| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Lee Power | ||
| Manager | Mark Cooper (until 17 October) Lee Power (caretaker; from 18 October, until 2 November) Martin Ling (from 3 November, until 29 December) Luke Williams (caretaker; from 29 December) | ||
| Stadium | County Ground | ||
| League One | 15th | ||
| FA Cup | 1st Round (Eliminated byRochdale) | ||
| League Cup | 1st Round (Eliminated byExeter City) | ||
| JPT | 2nd Round (Eliminated byOxford United) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Nicky Ajose (24) All:Nicky Ajose (25) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 9,240 (vs.Wigan Athletic, 25 March 2016) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,693 (vs.Exeter City, 11 August 2015) | ||
The2015–16 season wasSwindon Town's 137th season in their existence and their fourth consecutive season inLeague One.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in theFA Cup,League Cup andFootball League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
NOTE: Players initalics departed the club permanently before the end of the 2015–16 season.
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2015 | LB | Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill | Arsenal | Free transfer | [45] | |
| 13 July 2015 | DM | Drissa Traoré | Notts County | Free transfer | [46] | |
| 30 July 2015 | AM | Fabien Robert | Lorient | Free transfer | [47] | |
| 4 August 2015 | AM | Ellis Iandolo | Maidstone United | Free transfer | [48] | |
| 6 August 2015 | LB/LW | James Brophy | Free agent | Free transfer | [49] | |
| 11 August 2015 | RB | Bradley Barry | Free agent | Free transfer | [50] | |
| 21 August 2015 | AM | Jordan Stewart | Glentoran | £50,000 | [51][52] | |
| 2 September 2015 | CF | Nicky Ajose | Leeds United | Free transfer | [53] | |
| 4 September 2015 | CF | Jérémy Balmy | Oxford United | Free transfer | [54] | |
| 4 September 2015 | CF | Henrik Ojamaa | Legia Warsaw | Free transfer | [55] | |
| 2 October 2015 | DM | Momar Bangoura | Olympique de Marseille | Free transfer | [56] | |
| 27 November 2015 | CF | Jamie Calvin | Hampton & Richmond Borough | Free transfer | [57] | |
| 16 February 2016 | DF | Jamie Sendles-White | Hamilton Academicals | Free transfer | [58] |
Total spending:
£50,000
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2015 | MF | Ben Gladwin | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed | [59] | |
| 28 May 2015 | MF | Massimo Luongo | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed | [60] | |
| 1 July 2015 | MF | Harry Agombar | Grays Athletic[a] | Released | [61] | |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | Josue Antonio | Free Agent | Released | [62] | |
| 1 July 2015 | FW | George Barker | Gosport Borough[b] | Released | [62][63] | |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | Jack Barthram | Cheltenham Town[c] | Released | [64] | |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Cameron Belford | Wrexham[d] | Released | [65] | |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Wes Foderingham | Rangers[e] | Released | [66] | |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | Matty Jones | Chippenham Town[f] | Released | [67] | |
| 1 July 2015 | FW | Connor Waldon | Swindon Supermarine[g] | Released | [68] | |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | Darren Ward | Yeovil Town[h] | Released | [69] | |
| 1 July 2015 | FW | Andy Williams | Doncaster Rovers[i] | Released | [70] | |
| 1 September 2015 | DF | Nathan Byrne | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | [71] | |
| 28 December 2015 | MF | Momar Bangoura | Free Agent | Released | [33] | |
| 5 January 2016 | CF | Henrik Ojamaa | Wacker Innsbruck | Free Transfer | [72] | |
| 12 January 2016 | MF | Will Randall | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | [73] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2015 | DM | Jordan Williams | Liverpool | 30 June 2016 | [74] | |
| 11 July 2015 | RB | Kevin Stewart | Liverpool | 8 January 2016 | [75] | |
| 3 August 2015 | CB | Jordan Turnbull | Southampton | 30 June 2016 | [76] | |
| 4 August 2015 | GK | Lawrence Vigouroux | Liverpool | 30 June 2016 | [77] | |
| 1 September 2015 | CF | Wes Thomas | Birmingham City | 4 January 2016 | [78] | |
| 11 September 2015 | CM | Louis Thompson | Norwich City | 30 June 2016 | [79] | |
| 9 October 2015 | CB | Adam El-Abd | Bristol City | 4 January 2016 | [80] | |
| 9 October 2015 | CM | Ben Gladwin | Queens Park Rangers | 4 January 2016 | [81] | |
| 15 January 2016 | CM | Michael Doughty | Queens Park Rangers | 13 February 2016 | [82] | |
| 14 April 2016 | GK | Jake Kean | Norwich City | 21 April 2016 | [83] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2015 | ST | Josh Cooke | Cheltenham Town | 15 September 2015 | [84][85] | |
| 1 September 2015 | ST | Michael Smith | Barnsley | 4 January 2016 | [86] | |
| 1 September 2015 | ST | Miles Storey | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 30 June 2016 | [87] | |
| 2 October 2015 | ST | Josh Cooke | Gloucester City | 4 January 2016 | [88] | |
| 1 February 2016 | ST | Michael Smith | Portsmouth | 30 June 2016 | [89] | |
| 24 March 2016 | AM | Jordan Stewart | Grimsby Town | 22 April 2016 | [90] |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Lawrence Vigouroux(on loan fromLiverpool) | 36 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Nathan Thompson | 24 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill | 30 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Fabien Robert | 38 | 4 | 23+12 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Jordan Turnbull(on loan fromSouthampton) | 46 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Drissa Traoré | 26 | 0 | 15+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Yaser Kasim | 29 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Michael Smith | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Nicky Ajose | 40 | 25 | 38+0 | 24 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Michael Doughty(on loan fromQueens Park Rangers) | 20 | 5 | 20+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | James Brophy | 31 | 0 | 16+12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | Jordan Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Louis Thompson(on loan fromNorwich City) | 29 | 2 | 23+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Jérémy Balmy | 13 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | Jonathan Obika | 35 | 12 | 27+5 | 11 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | Jamie Sendles-White | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Lee Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Josh