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2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. Season
The 2012–13 in English football, 2012–13 season was Swindon Town F.C., Swindon Town's first season in the EFL League One, League One since 2010–11. Swindon will seek to achieve back-to-back promotions after winning promotion from 2011–12 League Two, League Two. The club will also compete in the 2012–13 FA Cup, FA Cup, 2012–13 Football League Cup, League Cup and the 2012–13 Football League Trophy, Football League Trophy. Chronological list of events *6 October 2012: The club are placed under a Football League transfer embargo for breaking limits on wages and transfer fees. *15 October 2012: Jeremy Wray is replaced by former British diplomat Sir William Patey as chairman. *6 November 2012: The transfer embargo is lifted by the Football League. *3 January 2013: Sir William Patey tells the BBC that no money will be available for transfers. *5 January 2013: Paolo Di Canio offers to spend between £20,000-£30,000 of his own money to keep his loan players at the club. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swindon Town F
Swindon () is a town and unitary authority with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Wiltshire, England. As of the 2021 Census, the population of Swindon was 201,669, making it the largest town in the county. The Swindon unitary authority area had a population of 233,410 as of 2021. Located in South West England, the town lies between Bristol, 35 miles (56 kilometres) to its west, and Reading, Berkshire, Reading, equidistant to its east. Recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as ''Suindune'', it was a small market town until the mid-19th century, when it was selected as the principal site for the Great Western Railway's repair and maintenance Swindon Works, works, leading to a marked increase in its population. The new town constructed for the railway workers produced forward-looking amenities such as the UK’s first lending library and a ‘cradle-to-grave' health care centre that was later used as a blueprint for the National Health Service, NHS. After the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
