2011–12 Swindon Town F.C. season

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Pre-season became Swindon manager in May 2011. The club's early pre-season was dominated by reports of who would replace Paul Hart as the new manager of Swindon Town. Hart had left the club before the end of the 2010–11 season after the club's relegation had been confirmed. Hart was replaced by youth team manager Paul Bodin had managed the club on a caretaker basis. Previously, chairman Andrew Fitton also resigned in April and was replaced by fellow board member Jeremy Wray who was immediately placed with the responsibility of appointing a new manager. Names mentioned for the Town job included Bodin, George Burley, Paul Trollope, Dietmar Hamann, John Hughes, Gus McPherson and Paolo Di Canio. In early May the tabloid newspapers were linking Di Canio with an unlikely move to the club. Di Canio had enjoyed a popular but sometimes controversial career in England with Sheffield Wednesday and with West Ham United where he became a cult figure. On 20 May, the appointment was confirmed with fellow Italians Fabrizio Piccareta (assistant), Claudio Donatelli (fitness) and Domenico Doardo (goalkeeping) joining the club as Di Canio's coaching staff, caretaker manager Paul Bodin reverted to his position as youth team manager. Before the arrival of Di Canio, interim chairman Jeremy Wray announced that he would be arranging one-to-one meetings with the entire playing squad to discuss their futures. The outcome was a mass clear-out but it began with players initially declaring an interest in remaining at the club. David Prutton talked of "putting things right" before leaving to join Sheffield Wednesday shortly afterwards. Meanwhile, Scott Cuthbert told the press that he would be "delighted" to remain at Swindon but the club decided against triggering a clause on his contract to extend his deal but were rumoured to be open in renegotiating a new deal but Cuthbert later joined Leyton Orient. Former Swindon Town Player of the Year Jonathan Douglas looked set to sign a new contract but eventually turned it down for a move to Brentford. Swindon Town returned to pre-season on 29 June 2011. During the summer, Swindon spent 10 days in Italy at a training camp in Norcia, Umbria. During the course of the week Town played two friendlies against local select sides Norcia XI and Marche XI. Upon returning to England, Swindon visited local Non-League clubs Swindon Supermarine and Cirencester Town. Both fixtures concluded in 4–0 victories for Swindon Town. The club concluded their Pre-Season with a 1–2 loss to Football League Championship outfit Reading. League Two The fixtures for the 2011–12 season were announced on 17 June at 09:00 BST, and revealed that Swindon will begin their League Two campaign with a home fixture against Crewe Alexandra. August September October November December January February March April May League Cup '''''Swindon's Carling Cup round 1 tie against Bristol City drawn to be played on 9 August 2011 was postponed on police advice. This was due to fears of safety issues following the riots throughout England, including Bristol.''''' Football League Trophy F.A. Cup As a member of League Two, Swindon Town will enter the FA Cup at the First Round stage. ==Squad information==

Club officials ==Management record==

As of 6 May 2012. Only competitive matches are counted ==Captains==

:Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 6 May 2012. ==Squad statistics==

