed on 20 December 2021 after a number of positive cases for COVID-19 within the Exeter City squad

29 December 2021 (2021-12-29) 21	Swindon Town	0–0	Stevenage	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Reed 40' Iandolo 79'	Report	Reeves 75'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8131 (112) Referee: John Busby

1 January 2022 (2022-01-01) 22	Swindon Town	5–2	Northampton Town	Swindon
15:00 GMT	McKirdy 28', 51', 55', 66' Hunt 49' Simpson 60' Kesler Hayden 88'	Report	McWilliams 18' Sowerby 34' Hoskins 37' Guthrie 50' Koiki 62'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9,071 (746) Referee: Sam Allison

8 January 2022 (2022-01-08)	Mansfield Town	P–P	Swindon Town	Mansfield
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Field Mill
Note: The match was postponed on 21 December 2021 due to both teams competing in the 2021–22 FA Cup Third Round

11 January 2022 (2022-01-11) 23	Mansfield Town	3–2	Swindon Town	Mansfield
19:30 GMT	Maris 4' Hawkins 15' McLaughlin 31' (pen.) Bowery 43' O'Toole 63'	Report	McKirdy 28' Odimayo 30' Conroy 63' Hunt 73' Iandolo 89'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,129 (252) Referee: Tom Reeves

15 January 2022 (2022-01-15) 24	Port Vale	1–3	Swindon Town	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Harratt 26' Covolan 45+3'	Report	Williams 20' Gladwin 45+5' (pen.) Smith 69' (o.g.) Lyden 81'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,064 (703) Referee: Andy Haines

22 January 2022 (2022-01-22) 25	Swindon Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Swindon
13:00 GMT	Simpson 16' Iandolo 57'	Report	Taylor 25' Finley 32' 35' Loft 40' Coutts 74' Grant 90+4' Hoole 90+6'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 12,695 (2,473) Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Earlier kick off on police advice^[23]

29 January 2022 (2022-01-29) 26	Colchester United	1–1	Swindon Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Tchamadeu 43' Hannant 43' George 72' Chambers 87' Huws 90+2' Sears 90+5'	Report	Lyden 43' McKirdy 68' Wollacott 90'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,327 (605) Referee: Chris Sarginson

1 February 2022 (2022-02-01) 27	Swindon Town	1–1	Crawley Town	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Lyden 81' McKirdy 83' Mitchell-Lawson 90+2' Reed 90+6'	Report	Powell 41' (pen.) 77' Nichols 54' Tsaroulla 65'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 7,306 (131) Referee: Carl Brook

5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) 28	Swindon Town	1–2	Exeter City	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Tomlinson 58'	Report	J.Brown 84' Dieng 88'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 10,642 (1,260) Referee: Darren Drysdale

8 February 2022 (2022-02-08) 29	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Swindon Town	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Davies 2' Hemmings 6' 72' (pen.) Glatzel 58'	Report	Mitchell-Lawson 60' Iandolo 85' Marshall (assistant coach)	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: ? (?) Referee: Simon Mather

12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) 30	Swindon Town	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Gladwin 32' McKirdy 58' Davison 70' 85' (pen.)	Report	Millen 56' Rowe 90+4'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9,012 (131) Referee: Will Finnie

19 February 2022 (2022-02-19) 31	Carlisle United	0–3	Swindon Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Simeu 36'	Report	McKirdy 17' Davison 36' 55' Barry 57' Cooper 87'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,345 (381) Referee: Oliver Langford

22 February 2022 (2022-02-22) 32	Swindon Town	5–0	Walsall	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Barry 36' 63' Aguiar 45+2' 56' Williams 71'	Report	Menayese 55' Monthé 87'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9840 (214) Referee: Christopher Pollard

26 February 2022 (2022-02-26) 33	Swindon Town	1–2	Salford City	Swindon
15:00 GMT	McKirdy 55'	Report	Shephard 65' Kelly 71' Watson 86'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 10,153 (94) Referee: John Busby