Cooke | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW | Jermaine Hylton | 18 | 0 | 8+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | Tyrell Belford | 9 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Anton Rodgers | 39 | 3 | 29+7 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 27 | DF | Bradley Barry | 37 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Ellis Iandolo | 13 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Raphael Rossi Branco | 40 | 1 | 36+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | Tom Smith | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 32 | GK | Will Henry | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 33 | GK | Connor Johns | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | Jake Evans | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 35 | MF | Jordan Young | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 37 | FW | Jamie Calvin | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 38 | FW | Scott Twine | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Players who are contracted to Swindon Town but are currently out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 30 | FW | Miles Storey | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Players who were contracted to Swindon Town but have since departed on a permanent basis: | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Jordan Williams | 10 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Nathan Byrne | 6 | 3 | 5+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Kevin Stewart | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Jake Kean | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Momar Bangoura | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Wes Thomas | 6 | 2 | 5+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Ben Gladwin | 13 | 2 | 13+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Will Randall | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 32 | FW | Henrik Ojamaa | 11 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Adam El-Abd | 14 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Rank | Name | L1 | FAC | FLC | FLT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicky Ajose | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | Jonathan Obika | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Michael Doughty | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Fabien Robert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Nathan Byrne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Anton Rodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Ben Gladwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Wes Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Louis Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Raphael Rossi Branco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Yaser Kasim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Tom Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Nathan Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Jordan Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| – | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rank | Name | L1 | FAC | FLC | FLT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Vigouroux | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Tyrell Belford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Jake Kean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Will Henry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Name | L1 | FAC | FLC | FLT | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jérémy Balmy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bradley Barry | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Raphael Rossi Branco | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| James Brophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nathan Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Doughty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam El-Abd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ben Gladwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jermaine Hylton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ellis Iandolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yaser Kasim | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Fabien Robert | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Anton Rodgers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jamie Sendles-White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Louis Thompson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Nathan Thompson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Drissa Traoré | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jordan Turnbull | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Lawrence Vigouroux | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jordan Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | Reason | Opponents Missed |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Turnbull | Violent conduct | Peterborough United (H),Millwall (A),Oldham Athletic (H) |
| Raphael Rossi Branco | 5 Bookings | Chesterfield (A) |
| Raphael Rossi Branco | Red Card | Burton Albion (A) |
| Nathan Thompson | Professional Foul | Scunthorpe United (A),Fleetwood Town (H),Oldham Athletic (A) |
| Louis Thompson | Two Yellow Cards | Shrewsbury Town (H) |
| Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill | Violent Conduct | Shrewsbury Town (H) |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Peterborough United | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 82 | 73 | +9 | 63 |
| 14 | Southend United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 59 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 59 |
| 16 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 57[a] |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 54 |
Won Drawn Lost Postponed
On 29 May 2015, Swindon Town announced they would hostFA Cup finalistsAston Villa on 21 July 2015.[93] On 23 June 2015, Swindon addedSwindon Supermarine to the pre-season schedule.[94] A visit fromPremier League sideEverton on 11 July 2015, was confirmed on 29 June 2015.[95] A friendly againstSouthern League Central sidePetersfield Town was later announced for July 18.[96] On 7 July 2015, Swindon Town added a home friendly againstWest Bromwich Albion.[97] On 13 July 2015, Swindon Town announced a sixth and seventh friendly againstSolihull Moors andLiverpool respectively.[98][99] A behind-closed-doors friendly versusQueens Park Rangers was also arranged.[100]
| 7 July 2015 (2015-07-07)Friendly | Swindon Supermarine | 2–1 | Swindon Town | South Marston |
