The 2011–12 season was

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...

's first season in the

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since 2006–07. Under the management of former

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Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot ...

and

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footballer

Paolo Di Canio Paolo Di Canio (born 9 July 1968) is an Italian former professional footballer and manager. During his playing career he made over 500 league appearances and scored over one hundred goals as a forward. He primarily played as a deep-lying forwar ...

, Swindon were successful in winning their first trophy since 1996 after securing the

championship. Town were also runners-up in the

Football League 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 Leag ...

, losing to

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Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...

. The club also competed in the

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, beating

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Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 193 ...

and the

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League data

Kits and sponsors

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Overview and results

Pre-season

The club's early pre-season was dominated by reports of who would replace

Paul Hart Paul Anthony Hart (born 4 May 1953) is an English football manager, coach, and former professional player who made 567 appearances in the Football League as a defender. The son of Johnny Hart, who played for and managed Manchester City, an ...

as the new manager of Swindon Town. Hart had left the club before the end of the 2010–11 season after the club's relegation had been confirmed. Hart was replaced by youth team manager

Paul Bodin Paul John Bodin (born 13 September 1964) is a Welsh former professional footballer and coach who is now the coach of the Wales under-21 team. His son, Billy Bodin, is also a professional footballer. A former Chelsea youth team graduate, he mo ...

had managed the club on a caretaker basis. Previously, chairman Andrew Fitton also resigned in April and was replaced by fellow board member Jeremy Wray who was immediately placed with the responsibility of appointing a new manager. Names mentioned for the Town job included Bodin,

George Burley George Elder Burley (born 3 June 1956) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player, making 628 league appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps. His most successful spell came wh ...

Paul Trollope Paul Jonathan Trollope (born 3 June 1972) is a football coach and former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is currently joint-assistant manager of Luton Town Born in England, he represents Wales internationally. As a pla ...

Dietmar Hamann Dietmar Johann Wolfgang "Didi" Hamann (; born 27 August 1973) is a German professional football coach, former player and media personality. Throughout his career, he has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Manchester Cit ...

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and

. In early May the

tabloid newspapers Tabloid journalism is a popular style of largely sensationalist journalism (usually dramatized and sometimes unverifiable or even blatantly false), which takes its name from the tabloid newspaper format: a small-sized newspaper also known as ...

were linking Di Canio with an unlikely move to the club. Di Canio had enjoyed a popular but sometimes controversial career in England with

and with

where he became a cult figure. On 20 May, the appointment was confirmed with fellow Italians Fabrizio Piccareta (assistant), Claudio Donatelli (fitness) and Domenico Doardo (goalkeeping) joining the club as Di Canio's coaching staff, caretaker manager Paul Bodin reverted to his position as youth team manager. Before the arrival of Di Canio, interim chairman Jeremy Wray announced that he would be arranging one-to-one meetings with the entire playing squad to discuss their futures. The outcome was a mass clear-out but it began with players initially declaring an interest in remaining at the club.

David Prutton David Thomas Michael Prutton (born 12 September 1981) is an English former Association football, footballer, who last played for Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Sheffield Wednesday. He currently works as lead presenter of the EFL Championship on Sk ...

talked of "putting things right" before leaving to join

shortly afterwards. Meanwhile, Scott Cuthbert told the press that he would be "delighted" to remain at Swindon but the club decided against triggering a clause on his contract to extend his deal but were rumoured to be open in renegotiating a new deal but Cuthbert later joined

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profes ...

. Former Swindon Town Player of the Year

Jonathan Douglas Jonathan Michael Douglas (born 22 November 1981) is an Irish professional footballer who last played for Ipswich Town and has also represented the Republic of Ireland at international level. Club career Blackburn Rovers Born in Monaghan, D ...

looked set to sign a new contract but eventually turned it down for a move to

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings w ...

. Swindon Town returned to pre-season on 29 June 2011. During the summer, Swindon spent 10 days in

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

at a training camp in

Norcia Norcia (), traditionally known in English by its Latin name of Nursia (), is a town and comune in the province of Perugia (Italy) in southeastern Umbria. Unlike many ancient towns, it is located in a wide plain abutting the Monti Sibillini, a su ...

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. During the course of the week Town played two friendlies against local select sides Norcia XI and Marche XI. Upon returning to England, Swindon visited local Non-League clubs

Swindon Supermarine Swindon Supermarine Football Club is a semi-professional association football, 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 Webbsw ...

and

Cirencester Town Cirencester Town Football Club is a football club based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA, the club are currently members of the and play at the Corinium Stadium. History The club was estab ...

. Both fixtures concluded in 4–0 victories for Swindon Town. The club concluded their Pre-Season with a 1–2 loss to

Football League Championship The English Football League Championship (often referred to as the Championship for short or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the E ...

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League Two

The fixtures for the 2011–12 season were announced on 17 June at 09:00 BST, and revealed that Swindon will begin their League Two campaign with a home fixture against

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August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

League Cup

''Swindon's Carling Cup round 1 tie against Bristol City drawn to be played on 9 August 2011 was postponed on police advice. This was due to fears of safety issues following the riots throughout England, including Bristol.''

Football League Trophy

F.A. Cup

As a member of

, Swindon Town will enter the

at the First Round stage.

Squad information

Club officials

Management record

''As of 6 May 2012. Only competitive matches are counted''

Captains

:''Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 6 May 2012.''

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Penalties awarded

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Callum Kennedy Callum Ewan Kennedy (born 9 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dorking Wanderers. Career Swindon Town Born in Chertsey, Surrey, Kennedy made his professional debut for Swindon Town at home to Bre ...

