1895–96 Swindon Town F.C. season

Swindon Town
1895–96 season
Chairman	Committee
Ground	County Ground
Southern League Div 1	7th
FA Cup	3rd Qualifying Round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Malcolm Sutherland (6); All: ; Malcolm Sutherland (10)
Highest home attendance	4,000 vs.; Millwall Athletic; 19 October 1895; 4,000 vs.; Reading; 21 March 1896
Lowest home attendance	1,200 vs.; Warmley; 2 November 1895
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1895–96 1895–96 →

The 1895–96 season was Swindon Town's second season in the Southern League, the club's first season within a league structure. Swindon also competed in the FA Cup.

Division One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Chatham Town	18	9	2	7	43	45	0.956	20
6	New Brompton	18	7	4	7	30	37	0.811	18
7	Swindon Town	18	6	4	8	38	41	0.927	16
8	Clapton	18	4	2	12	30	67	0.448	10	Relegation test matches, left league despite winning
9	Royal Ordnance Factories	18	3	3	12	23	44	0.523	9	Relegation test matches

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Results and matchday squads

Southern League Division One line-ups

Date	Opposition	V	Score		Goalkeeper	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield
21/09/1895	Royal Ordnance Factories	A	2-1		Williams	Dibsdall	W.Richardson	Hopewell	Munro	Davies	Hames	Wright	Sutherland	D. Jones	Hayward

FA Cup line-ups

Date	Opposition	V	Score	Goalkeeper	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield	Outfield
12/10/1895	Trowbridge Town	A	3-1	Williams	Dibsdall	W. Richardson	Hopewell	Munro	Davies	Hames	Wright	Sutherland	D. Jones	Hayward
02/11/1895	Warmley	H	2-1	Williams	Dibsdall	W. Richardson	Hopewell	Munro	Davies	Hames	Wright	Sutherland	D. Jones	Hayward
23/11/1895	Uxbridge	A	0-5	Williams	Dibsdall	Reynolds	Hopewell	Munro	Davies	Hames	Wright	Sutherland	D. Jones	Hayward

External links

Extensive Swindon Town statistics site

Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1895–96_Swindon_Town_F.C._season
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