1895–96 Swindon Town F.C. season
| 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 |
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 | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv1 | Pts2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall Athletic | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 16 | 4.69 | 33 | |
| 2 | Luton Town | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 68 | 14 | 4.86 | 27 | Left to join the United League at end of season |
| 3 | Southampton St.Mary's | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 23 | 1.91 | 24 | |
| 4 | Reading | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 38 | 1.18 | 23 | |
| 5 | Chatham Town | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 45 | 0.96 | 20 | |
| 6 | New Brompton | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 0.81 | 18 | |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 41 | 0.93 | 16 | |
| 8 | Clapton | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 67 | 0.45 | 10 | Relegation test matches, left league despite winning |
| 9 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 0.52 | 9 | Relegation test matches |
| 10 | Ilford | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 81 | 0.12 | 0 | Relegation test matches, left league after losing |
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.
2 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 |