5 March 2022 (2022-03-05) 34	Bradford City	1–2	Swindon Town	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Evans 18' O'Connor 40'	Report	McKirdy 21' 64' Reed 57' Iandolo 61' Payne 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,008 (561) Referee: Paul Howard

8 March 2022 (2022-03-08) 35	Exeter City	3–1	Swindon Town	Exeter
19:45 GMT	J.Brown 17' Grounds 26' Jay 81'	Report	Davison 25' Iandolo 73' Payne 90+3'	Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 5,958 (733) Referee: Robert Lewis

12 March 2022 (2022-03-12) 36	Swindon Town	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Swindon
15:00 GMT	R.Hunt 45' Aguiar 76' Conroy 90+6'	Report	Hart 24' Clarke 27' 90+1' Adams 33' Piergianni 42' Fage 74' Hope 83' Stobbs 90+5'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 11,390 (280) Referee: David Rock

15 March 2022 (2022-03-15) 37	Swindon Town	2–1	Sutton United	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Davison 14' 70' Reed 35' 90+3' McKirdy 49' Iandolo 63'	Report	Kizzi 28' Boldewijn 49' Rowe 85'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8243 (112) Referee: Carl Boyeson

19 March 2022 (2022-03-19) 38	Crawley Town	3–1	Swindon Town	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Appiah 29' Francillette 56' Nichols 72' Marshall 84' Hutchinson 90+1'	Report	Davison 50' Williams 56' Odimayo 65'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2977 (1041) Referee: Darren Handley

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	Swindon Town	P–P	Forest Green Rovers	Swindon
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: The County Ground
Note: Postponed due to International Call-Ups

2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) 39	Rochdale	0–0	Swindon Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Dorsett 12'	Report	Iandolo 55'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,779 (695) Referee: Declan Bourne

9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) 40	Swindon Town	0–1	Newport County	Swindon
15:00 BST		Report	Lewis 28' Conroy 90' (o.g.) Azaz 90+1'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 11,408 (1202) Referee: Neil Hair

15 April 2022 (2022-04-15) 41	Harrogate Town	1–4	Swindon Town	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Austerfield 90+1' Armstrong 90+4'	Report	Barry 24' 30' Davison 51' 63'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,933 (600) Referee: Scott Oldham

18 April 2022 (2022-04-18) 42	Swindon Town	1–2	Leyton Orient	Swindon
15:00 BST	Barry 37' O'Brien 38' Davison 78'	Report	Kyprianou 18' 24' Beckles 20' 54' Pratley 37' Ogie 37' Archibald 38' Brown 89'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 10,264 (351) Referee: Sam Allison

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) 43	Hartlepool United	0–3	Swindon Town	Hartlepool
15:00 BST	Ferguson 26'	Report	Iandolo 36' McKirdy 40' 55' Baudry 85'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,786 (465) Referee: Andy Haines

26 April 2022 (2022-04-26) 44	Swindon Town	2–1	Forest Green Rovers	Swindon
19:45 BST	Barry 15' Iandolo 36' 53' Payne 40' 90+2' Williams 53' McKirdy 85'	Report	Godwin-Malife 13' Adams 59' March 63' 69' Young 82'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 11,150 (692) Referee: James Oldham

30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) 45	Swindon Town	2–1	Barrow	Swindon
15:00 BST	Davison 22' Odimayo 61' Reed 85'	Report	Gotts 24' Brough 73' Platt 83'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 13,355 (223) Referee: Robert Lewis

7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) 46	Walsall	0–3	Swindon Town	Walsall
15:00 BST	Daniels 45+2' Monthé 73'	Report	McKirdy 3' Payne 25' 45+3' (pen.) Reed 70'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 9,089 (3,590) Referee: Samuel Barrott
Note: Swindon qualify for League Two Play-Offs.