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Mehdi Kerrouche Mehdi Kerrouche (born 11 October 1985) is a French footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Born in Douai, France and of Algerian descent, Kerrouche started his senior career playing for AC Cambrai in the French CFA2. In 2007, he left th ...

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Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley of ...

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Clean sheets

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Disciplinary record

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Alberto Comazzi Alberto Comazzi (born 16 April 1979) is an Italian footballer who is currently suspended by Italian Football Federation. He last played for Swindon Town in the Football League Two as a defender. Career Italy He developed in the youth team o ...

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Suspensions served

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Ethnikos Piraeus Ethnikos Piraeus (Greek: Εθνικός Πειραιώς) is a Greek multisport club based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1923. The full name of the club is Ethnikos Omilos Filathlon Pireos/Phalirou or Ethnikos OFPF (Greek: Εθνικός Όμιλ ...

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, Gillingham , Undisclosed , , - , 19 , 31 January 2012 , MF , Lee Cox ,

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Scott Cuthbert Scott James Cuthbert (born 15 June 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Woking. Cuthbert began his career in the youth system at Celtic and signed his first professional contract with the ...

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Elliot Benyon Elliot Paul Benyon (born 29 August 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Slough Town as a striker. Career Benyon began his career as a trainee at Bristol City after being spotted playing local football in High Wycombe. Despite making n ...

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, Released , Released , , - , 18 , 19 January 2012 , FW , Jordan Pavett ,

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, 28 December 2011 , , - , 3 , 29 September 2011 , FW ,

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...

, 30 December 2011 , , - , 4 , 13 October 2011 , FW ,

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, 6 January 2012 , , - , 6 , 24 November 2011 , FW , Ronan Murray ,

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, 6 March 2012 , , - , 9 , 7 March 2012 , FW , Jonathan Téhoué ,

, End of the Season , , - , 10 , 14 March 2012 , MF ,

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, 1 January 2012 , , - , 7 , 7 October 2011 , GK , Mark Scott ,

, 4 November 2011 , , - , 8 , 24 November 2011 , MF , Abdul Said , Fairford Town , 28 December 2011 , , - , 9 , 25 November 2011 , GK , Mark Scott ,

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, 20 February 2012 , , - , 10 , 24 December 2011 , FW , Jordan Pavett ,

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, End of the Season ,

Trial players

Di Canio brought in several players on a trial basis during the early weeks as manager of Swindon. There was minor controversy when trialist

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Monthly and weekly awards

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Team of the Week , 8 August 2011 ,

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Team of the Week , 5 September 2011 ,

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Team of the Week , 12 September 2011 ,

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Team of the Week , 26 September 2011 ,

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Team of the Week , 17 October 2011 ,

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Team of the Week , 24 October 2011 ,

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Team of the Week , 7 November 2011 ,

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Team of the Week , 27 November 2011 ,

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Team of the Week , 3 January 2012 ,

, - ,

Ultimate Finish Award , 10 January 2012 ,

, - ,

Team of the Week , 16 January 2012 ,

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Team of the Week , 23 January 2012 ,

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Team of the Week , 18 February 2012 ,

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Team of the Week , 26 February 2012 ,

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, February 2012 ,

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Team of the Week , 12 March 2012 ,

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Team of the Week , 10 April 2012 ,

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Team of the Week , 14 April 2012 ,

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Jonathan Smith

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Lukas Magera

, - ,

Medallists , 28 April 2012 ,

(Captain)

Lander Gabilondo

Ronan Murray

Jonathan Smith

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Team of the Week , 30 April 2012 ,

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Summary

{, class="wikitable" , - , Games Played , , 58 (46

, 4

, 2

, 6 JP Trophy) , - , Games Won , , 36 (29

, 3

, 1

, 3 JP Trophy) , - , Games Drawn , , 8 (6

, 0

, 2 JP Trophy) , - , Games Lost , , 14 (11

, 1

, 1 JP Trophy) , - , Goals Scored , , 91 (75

, 7

, 2

, 7 JP Trophy) , - , Goals conceded , , 45 (32

, 4

, 3

, 6 JP Trophy) , - , Goal Difference , , +46 , - , Clean Sheets , , 29 (26

, 1

, 1 JP Trophy) , - , Yellow Cards , , 81 (66

, 3

, 8 JP Trophy) , - , Red Cards , , 2 (2

, 0

, 0 JP Trophy) , - , Worst Discipline , ,

, 13 yellows 0 reds , - , Best Result , , 5–0 vs.

, 28 April 2012 , - , Worst Result , , 1–3 vs.

, 30 August 2011
1–3 vs. Gillingham, 21 April 2012 , - , Most Appearances , ,

(53 appearances) , - , Top Scorer , ,

(13 goals) , - , Points , , 93

Reserves

In June 2011 it was announced that Swindon Town would not compete in a Reserve League for the 2011–12 season and would therefore arrange friendlies with other clubs.

Wiltshire Premier Shield The Wiltshire Premier Shield is a single county cup competition involving England, English association football, football clubs based in the county of Wiltshire. The current competition format operates with a two-leg semi-final and a single matc ...

The draw for the Wiltshire Premier Shield semi-finals was made on 28 October 2011. Swindon Town was drawn to play

with the victors scheduled to play either

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in the Final. However, it was confirmed on 13 January 2012 by Salisbury City that Swindon had withdrawn from the competition giving the South

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club a bye into the final.

References

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