Swindon Town
Swindon Town crest
Full nameSwindon Town Football Club
Nickname(s)The Robins
Founded1879
GroundCounty Ground, Swindon
Capacity15,728
ChairmanAustralia Clem Morfuni
ManagerEngland David Farrell

The Swindon Town reserve team previously played in the Totesport.com Combination League. They also participate in the Wiltshire Premier Shield each season. The Swindon Town Development side play their home games at The County Ground, Swindon. In previous seasons the team has also played at Hunts Copse, the home of Swindon Supermarine.

Youth Team

As of 23 August 2023.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
36 DF England ENG Sonny Hart
38 FW England ENG Abu Kanu
40 DF England ENG Harley Hunt
41 FW England ENG Miles Obodo
42 MF England ENG Josh Keyes
45 DF England ENG Finlay Adams
— GK England ENG Redman Evans
— DF England ENG Harry Chard
— DF England ENG Harvey Fox
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Antony McCormick
— DF England ENG Archie Milne
— DF England ENG Finlay Skittrall
— DF England ENG Finlay Tombs
— MF England ENG Conor Britchford-Stanley
— MF England ENG Dani Gonzalez-Birchall
— MF England ENG Fletcher Hubbard
— MF England ENG Joel McGregor
— MF England ENG Alistair Stewart
— FW England ENG George Alston

Honours

Swindon Town's Youth Team were FA Youth Cup finalists in 1964, where they were beaten over two legs by a Manchester United side containing George Best.[2] The team did not appear in the final stages of the competition again until 2004 where they lost 3–0 to Chesterfield in the Quarter-final.[2]

Managed by Paul Bodin, the Youth team reached the Quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup again in 2007 before being knocked out of the competition by Newcastle.[3][4][5]

During the 2000s Swindon Town's juniors have enjoyed a degree of success at the Milk Cup tournament.

  • Player of the Tournament Award - Leigh Mills (2003)
  • Adidas Golden Boot Award - Lukas Jutkiewicz (2004)
  • Tayto Most Sporting Team Award - Winners (2005)
  • Northern Ireland Tourist Board Trophy - Winners (2006)
  • Northern Ireland Milk Cup - Winners (2006)
  • B.T. Northern Ireland Trophy - Winners (2007)

Achievements (Reserves & Youth Combined)

Cup Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Youth Team Squad". Swindon Town F.C. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Pook the star of previous memorable campaign". Swindon Town. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
  3. ↑ "Cup heartbreak for Town youngsters". Swindon Town. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
  4. ↑ Ritson, John. "Hold your heads high". Swindon Town. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
  5. ↑ "Swindon knocked out of the FA Youth Cup". Where I Live - Swindon. BBC. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
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