Play-offs[edit]

Town League Two play-offs semi-finals against Port Vale both legs showed live on Sky Sports.^[24]

15 May 2022 (2022-05-15) First Leg	Swindon Town	2–1	Port Vale	Swindon
12:00 BST	McKirdy 26', 68' Davison 32' Reed 77'	Report	Charlsey 42' Wilson 83'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 14,086 (1,659) Referee: Ross Joyce
Note: Live on Sky Sports

19 May 2022 (2022-05-19) Second Leg	Port Vale	1–0 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (6–5 p)	Swindon Town	Burslem
19:45 BST	Wilson 8', 42' Pett 59'	Report	Iandolo 56' Conroy 95' McKirdy 120+1'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 11,669 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
	Penalties
	Wilson Worrall Edmondson Charsley Pett Garrity Gibbons Benning		Payne Gladwin McKirdy Reed Davison Conroy Egbo Iandolo
Note: Live on Sky Sports

FA Cup[edit]

Town were drawn away to Crewe Alexandra in the first round.^[25] Town were drawn away to Walsall in the Second round.^[26] Town were drawn Home to Manchester City in the Third round.^[27]

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06) First round	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Swindon Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Robertson 79'	Report	Reed 25' 75' 79' Williams 38' Simpson 52'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,303 (?) Referee: Trevor Kettle

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04) Second round	Walsall	1–2	Swindon Town	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Osadebe 37' White 42' Monthé 56' Khan 89'	Report	Simpson 16' McKirdy 48' Reed 50' Kesler Hayden 67'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,331 (2,024) Referee: Peter Wright

7 January 2022 (2022-01-07) Third round	Swindon Town	1–4	Manchester City	Swindon
20:00 GMT	McKirdy 78'	Report	Silva 14' Jesus 27' 61' Gündoğan 59' Rodri 65' Walker 79' Palmer 82' McAtee 90+2'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 14,753 (2,318) Referee: Darren England
Note: Game moved to Friday due to being selected for ITV.^[28]

EFL Cup[edit]

Town were drawn away to Cambridge United in the first round.^[29]

10 August 2021 (2021-08-10) First round	Cambridge United	0–0 (3–1 p)	Swindon Town	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Iredale 38' Weir 71' May 74'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,825 (?) Referee: Trevor Kettle
	Penalties
	Ironside Smith Williams		Payne McKirdy Reed Hunt

EFL Trophy[edit]

Swindon were drawn into Southern Group F alongside Newport County, Plymouth Argyle and Arsenal U21^[30] Swindon were drawn against Colchester United in the last 32.^[31]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Swindon Town	3	3	0	0	0	6	2	+4	9	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Arsenal U21	3	1	0	1	1	6	6	0	4	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Newport County	3	1	0	0	2	5	5	0	3
4	L1	Plymouth Argyle	3	0	1	0	2	2	6	−4	2

Source: EFL.com

Win Draw Loss

7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Group stage	Swindon Town	2–1	Arsenal U21	Swindon
19:00 BST	Dabre 17' Taylor-Hart 69' (o.g.) Hunt 75'	Report	Ideho 34'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 2,452 (?) Referee: Lee Swabey

12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) Group stage	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Swindon Town	Plymouth
19:00 BST	Agard 24' Tomlinson 90+2'	Report	Gillesphey 20' (o.g.) Baudry 29' Mitchell-Lawson 74' McKirdy 84'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 1,556 (116) Referee: Sam Allison

9 November 2021 (2021-11-09) Group stage	Swindon Town	1–0	Newport County	Swindon
19:00 GMT	Minturn 19' Lyden 57'	Report	Missilou 21' Hylton 53' Upson 90+3'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 2,068 (57) Referee: James Oldham

30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) Last 32	Swindon Town	1–2	Colchester United	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Crichlow 45+1' Francis 45+2' Dabre 82' Garner (head coach)	Report	Chambers 6' 11' Judge 14' Smith 40' Jasper 55' McCoulsky 90+1'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 1,728 (58) Referee: Ben Toner

Statistics[edit]

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Swindon Town.

