Swindon Town F.C. Reserves and Academy

Swindon Town
Full name Swindon Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Robins
Founded 1879
Ground County Ground, Swindon
Capacity 15,728
Chairman Republic of Ireland Lee Power
Manager Republic of Ireland Alan McLoughlin

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.

Under 18 squad

As of 8 August 2018.[1]

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

No. Position Player
— England GK Tyla Dickinson
— England GK Archie Matthews
— England GK Louis Owens
— England DF Joe Blackwell
— England DF Anthony Cheshire
— England DF Jay Dunstan-Digweed
— England DF Harry Drag
— England DF Ollie England
— England DF Luke Haines
— England MF Elliott Dugan
— England MF Massimo Giamattei
— England MF Ralph Graham
No. Position Player
— England MF Toby Holland
— England MF Tommy Suter
— England MF Harry Stanley
— England MF Rhys Wells
— England MF Wilf White
— England FW Teo Atik
— England FW Jacob Bancroft
— England Sonny Haynes
— England Thomas Rejek
— England Sam Smith
— England Josh Taylor
— England Sam White

Academy graduates (2007–)

As of 11 August 2018
Player Current club Debut Manager
England Chris Allen Chippenham Town Age 18 v Brentford, 4 September 2007 Paul Sturrock
England Callum Kennedy Billericay Town Age 17 v Brentford, 4 September 2007
England Lloyd Macklin Retired Age 16 v Brentford, 4 September 2007
England Ben Joyce Wadebridge Town Age 18 v Port Vale, 19 April 2008 Maurice Malpas
England Sean Morrison Cardiff City Age 17 v Gillingham, 26 April 2008
England Will Evans Chesterfield Age 18 v Southampton, 31 August 2010 Danny Wilson
Wales Billy Bodin Preston North End Age 18 v Dagenham & Redbridge, 2 October 2010
England Nathan Thompson Portsmouth Age 19 v Torquay United, 5 October 2010
England Miles Storey Partick Thistle Age 16 v Oldham Athletic, 30 April 2011 Paul Bodin
England Matt Clark Wantage Town Age 18 v Tranmere Rovers, 7 May 2011
Wales Louis Thompson Norwich City Age 17 v Leicester City, 28 January 2012 Paolo Di Canio
England Leigh Bedwell Didcot Town Age 18 v Preston North End, 2 September 2012
England Mark Francis Evesham United Age 18 v Crewe Alexandra, 16 April 2013 Kevin MacDonald
England Connor Waldon Thatcham Town Age 18 v Stevenage, 21 April 2013
England Will Randall Wolverhampton Wanderers Age 17 v Rotherham United, 3 May 2014 Mark Cooper
England Matty Jones Hungerford Town Age 18 v Rotherham United, 3 May 2014
England Jordan Turnbull Northampton Town Age 19 v Scunthorpe United, 9 August 2014
England Lee Marshall Swindon Supermarine Age 17 v Luton Town, 12 August 2014
England Tom Smith Cheltenham Town Age 17 v Preston North End, 25 April 2015
England Josh Cooke Stourbridge Age 18 v Preston North End, 25 April 2015
Scotland Jordan Young Swindon Town Age 16 v Port Vale, 2 February 2016 Luke Williams
England Will Henry Chippenham Town Age 17 v Rochdale, 30 April 2016
England Jake Evans Cardiff City Age 18 v Shrewsbury Town, 8 May 2016
England Scott Twine Swindon Town Age 17 v Charlton Athletic, 30 April 2017
England Joe Romanski Swindon Town Age 18 v Grimsby Town, 21 April 2018 Phil Brown
England Jordan Edwards Swindon Town Age 18 v Accrington Stanley, 5 May 2018
England Sol Pryce Swindon Town Age 18 v Chelsea U23s, 7 August 2018

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 FC. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Pook the star of previous memorable campaign". Swindon Town. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
  3. ↑ "Cup heartbreak for Town youngsters". Swindon Town. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
  4. ↑ Ritson, John. "Hold your heads high". Swindon Town. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
  5. ↑ "Swindon knocked out of the FA Youth Cup". Where I Live - Swindon. BBC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
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