1894–95 Swindon Town F.C. season
Swindon Town 1895–96 football season
| 1895–96 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Committee | |
| Ground | County Ground | |
| Southern League Div 1 | 9th | |
| FA Cup | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Robbie Reynolds (6) All: Robbie Reynolds (8) | |
| Highest home attendance | 6,000 vs. Millwall Athletic 9 February 1895 | |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,000 vs. New Brompton 27 April 1895 | |
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The 1894–95 season was Swindon Town's first season in the Southern League, the club's first season within a league structure. Swindon also competed in the FA Cup.
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Reading | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 0.868 | 14 | |
| 6 | Chatham Town | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 0.880 | 13 | |
| 7 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 0.667 | 12 | Relegation test matches |
| 8 | Clapton | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 0.579 | 11 | |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 0.500 | 9 |
Source: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Results
Southern League Division One
Swindon Town v Reading
| 22 September 1894 SLD1 1 | Swindon Town | 3–4 | Reading | County Cricket Ground |
B. Andrews  R. Reynolds | Report | Moore Fletcher Kelsey Stewart | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: N. Whittaker |
Millwall Athletic v Swindon Town
| 29 September 1894 SLD1 2 | Millwall Athletic | 9–0 | Swindon Town | Isle Of Dogs |
| J. Wilson W. Jones J. Matthew W. Richardson .' (o.g.) | Report | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: N. Whittaker |
Ilford v Swindon Town
| 6 October 1894 SLD1 3 | Ilford | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Lynn Road |
| A. Linnard | Report | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: S.R. Carr |
Reading v Swindon Town
| 10 November 1894 SLD1 4 | Reading | 0–3 | Swindon Town | Caversham Cricket Ground |
| Report | W. Mantell B. Andrews C. Hamlin | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R.H. Clark |
Swindon Town v Chatham
| 22 December 1894 SLD1 5 | Swindon Town | 0–2 | Chatham | County Cricket Ground |
| Report | A. Humphreys J. Guthrie | Referee: H. Walker |
Swindon Town v Royal Ordnance Factories
| 29 December 1894 SLD1 6 | Swindon Town | 3–1 | Royal Ordnance Factories | County Cricket Ground |
| R. Reynolds B. Walman | Report | Referee: M. LeGrand |
Clapton v Swindon Town
| 26 January 1895 SLD1 7 | Clapton | 3–0 | Swindon Town | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| F. Hughes A. Milton W. Bonning | Report | Referee: S.R. Carr |
Swindon Town v Millwall Athletic
| 9 February 1895 SLD1 8 | Swindon Town | 1–5 | Millwall Athletic | County Cricket Ground |
| B. Shaw | Report | A. Wilson J. Gettins A. McKenzie H. Robertson | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: F.J. Leese |
Swindon Town v Southampton St. Mary's
| 23 February 1895 SLD1 9 | Swindon Town | 2–3 | Southampton St. Mary's | County Cricket Ground |
| B. Walman B. Shaw | Report | H. Ward C. Baker G. Nineham | Referee: E.G. McDonald |
Swindon Town v Ilford
| 2 March 1895 SLD1 10 | Swindon Town | 7–3 | Ilford | County Cricket Ground |
| R. Reynolds W. Richardson .' (pen)D. Jones G. Kemp | Report | A. Porter G. Moore Watts | Referee: S.R. Carr |
Luton Town v Swindon Town
| 9 March 1895 SLD1 11 | Luton Town | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Dallow Lane |
| W. Gallacher W. Prentice | Report | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: F.J. Leese |
Royal Ordnance Factories v Swindon Town
| 23 March 1895 SLD1 12 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Maze Hill |
| Report | Referee: T.W. Saywell |
Southampton St. Mary's v Swindon Town
| 30 March 1895 SLD1 13 | Southampton St. Mary's | 7–1 | Swindon Town | Antelope Ground |
| H. Ward J. Angus F. Hollands J. Dorkin | Report | W. Jeffrey .' (o.g.) | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A. Rostoe-Bourke |
Swindon Town v Luton Town
| 6 April 1895 SLD1 14 | Swindon Town | 0–3 | Luton Town | County Cricket Ground |
| Report | H. Galbraith G. Ross .' (o.g.) | Referee: E.G. McDonald |
Chatham v Swindon Town
| 13 April 1895 SLD1 15 | Chatham | 2–4 | Swindon Town | The Lines |
| A. Humphreys H. Lawrence J. Stanford | Report | A. Humphreys .' (o.g.) B. Andrews | Referee: E.G. McDonald |
Swindon Town v Clapton
| 20 April 1895 SLD1 16 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Clapton | County Cricket Ground |
| B. Andrews J. Hayward | Report | E. Langhorne | Referee: H. Walker |
Test Match
New Brompton v Swindon Town
| 27 April 1895 Test Match | New Brompton | 5–1 | Swindon Town | Neutral Venue |
| H. Buckland A. Rule | Report | C. Lawless | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: N. Whittaker |
FA Cup
Swindon Town v St George
| 13 October 1894 1QR (Division VII) | Swindon Town | 4–2 | St George | County Cricket Ground |
| D. Jones B. Andrews R. Reynolds | Report | R. Lane W. Britton | Referee: S.R. Carr |
Marlow v Swindon Town
| 3 November 1894 2QR (Division VII) | Marlow | 4–2 | Swindon Town | Crown Meadow |
| F. Jennings C. Shaw | Report | W. Richardson R. Reynolds | Referee: W.J. Wilson |
Appearances and goals