As of match played 15 May 2022

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GHA	Jojo Wollacott	39	0	37+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Akin Odimayo	42	0	30+6	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
3	MF	ENG	Ellis Iandolo	51	1	40+5	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
4	DF	ENG	Dion Conroy	40	1	36+0	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
6	DF	FRA	Mathieu Baudry	19	1	14+2	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Ben Gladwin	40	4	23+14	4	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	AUS	Jordan Lyden	14	1	5+5	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
9	FW	ENG	Josh Davison*	22	9	22+0	9	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	ENG	Jack Payne	40	13	32+4	13	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Harry McKirdy	43	23	33+3	21	3+0	1	1+0	0	2+1	1
12	GK	ENG	Lewis Ward	16	0	10+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
13	GK	ENG	Steve Mildenhall	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	WAL	Brandon Cooper*	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	GK	ENG	Emmanuel Idem	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	IRL	Jake O'Brien*	20	0	16+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Jayden Mitchell-Lawson	30	2	2+22	1	0+2	0	0+0	0	4+0	1
18	DF	ENG	Mandela Egbo	11	0	7+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Louie Barry*	15	6	13+2	6	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	WAL	Jonny Williams	44	5	25+16	5	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Joe Tomlinson*	10	1	10+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	ENG	Rob Hunt	44	0	35+2	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Louis Reed	44	4	40+0	2	3+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Ryan East	23	0	5+11	0	0+2	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Ricky Aguiar	19	2	8+8	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Harry Parsons	20	0	1+14	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
30	MF	ITA	Mo Dabre	5	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	4+0	1
31	MF	ENG	Donell Gordon	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
32	MF	WAL	George Cowmeadow	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
33	MF	ENG	Levi Francis	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
34	DF	ENG	Harrison Minturn	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
35	DF	ENG	Callum Winchcombe	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
36	MF	ENG	Anton Dworzak	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
37	DF	ENG	Harvey Fox	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
38	FW	ENG	Tom Wynn-Davis	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	FW	ENG	Jed Afenyo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	DF	ENG	Jacob Bunch	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left the club:
5	DF	ENG	Romoney Crichlow*	24	2	15+3	1	0+2	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
9	FW	ENG	Tyreece Simpson*	30	11	24+1	9	3+0	2	1+0	0	0+1	0
19	FW	IRL	Alex Gilbert*	12	0	5+3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
22	DF	ENG	Kaine Kesler Hayden*	21	1	16+2	0	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	MF	JAM	Anthony Grant	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0

Goals record[edit]

As of match played 15 May 2022

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	11	MF	Harry McKirdy	21	1	1	23
2	10	MF	Jack Payne	13	0	0	13
3	9	FW	Tyreece Simpson	9	2	0	11
4	9	FW	Josh Davison	9	0	0	9
5	19	FW	Louie Barry	6	0	0	6
6	20	MF	Jonny Williams	5	0	0	5
7	7	MF	Ben Gladwin	4	0	0	4
7	25	MF	Louis Reed	2	2	0	4
8	5	DF	Romoney Crichlow	1	0	1	2
	17	MF	Jayden Mitchell-Lawson	1	0	1	2
	28	MF	Ricky Aguiar	2	0	0	2
9	3	MF	Ellis Iandolo	1	0	0	1
	4	DF	Dion Conroy	1	0	0	1
	6	DF	Mathieu Baudry	1	0	0	1
	8	MF	Jordan Lyden	0	0	1	1
	22	DF	Kaine Kesler Hayden	0	1	0	1
	23	DF	Joe Tomlinson	1	0	0	1
	30	MF	Mo Dabre	0	0	1	1
Own Goals				2	0	2	4
Total				77	6	7	90

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of match played 15 May 2022

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	22	11	13	77	54	+23	77	9	7	7	35	25	+10	13	4	6	42	29	+13

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	22	11	13	77	54	+23	77	9	7	7	35	25	+10	13	4	6	42	29	+13

2021–22 Swindon Town F.C. season

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Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	22	11	13	77	54	+23	77	9	7	7	35	25	+10	13	4	6	42	29	+13