1895–96 Swindon Town F.C. season

Swindon Town

1895–96 season

Chairman

Committee

Ground

County Ground

Southern League Div 1

7th

FA Cup

3rd Qualifying Round

Top goalscorer

League:
Malcolm Sutherland (6)
All:
Malcolm Sutherland (10)

Highest home attendance

4,000 vs.
Millwall Athletic
19 October 1895
4,000 vs.
Reading
21 March 1896

Lowest home attendance

1,200 vs.
Warmley
2 November 1895

← 1895–96

1895–96 →

The 1895–96 season was Swindon Town's second season in the Southern League, the club's first season within a league structure. Swindon also competed in the FA Cup.

Division One

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Millwall Athletic	18	16	1	1	75	16	4.69	33
2	Luton Town	18	13	1	4	68	14	4.86	27	Left to join the United League at end of season
3	Southampton St.Mary's	18	12	0	6	44	23	1.91	24
4	Reading	18	11	1	6	45	38	1.18	23
5	Chatham Town	18	9	2	7	43	45	0.96	20
6	New Brompton	18	7	4	7	30	37	0.81	18
7	Swindon Town	18	6	4	8	38	41	0.93	16
8	Clapton	18	4	2	12	30	67	0.45	10	Relegation test matches, left league despite winning
9	Royal Ordnance Factories	18	3	3	12	23	44	0.52	9	Relegation test matches
10	Ilford	18	0	0	18	10	81	0.12	0	Relegation test matches, left league after losing

^{1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.}

^{2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

Results and matchday squads

Southern League Division One line-ups

Date	Opposition	V	Score		Goalkeeper	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield
21/09/1895	Royal Ordnance Factories	A	2-1		Williams	Dibsdall	W.Richardson	Hopewell	Munro	Davies	Hames	Wright	Sutherland	D. Jones	Hayward

FA Cup line-ups

Date	Opposition	V	Score	Goalkeeper	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield
12/10/1895	Trowbridge Town	A	3-1	Williams	Dibsdall	W. Richardson	Hopewell	Munro	Davies	Hames	Wright	Sutherland	D. Jones	Hayward
02/11/1895	Warmley	H	2-1	Williams	Dibsdall	W. Richardson	Hopewell	Munro	Davies	Hames	Wright	Sutherland	D. Jones	Hayward
23/11/1895	Uxbridge	A	0-5	Williams	Dibsdall	Reynolds	Hopewell	Munro	Davies	Hames	Wright	Sutherland	D. Jones	Hayward

External links

Extensive Swindon Town statistics site

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