- As of 13 August 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Southern League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| DF |  ENG | Tommy Allen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Babe Andrews | 17 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Arthur Dibsdale | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | A. Dodd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Charlie Done | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Bob Fulton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Billy Griffin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Cliff Hamlin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Sid Hamlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Jimmy Hayward | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Alf Hobson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Harry Jerrom | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Arthur Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  WAL | Dick Jones | 15 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | George Kemp | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Chris Lawless | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Will Mantell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Percy Mills | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | George Nash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Will Noble | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Frank Paynter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Will Pope | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Wally Price | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Robbie Reynolds | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  SCO | Wally Richardson | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Ginger Ross | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Charlie Shelwood | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Binky Shaw | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Harry Southall | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Harry Spackman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Bert Vowles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Bert Walman | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Harry Webb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | W. Webb | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Charlie Williams | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Matchday squads
Southern League Division One line-ups
| Date | Opposition | V | Score | Goalkeeper | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | |
| 22/09/1894 | Reading | H | 3-4 | Williams | Allen | Richardson | Spackman | Dibsdall | Selwood | Reynolds | D. Jones | Walman | Andrews | Mills | |
| 29/09/1894 | Millwall Athletic | A | 0-9 | Southall | Allen | Richardson | Spackman | H. Webb | Selwood | Reynolds | D. Jones | Andrews | Walman | Mills | |
| 06/10/1894 | Ilford | A | 0-1 | Southall | Pope | Richardson | Mantell | Dibsdall | Selwood | Price | D. Jones | Walman | Jerrom | Mills | |
| 10/11/1894 | Reading | H | 3-0 | Southall | Fulton | Richardson | S. Hamlin | Mantell | Selwood | Reynolds | C. Hamlin | Andrews | Walman | Hayward | |
| 22/12/1894 | Chatham | A | 0-2 | Williams | Fulton | Vowles | Done | Dibsdall | Selwood | Reynolds | D. Jones | Andrews | Walman | Hayward | |
| 29/12/1894 | Royal Ordnance Factories | H | 3-1 | Williams | Noble | Richardson | Done | Andrews | Lawless | Reynolds | D. Jones | Dodd | Walman | Hayward | |
| 26/01/1895 | Clapton | A | 0-3 | Williams | Noble | Richardson | Fulton | Andrews | Done | Reynolds | D. Jones | C. Hamlin | Walman | Hayward | |
| 09/02/1895 | Millwall Athletic | H | 1-5 | Williams | Noble | Richardson | Done | A. Jones | Fulton | Shaw | D. Jones | Griffin | Walman | Hayward | |
| 23/02/1895 | Southampton St. Mary's | H | 2-3 | Williams | Noble | Richardson | Hobson | Andrews | Lawless | Reynolds | Shaw | D. Jones | Walman | Hayward | |
| 02/03/1895 | Ilford | H | 7-3 | Williams | Noble | Richardson | Hobson | Andrews | Ross | Reynolds | D. Jones | Shaw | Kemp | Hayward | |
| 09/03/1895 | Luton Town | A | 0-2 | Williams | Noble | Richardson | Hobson | Andrews | Ross | Reynolds | D. Jones | Shaw | Kemp | Hayward | |
| 23/03/1895 | Royal Ordnance Factories | A | 0-0 | Williams | Noble | Richardson | Hobson | Andrews | Ross | Reynolds | Rogers | Done | Shaw | Hayward | |
| 30/03/1895 | Southampton St. Mary's | A | 1-7 | Williams | Noble | Richardson | Ross | Lawless | Hobson | Reynolds | Walman | Andrews | Shaw | Hayward | |
| 06/04/1895 | Luton Town | H | 0-3 | Williams | Noble | Richardson | Lawless | Dibsdall | Ross | Jerrom | Walman | Andrews | D. Jones | Hayward | |
| 13/04/1895 | Chatham | A | 2-4 | Williams | Dibsdall | Richardson | Nash | Lawless | Ross | W. Webb | Walman | Andrews | Jerrom | Hayward | |
| 20/04/1895 | Clapton | H | 2-1 | Williams | Dibsdall | Richardson | Done | Lawless | Ross | Paynter | W. Webb | Andrews | D. Jones | Hayward |
Test Match line-ups
| Date | Opposition | V | Score | Goalkeeper | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | |
| 27/04/1895 | New Brompton | N | 1-5 | Williams | Dibsdall | Richardson | Done | Lawless | Andrews | Shaw | Reynolds | Noble | D. Jones | Hayward |
FA Cup line-ups
| Date | Opposition | V | Score | Goalkeeper | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | Outfield | |
| 13/10/1894 | St. George | H | 4-2 | Southall | Fulton | Richardson | Mantell | Dibsdall | Selwood | Price | Reynolds | Andrews | D. Jones | Walman | |
| 03/11/1894 | Marlow | A | 2-4 | Southall | Fulton | Richardson | C. Hamlin | Dibsdall | Selwood | Hayward | Reynolds | Andrews | D. Jones | Walman |
External links
- Extensive Swindon Town statistics site