| 19:30BST | Hopper Morris | Report | Smith | Stadium:Hunts Copse Ground |
| 11 July 2015 (2015-07-11)Friendly | Swindon Town | 0–4 | Everton | Swindon |
| 15:00BST | Report | Mirallas Lukaku McAleny | Stadium:County Ground |
| 14 July 2015 (2015-07-14)Friendly | Solihull Moors | 3–1 | Swindon Town | Solihull |
| 19:45BST | Knights Asante Dean | Report | Trialist | Stadium:The Autotech Stadium |
| 18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)Friendly | Petersfield Town | 2–3 | Swindon Town | Petersfield |
| 15:00BST | Dixon | Report | Trialist Trialist Obika | Stadium:The Love Lane Stadium |
| 21 July 2015 (2015-07-21)Friendly | Swindon Town | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Swindon |
| 19:45BST | Report | Sinclair Sellars | Stadium:County Ground |
| 22 July 2015 (2015-07-22)Friendly | Fairford Town | 1–3 | Swindon Town XI | Fairford |
| 19:45BST | Hale | Report | Cooke Martinez | Stadium:Cinder Lane |
| 25 July 2015 (2015-07-25)Friendly | Swindon Town | 1–4 | West Bromwich Albion | Swindon |
| 15:00BST | Kasim | Report | Morrison Anichebe Sessègnon | Stadium:County Ground |
| 29 July 2015 (2015-07-29)Friendly | Queens Park Rangers | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Shepherd's Bush |
| 15:00BST | Report | Kasim | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance:Behind closed doors |
| 2 August 2015 (2015-08-02)Friendly | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Liverpool | Swindon |
| 16:00BST | Obika | Report | Benteke Ojo | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 14,591 |
| 3 August 2015 (2015-08-03)Friendly | Highmoor Ibis | 0–3 | Swindon Town XI | Reading |
| 19:45BST | Report | Storey Cooke | Stadium:Scours Lane |
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[101]
| 8 August 2015 (2015-08-08)1 | Swindon Town | 4–1 | Bradford City | Swindon |
| 15:00BST | Byrne Obika | Report | Morris | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 8,090 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 15 August 2015 (2015-08-15)2 | Bury | 2–2 | Swindon Town | Bury |
| 15:00BST | Pope Mayor | Report | Robert Rodgers | Stadium:Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,947 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 18 August 2015 (2015-08-18)3 | Swindon Town | 2–2 | Port Vale | Swindon |
| 19:45BST | Robert Rodgers | Report | Ikpeazu Foley | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 7,026 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 22 August 2015 (2015-08-22)4 | Southend United | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00BST | Report | Robert | Stadium:Roots Hall Attendance: 5,839 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 29 August 2015 (2015-08-29)5 | Swindon Town | 0–2 | Sheffield United | Swindon |
| 15:00BST | Report | Collins Sharp | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 8,614 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 5 September 2015 (2015-09-05)6 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–3 | Swindon Town | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | King | Report | Smith Thomas Ajose | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 12 September 2015 (2015-09-12)7 | Barnsley | 4–1 | Swindon Town | Barnsley |
| 15:00BST | Watkins Wabara Nyatanga Hourihane | Report | Nyatanga | Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 8,227 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 19 September 2015 (2015-09-19)8 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Burton Albion | Swindon |
| 15:00BST | Report | Beavon | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 7,005 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 26 September 2015 (2015-09-26)9 | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Colchester United | Swindon |
| 15:00BST | Thomas | Report | Moncur Harriott | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 6,687 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 26 September 2015 (2015-09-26)10 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–2 | Swindon Town | Doncaster |
| 19:45BST | Anderson Williams | Report | Ajose Obika | Stadium:Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,693 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 3 October 2015 (2015-10-03)11 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Blackpool |
| 15:00BST | Cullen | Report | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,704 Referee: David Webb |
| 10 October 2015 (2015-10-10)12 | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Peterborough United | Swindon |
| 15:00BST | Bostwick | Report | Taylor Angol | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 17 October 2015 (2015-10-17)13 | Millwall | 2–0 | Swindon Town | South Bermondsey |
| 15:00BST | Gregory O'Brien | Report | Stadium:The New Den Attendance: 8,524 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)14 | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Swindon |
| 19:45BST | Ajose | Report | Jones Philliskirk | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 6,430 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)15 | Swindon Town | 2–2 | Coventry city | Swindon |
| 15:00BST | Gladwin Ajose | Report | Vincelot Tudgay | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 8,309 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 31 October 2015 (2015-10-31)16 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Wigan |
| 15:00GMT | Júnior | Report | Stadium:DW Stadium Attendance: 8,466 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 14 November 2015 (2015-11-14)17 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Branco Ajose | Report | Clarke | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 6,957 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 21 November 2015 (2015-11-21)18 | Fleetwood | 5–1 | Swindon Town | Fleetwood |
| 15:00GMT | El-Abd Sarcevic Henen Fosu Grant | Report | Ajose | Stadium:Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,880 Referee: Darren England |
| 24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)19 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Walsall | Swindon |
| 19:45GMT | Obika Thompson | Report | Bradshaw | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 6,957 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 28 November 2015 (2015-11-28)20 | Chesterfield | 0–4 | Swindon Town | Chesterfield |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Ajose Thompson Obika | Stadium:Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,178 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 12 December 2015 (2015-12-12)21 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Rochdale | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Robert Gladwin | Report | Lancashire | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 7,149 Referee: David Webb |