Appearances and goals {{Extended football squad player|no=1|name=Mattia Lanzano|pos=GK|nat=ITA {{Extended football squad player|no=2|name=Jay McEveley (on loan from Barnsley)|pos=DF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=3|name=Callum Kennedy|pos=DF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=4|name=Aden Flint|pos=DF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=5|name=Joe Devera|pos=DF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=7|name=Paul Caddis|pos=DF|nat=SCO {{Extended football squad player|no=8|name=Simon Ferry|pos=MF|nat=SCO {{Extended football squad player|no=9|name=Paul Benson|pos=FW|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=10|name=Matt Ritchie|pos=MF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=11|name=Etiënne Esajas|pos=MF|nat=NED {{Extended football squad player|no=12|name=Alan McCormack|pos=MF|nat=IRE {{Extended football squad player|no=13|name=Oliver Risser|pos=MF|nat=NAM {{Extended football squad player|no=14|name=John Bostock (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)|pos=MF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=15|name=Nathan Thompson|pos=DF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=16|name=Lee Cox|pos=MF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=17|name=Alan Connell|pos=FW|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=18|name=Mark Scott|pos=GK|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=19|name=Luke Rooney|pos=MF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=20|name=Abdul Said|pos=MF|nat=SOM {{Extended football squad player|no=21|name=Lander Gabilondo|pos=MF|nat=ESP {{Extended football squad player|no=22|name=Lee Holmes (on loan from Southampton)|pos=MF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=23|name=Raffaele De Vita|pos=FW|nat=ITA {{Extended football squad player|no=24|name=Jonathan Smith|pos=MF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=25|name=Jonathan Téhoué (on loan from Leyton Orient)|pos=FW|nat=FRA {{Extended football squad player|no=26|name=Phil Smith|pos=GK|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=27|name=Alessandro Cibocchi|pos=DF|nat=ITA {{Extended football squad player|no=28|name=Miles Storey|pos=FW|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=29|name=Lukáš Magera|pos=FW|nat=CZE {{Extended football squad player|no=30|name=Leigh Bedwell|pos=GK|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=31|name=Billy Bodin|pos=FW|nat=WAL {{Extended football squad player|no=32|name=Chris Smith|pos=DF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=34|name=Ronan Murray (on loan from Ipswich Town)|pos=FW|nat=IRE {{Extended football squad player|no=35|name=Wes Foderingham|pos=GK|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=37|name=Louis Thompson|pos=MF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=39|name=Mehdi Kerrouche|pos=FW|nat=ALG {{Extended football squad player|no=6|name=Daniel Boateng (on loan from Arsenal)|pos=DF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=32|name=Ahmed Abdulla (on loan from West Ham United)|pos=MF|nat=SAU {{Extended football squad player|no=33|name=Jake Jervis (on loan from Birmingham City)|pos=FW|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=34|name=Cristian Montano (on loan from West Ham United)|pos=FW|nat=COL {{Extended football squad player|no=36|name=Liam Ridehalgh (on loan from Huddersfield Town)|pos=DF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=2|name=Kevin Amankwaah (Released)|pos=DF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=6|name=Alberto Comazzi (Released)|pos=DF|nat=ITA {{Extended football squad player|no=9|name=Leon Clarke (Part Exchange)|pos=FW|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=14|name=Jordan Pavett (Released)|pos=FW|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=16|name=Ibrahim Atiku (Released)|pos=MF|nat=GHA {{Extended football squad player|no=19|name=Matt Clark (Released)|pos=MF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=22|name=Michael Timlin (Sold)|pos=MF|nat=IRE {{Extended football squad player|no=25|name=Will Evans (Released)|pos=DF|nat=ENG {{Extended football squad player|no=--|name=Elliot Benyon (Sold)|pos=FW|nat=ENG Goalscorers scored his first goal for Swindon in the 2–0 home win against Southend United in September 2011. Penalties awarded Includes all competitive matches. Suspensions served == Transfers ==

initially joined Swindon as a trialist before signing a two-year contract shortly afterwards. The Namibia international scored on his full debut against Crewe Alexandra in August 2011. Trial players trained with the club during the season. Di Canio brought in several players on a trial basis during the early weeks as manager of Swindon. There was minor controversy when trialist Leon Knight was released from training after only two days for fitness related reasons. Knight would later direct angry messages on the social networking website Twitter towards his agent and the club for his early exit. ==Monthly and weekly awards==

captained the side to promotion and was included in the PFA League Two Team of the Year. ==Summary==

Reserves In June 2011 it was announced that Swindon Town would not compete in a Reserve League for the 2011–12 season and would therefore arrange friendlies with other clubs. === Wiltshire Premier Shield === The draw for the Wiltshire Premier Shield semi-finals was made on 28 October 2011. Swindon Town was drawn to play Salisbury City with the victors scheduled to play either Chippenham Town or Swindon Supermarine in the Final. However, it was confirmed on 13 January 2012 by Salisbury City that Swindon had withdrawn from the competition giving the South Wiltshire club a bye into the final. == References ==