The 2012–13 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

League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...

since 2010–11. Swindon will seek to achieve back-to-back promotions after winning promotion from

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. The club will also compete 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 competit ...

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and the

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Chronological list of events

*6 October 2012: The club are placed under a

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

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 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 ...

offers to spend between £20,000-£30,000 of his own money to keep his loan players at the club. *12 January 2013: Swindon Town officially back the

Football Supporters' Federation The Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) is an organisation representing football fans in England and Wales. It campaigns across a range of issues and supports fan representation on clubs' boards, lower ticket prices, and the introduction of sa ...

's 'Safe Standing' campaign after a poll conducted by fan website, 'The Washbag', shows overwhelming support in favour of the return of stadia terracing. *13 January 2013: On-loan midfielder

John Bostock John Joseph Bostock (born 15 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Notts County. Bostock made his professional debut for Crystal Palace at the age of 15. In 2008, he signed for Tottenham Hots ...

returns to

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...

. *16 January 2013: Majority shareholder Andrew Black confirms that he is actively trying to sell the club. *20 January 2013:

, club staff and supporters successfully rally together to clear snow from the County Ground pitch ahead of the

fixture with

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mov ...

. *22 January 2013: Swindon Town accept an apology from The League Paper after staff writer, Chris Dunlavy, suggested the club committed "financial doping" and "virtually cheated" their way to the

title during the 2011/12 season. *25 January 2013: Chairman Sir William Patey announces that he will quit once the takeover of the club is completed. *30 January 2013: The club announce that an agreement had been made to sell the Swindon Town to a consortium fronted by businessman Jed McCrory. The takeover is subject to Football League approval. *30 January 2013:

Matt Ritchie Matthew Thomas Ritchie (born 10 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Newcastle United. Ritchie represented the Scotland national team from 2015 to 2018. Prior to joining Newcastle United in ...

joins

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the English ...

for £500,000. Swindon Town state that the transfer was a necessity as the club try to avoid administration. *31 January 2013: The loan-to-permanent transfer of

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...

midfielder

Marlon Pack Marlon Pack (born 25 March 1991) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth. He formerly played for Bristol City F.C., Bristol City, Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City and C ...

along with loan deals for

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 ...

duo

Bradley Wright-Phillips Bradley Edward Wright-Phillips (born 12 March 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career with Manchester City in the Premier League, before spending the remainder of his time in England in ...

and Danny Green are blocked by the

, who refuse to ratify the deals before the takeover of the club is approved. *1 February 2013: Paolo Di Canio releases a statement announcing that he is considering his future with the club. *1 February 2013: The Board release a statement to assure supporters that work is continuing to secure the sale of the club and responds to Paolo Di Canio's statement by reiterating the Italian manager still has the support of the club. *18 February 2013:

resigns. *19 February 2013: Fabrizio Piccareta is caretaker manager for the 3–1 victory at

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...

. However, Di Canio's former assistant resigns shortly afterwards. *20 February 2013: Senior players

Tommy Miller Thomas William Miller (born 8 January 1979) is an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was most recently the manager of National League North club Spennymoor Town. He has previously played for Hartlepool United, Ips ...

& Darren Ward are appointed co-caretaker managers. *21 February 2013: Jed McCrory's consortium take full control of the club. *21 February 2013:

legend

Fraser Digby Fraser Charles Digby (born 23 January 1967) is an English football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He spent much of his career with Swindon Town, for whom he played in the Premier League. In 2008, he found new fame through ...

is appointed interim goalkeeper coach as a temporary replacement for Domenico Doardo who resigned days before. *21 February 2013: It was reported that on the night of 20 February, Paolo Di Canio had carried out a raid on his old Swindon Town office and had torn down pictures of his time as manager. *21/22 February 2013: Majority shareholder Andrew Black uses social network website

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to explain his decision to sell the club. *22 February 2013: Exiled midfielder

Luke Rooney Luke Rooney (born 16 January 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played rugby league, becoming an Australian international and New South Wales State of Origi ...

returns to the first team set-up. *22 February 2013: Michael Peacock is appointed interim fitness & conditioning coach. *28 February 2013: Kevin MacDonald is appointed manager. *6 March 2013: Chief Executive Nick Watkins leaves the club. *28 March 2013: The Football League lift transfer embargo.

