The 2011–12 season was

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...

's first season in the League Two since 2006–07. Under the management of former

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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 (association football), forward. He primari ...

, Swindon were successful in winning their first trophy since 1996 after securing the League Two championship. Town were also runners-up in the

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, losing to Chesterfield at

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. The club also competed in the

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, beating

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outfit

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, they have p ...

and the League Cup.

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. Hart was most recently assistant manager to Nathan Jones at Charlton ...

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

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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 whi ...

Paul Trollope Paul Jonathan Trollope (born 3 June 1972) is a football coach and former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association ...

Dietmar Hamann Dietmar Johann Wolfgang "Didi" Hamann (; born 27 August 1973) is a German football pundit and former professional player. Throughout his career, he played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Manchester City primarily in a defen ...

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, Gus McPherson and

. In early May the

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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.

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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, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...

. Former Swindon Town Player of the Year

Jonathan Douglas Jonathan Michael Douglas (born 22 November 1981) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at international level. Club career Blackburn Rovers Born in Monaghan, Douglas f ...

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 sub region), West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the River Thames, Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has dive ...

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

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

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 football club based in South Marston, Swindon, England. The club plays in the and is affiliated to the Wiltshire Football Association. The club plays at the Webbswood Stadium on the nort ...

and

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

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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 League Two, 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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Disciplinary record

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Suspensions served

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Transfers

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Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

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Elliot Benyon Elliot Paul Benyon (born 29 August 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Hanwell 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 ...

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Michael Timlin Michael Anthony Timlin (born 19 March 1985) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Dulwich Hamlet. Born in Lambeth, England, Timlin graduated through the Fulham Academy, making his debut i ...

, Undisclosed , , - , 17 , 19 January 2012 , MF , Alberto Comazzi , Released , Released , , - , 18 , 19 January 2012 , FW , Jordan Pavett ,

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, Released , , - !colspan="7", Players loaned in , - !No. !Date from !Pos. !Name !From !Date to !Ref. , - , 1 , 30 August 2011 , MF , Ahmed Abdulla ,

, 6 December 2011 , , - , 2 , 28 September 2011 , DF , Liam Ridehalgh ,

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

, 8 November 2011 , , - , 5 , 14 October 2011 , FW , Wes Foderingham ,

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

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn ...

, 14 January 2012 , , - , 7 , 19 January 2012 , FW , Ronan Murray ,

, End of the Season , , - , 8 , 20 January 2012 , DF , Daniel Boateng ,

Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

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

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

Lee Holmes Lee Daniel Holmes (born 2 April 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Holmes began his career with Derby County and became their youngest ever player and goalscorer, as well as the youngest footballe ...

Southampton Southampton is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately southwest of London, west of Portsmouth, and southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 253, ...

, End of the Season , , - , 11 , 22 March 2012 , MF ,

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, End of the Season , , - , 11 , 22 March 2012 , DF ,

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, End of the Season , , - , !colspan="7", Players loaned out , - !No. !Date from !Pos. !Name !To !Date to !Ref. , - , 1 , 20 June 2011 , FW ,

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, 31 May 2012 , , - , 2 , 25 August 2011 , FW ,

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, 4 January 2012 , , - , 3 , 25 August 2011 , DF , Will Evans ,

, 1 January 2012 , , - , 4 , 31 August 2011 , MF ,

, 5 January 2012 , , - , 5 , 8 September 2011 , FW ,

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, 19 January 2012 , , - , 11 , 9 February 2012 , FW , Mehdi Kerrouche ,

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, 10 March 2012 , , - , 12 , 20 February 2012 , GK , Mark Scott , Salisbury City , 4 April 2012 , , - , 13 , 21 February 2012 , FW , Lukas Magera , Banik Ostrava , End of the Season , , - , 14 , 22 March 2012 , FW ,

, 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 Leon Knight was released from training after only two days for fitness related reasons. Knight would later direct angry messages on the

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website

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towards his agent and the club for his early exit. {, class="wikitable" , - !Nat. !Player !Notes !Ref , - , , , , Leon Knight, , , , , - , , , ,

