2022–23 Swindon Town F.C. Season
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The 2022–23 season is Swindon Town's 144th year in their history and the club's second consecutive season in
League Two The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...
. Along with League Two, the club also competed in the
FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
, the
EFL Cup The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the ...
and the
EFL Trophy The English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship purposes as the Papa Johns Trophy after restaurant chain Papa John's Pizza, is an annual English association football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL Le ...
. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.


Managerial changes

On 30 May 2022,
Ben Chorley Benjamin Francis Chorley (born 30 September 1982) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He was most recently the director of football at Swindon Town. Chorley started his career at Arsenal, spending several years at the cl ...
resigned as the club's director of football. On 6 June 2022, Sandro Di Michele was appointed Technical Director. On 8 June, head coach
Ben Garner Ben Garner (born 19 May 1980) is an English professional football coach who was most recently manager of Charlton Athletic. Whilst completing the UEFA Pro Licence in 2014, he was mentored by then Chelsea manager José Mourinho. Previously, Garne ...
left the club to join League One side
Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...
. On 20 June 2022, Assistant Manager
Scott Lindsey Scott Lindsey (born 4 May 1972) is an English former footballer. He played as a midfielder in the Football League for Gillingham and is currently the head coach of Swindon Town. Playing career Lindsey started his career with Goole Town before ...
was appointed as head coach. On 23 June 2022, assistant manager Scott Marshall left the club to join League One side
Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...
. Later that day Jamie Day was appointed as assistant manager. On 11 January 2023, head coach
Scott Lindsey Scott Lindsey (born 4 May 1972) is an English former footballer. He played as a midfielder in the Football League for Gillingham and is currently the head coach of Swindon Town. Playing career Lindsey started his career with Goole Town before ...
and assistant manager Jamie Day left the club to join fellow
League Two The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...
side Crawley Town. That same day,
Gavin Gunning Gavin Jude Gunning (born 26 January 1991) is an Irish former footballer who is a coach at club Swindon Town. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 and youth team levels. He played Gaelic football and association football in ...
and
Steve Mildenhall Stephen James Mildenhall (born 13 May 1978) is an English former professional footballer who is goalkeeping coach at Swindon Town. As a player he was a goalkeeper, he made almost 500 appearances in the Football League and over 500 games in total ...
were appointed as co-interim head coaches. On 31 January 2023,
Jody Morris Jody Steven Morris (born 22 December 1978) is an English professional football coach and former player. As a midfielder, Morris played for Chelsea, Leeds United, Rotherham United, Millwall, St Johnstone and Bristol City. He won several troph ...
was appointed as head coach. On 1 February 2023, Ex Swindon Town player Michael Doughty was appointed the club's new Chief Sustainability Officer. On 1 May 2023, head coach
Jody Morris Jody Steven Morris (born 22 December 1978) is an English professional football coach and former player. As a midfielder, Morris played for Chelsea, Leeds United, Rotherham United, Millwall, St Johnstone and Bristol City. He won several troph ...
and assistant head coach Ed Brand were dismissed, with
Gavin Gunning Gavin Jude Gunning (born 26 January 1991) is an Irish former footballer who is a coach at club Swindon Town. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 and youth team levels. He played Gaelic football and association football in ...
and
Steve Mildenhall Stephen James Mildenhall (born 13 May 1978) is an English former professional footballer who is goalkeeping coach at Swindon Town. As a player he was a goalkeeper, he made almost 500 appearances in the Football League and over 500 games in total ...
re-appointed as co-interim head coaches for the final game of the season. The next day technical director Sandro Di Michele left the club after 11 months. A week later on 8 May 2023, the club announced before the final game of the season that
Michael Flynn Michael Thomas Flynn (born December 24, 1958) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and conspiracy theorist who was the 24th U.S. National Security Advisor for the first 22 days of the Trump administration. He resigned in light of ...
would be the new manager on a 2-year deal.


Pre-season

Swindon Town announced
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against Melksham Town,
Swindon Supermarine Swindon Supermarine Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in South Marston, near Swindon, England. The club plays in the and is affiliated to the Wiltshire Football Association. The club plays at Webbswood Stadium on the nor ...
,
Woking Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in northwest Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'' and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement o ...
,
Eastleigh Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 census. The town lies on the River Itchen, o ...
,
Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
and
Worthing Worthing () is a seaside town in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 111,400 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton and Hov ...
.


Competitions


EFL League Two


League table


Results summary


Results by matchday


Matches

Swindon Town's League Two fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.


FA Cup

Town were drawn away to Stockport County in the first round.


EFL Cup

Town were drawn away to
Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...
in the first round.


EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Swindon Town with Bristol Rovers and
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...
. On 23 June, Crystal Palace U21 was added to Group E.


Wiltshire Premier Shield

Town were drawn away to
Chippenham Town Chippenham Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club club based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. They are currently members of and play their games at Hardenhuish Park. History The club states it was established in 1873,
in the quarter-final. Town were drawn away to
Salisbury Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath. Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...
in the Semi-Final.


Transfers


In


Out


Loans in


Loans out


Squad statistics


Appearances

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Awards


Team of the Week


Players


Management


Awards


Player of the Month


References

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