Nickname(s) The Robins Manager Alan McLoughlin Chairman Lee Power | Ground Capacity 15,728 Founded 1879 Home ground County Ground | |
Full name Swindon Town Football Club | ||
The 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.
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Academy
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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. 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.
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.
During the 2000s Swindon Town's juniors have enjoyed a degree of success at the Milk Cup tournament.