, , Signed a permanent contract, , , - , , , , Ibrahim Atiku, , Signed a permanent contract, , , - , , , , Taijo Teniste, , , , , - , , , , Cristian Cesaretti, , , , , - , , , , Alessandro Cibocchi, , Signed a permanent contract, , , - , , , , Christian Paoletti, , , , , - , , , ,

, , Signed a permanent contract, , , - , , , ,

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, , , , , - , , , , Lander Gabilondo, , Signed a permanent contract, , , - , , , ,

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Win A Pro Contract finalist, , , - , , , , Kane Louis, ,

Win A Pro Contract finalist, , , - , , , , Tyron Amory, ,

Win A Pro Contract finalist, , , - , , , , Chris Smith, ,

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Monthly and weekly awards

{, class="wikitable" , - !Award !Date !Player , - , League Two Team of the Week , 8 August 2011 ,

, - , League Two Team of the Week , 5 September 2011 ,

, - , League Two Team of the Week , 12 September 2011 ,

, - , League Two Team of the Week , 26 September 2011 ,

Phil Smith , - , League Two Team of the Week , 17 October 2011 ,

, - , League Two Team of the Week , 24 October 2011 ,

Wes Foderingham , - , League Two Team of the Week , 7 November 2011 , Liam Ridehalgh , - , League Two Team of the Week , 27 November 2011 ,

, - , League Two Team of the Week , 3 January 2012 ,

, - ,

Ultimate Finish Award , 10 January 2012 ,

, - , League Two Team of the Week , 16 January 2012 ,

, - , League Two Team of the Week , 23 January 2012 ,

, - , League Two Team of the Week , 18 February 2012 ,

, - , League Two Team of the Week , 26 February 2012 ,

, - , League Two Manager of the Month , February 2012 ,

, - ,

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, February 2012 ,

, - , League Two Team of the Week , 12 March 2012 , Wes Foderingham

, - , League Two Team of the Week , 10 April 2012 ,

, - , League Two Team of the Week , 14 April 2012 ,

, - , PFA League Two Team of the Year , 2011–12 Season ,

, - , Ronnie Radford Award ,

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performance
vs.

, Wes Foderingham

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Jonathan Smith

Ronan Murray

Lukas Magera
Alessandro Cibocchi

, - , League Two Medallists , 28 April 2012 ,

(Captain)

Joe Devera

Wes Foderingham
Lander Gabilondo

Ronan Murray

Jonathan Smith
Phil Smith

, - , League Two Team of the Week , 30 April 2012 ,

, - , Swindon Town Player of the Season , 2011–12 Season ,

, - , LMA League Two Manager of the Season , 2011–12 Season ,

, - ,

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Team of the Year , 2011–12 Season ,

, - , Football League Precision Goalkeeping Golden Glove , April 2012 , Wes Foderingham , - , League Two Precision Goalkeeping Golden Glove Award , 2011–12 Season , Wes Foderingham , -

Summary

{, class="wikitable" , - , Games Played , , 58 (46 League Two, 4

, 2 League Cup, 6 JP Trophy) , - , Games Won , , 36 (29 League Two, 3

, 1 League Cup, 3 JP Trophy) , - , Games Drawn , , 8 (6 League Two, 0

, 0 League Cup, 2 JP Trophy) , - , Games Lost , , 14 (11 League Two, 1

, 1 League Cup, 1 JP Trophy) , - , Goals Scored , , 91 (75 League Two, 7

, 2 League Cup, 7 JP Trophy) , - , Goals conceded , , 45 (32 League Two, 4

, 3 League Cup, 6 JP Trophy) , - , Goal Difference , , +46 , - , Clean Sheets , , 29 (26 League Two, 1

, 1 League Cup, 1 JP Trophy) , - , Yellow Cards , , 81 (66 League Two, 3

, 3 League Cup, 8 JP Trophy) , - , Red Cards , , 2 (2 League Two, 0

, 0 League Cup, 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.

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