League data

Pre-Season

During the final stages of the 2011/12 season Swindon Town confirmed two pre-season friendlies, the first confirmed fixture was a home tie against

Championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this system ...

side

Crystal Palace Crystal Palace may refer to: Places Canada * Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick * Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario * Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition buildin ...

(8 August). Shortly afterwards the club announced that a local friendly with fellow Wiltshire outfit

Salisbury City Salisbury City Football Club was an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire. They were formed in 1947 and played at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Salisbury had gained back-to-back promotions in recent years, first to the Conference ...

was confirmed to take place at the

Raymond McEnhill Stadium The Raymond McEnhill Stadium is a purpose-built 5,000 capacity football stadium in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It is the home of Salisbury Football Club and Salisbury F.C. Women. History In 1997, Salisbury City moved to the stadium which ...

on 3 August. In June 2012, it was announced that the club would be spending two weeks of pre-season training 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 ...

between Sunday 1st – Saturday 14 July. The team based themselves close to

Bardolino Bardolino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about northwest of Verona. Geography Located on the eastern shore of Lake Garda, Bardolino borders the following ...

near

Lake Garda Lake Garda ( it, Lago di Garda or ; lmo, label= Eastern Lombard, Lach de Garda; vec, Ƚago de Garda; la, Benacus; grc, Βήνακος) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between ...

. It was later confirmed that Swindon would play a local Select XI consisting on

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

standard players and

Bayern Munich II FC Bayern Munich II (''FC Bayern Munich Amateure'' until 2005) are the reserve team of German association football club FC Bayern Munich, they currently play in the Regionalliga Bayern. In 2010–11 they played in the 3. Liga, having qualified ...

. An away fixture against Non-League side

Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare, also known simply as Weston, is a seaside town in North Somerset, England. It lies by the Bristol Channel south-west of Bristol between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill. It includes the suburbs of Mead Vale, Milton, Oldmi ...

was later confirmed.

Results

League One

The fixture list for the 2012/13 season was announced on 18 June 2012. It was confirmed that Swindon would begin their campaign with an away fixture at

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartl ...

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

League Cup

Results

Football League Trophy

Results

F.A. Cup

Results

Club information

Andrew Black Era (up until 21 February 2013)

Jed McCrory Era (from 21 February 2013)

Manager Season Stats

''As of 1 May 2013. Only competitive matches for the 2012/13 season are counted''

Squad Details

Appearances and goals

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Captains

:''Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 1 May 2013.''

Goalscorers

:''Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 1 May 2013.''

Hat-tricks

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Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Sto ...

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Penalties awarded

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Adam Rooney Adam Christopher David Rooney (born 21 April 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Brackley Town. He previously played for Stoke City, spent spells on loan at Yeovil Town, Chesterfield and Bury, was a re ...

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Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team com ...

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Clean sheets

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Wes Foderingham Wesley Andrew Foderingham (born 14 January 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Sheffield United. He is a former England U19 international. Foderingham was with Fulham and Crystal Palace as a young pl ...

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Disciplinary

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Suspensions

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Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

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Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa P ...

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Monthly & Weekly Awards

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Transfers

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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 ...

CS Constantine Club Sportif Constantinois ( ar, النادي الرياضي القسنطيني), also known as CS Constantine or simply CSC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Constantine, Algeria. The club was founded in 1898, and its colours are ...

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Lukáš Magera Lukáš Magera (born 17 January 1983, in Opava) is a Czech international footballer who plays as a striker. Since June 2018 he has been at FC Zbrojovka Brno, where he signed a two-year contract. In January 2020 he signed for Zápy Zápy is a ...

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Trial players

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Development Squad

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. This decision remained in place for the following season.

Development Squad Results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swindon Town F.C. Season 2012-13 2012-13 2012–13 Football League One by team

Chronological list of events

League data

Sponsors

Pre-Season

Results

League One

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

League Cup

Results

Football League Trophy

Results

F.A. Cup

Results

Club information

Andrew Black Era (up until 21 February 2013)

Jed McCrory Era (from 21 February 2013)

Manager Season Stats

Squad Details

Appearances and goals

Captains

Goalscorers

Hat-tricks

Penalties awarded

Clean sheets

Disciplinary

Suspensions

Monthly & Weekly Awards

Transfers

Trial players

Development Squad

Development Squad Results

References