| 19 December 2015 (2015-12-19)22 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Ajose | Stadium:New Meadow Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 26 December 2015 (2015-12-26)23 | Swindon Town | 1–3 | Gillingham | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Obika | Report | Dack Hessenthaler Jackson | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 9,228 Referee: Fred Graham |
| 28 December 2015 (2015-12-28)24 | Burton Albion | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00GMT | Akins | Report | Stadium:Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,816 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)25 | Swindon Town | 4–2 | Southend United | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Ajose Obika | Report | Barnett Thompson | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 7,162 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 16 January 2016 (2016-01-16)26 | Swindon Town | 4–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Ajose Obika Nugent | Report | Inman Colclough | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 6,888 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 23 January 2016 (2016-01-23)27 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Sharp | Report | Ormonde-Ottewill | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,012 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)28 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Barnsley | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Winnall | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 7,532 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 2 February 2016 (2016-02-02)29 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Burslem |
| 19:45GMT | Dickinson | Report | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 3,256 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 6 February 2016 (2016-02-06)30 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Gillingham |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Priestfield Attendance: 6,398 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)31 | Colchester United | 1–4 | Swindon Town | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Edwards | Report | Ajose Doughty | Stadium:Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 3,269 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 20 February 2016 (2016-02-20)32 | Swindon Town | 3–2 | Blackpool | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Ajose | Report | Aldred Philliskirk | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 7,412 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
| 27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)33 | Peterborough United | 1–2 | Swindon Town | Peterborough |
| 15:00GMT | Maddison | Report | Ajose Doughty | Stadium:London Road Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 1 March 2016 (2016-03-01)34 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Swindon |
| 19:45GMT | Obika | Report | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 6,556 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 13 March 2016 (2016-03-13)35 | Swindon Town | 2–2 | Millwall | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Ajose Doughty | Report | Gregory Morison | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 8,623 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 19 March 201636 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Coventry |
| 15:00GMT | Vincelot | Report | Rodgers Thompson | Stadium:Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,322 Referee: |
| 25 March 201637 | Swindon Town | 1–4 | Wigan Athletic | Swindon |
| 17:30GMT | Ajose | Report | Grigg Power Morsy | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 9,240 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 28 March 201638 | Scunthorpe United | 6–0 | Swindon Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00BST | Townsend Clarke Adelakun Hopper Madden | Report | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 3,534 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 2 April 201639 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Fleetwood Town | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Ajose | Report | Burns | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 6,311 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 5 April 201640 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Oldham |
| 19:45BST | Kelly Main | Report | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 3,730 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 9 April 201641 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Bradford |
| 15:00BST | B. Clarke | Report | Stadium:Valley Parade Attendance: 18,043 Referee: David Coote |
| 16 April 201642 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Bury | Swindon |
| 15:00BST | Report | Mayor | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 6,759 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 19 April 201643 | Walsall | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Walsall |
| 19:45BST | Morris | Report | Doughty | Stadium:Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,095 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 23 April 201644 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Chesterfield | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Kasim | Report | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 7,015 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 30 April 201645 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Swindon Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Allen Lund | Report | Obika N. Thompson | Stadium:Spotland Attendance: 2,806 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 8 May 201646 | Swindon Town | 3–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Swindon |
| 12:30BST | Ajose Young | Repor | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 8,012 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 7 November 2015 (2015-11-07)First round | Rochdale | 3–1 | Swindon Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Mendez-Laing | Report | Ajose | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,060 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Swindon Town were drawn at home againstExeter City.[102]
| 11 August 2015 (2015-08-11)First round | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Exeter City | Swindon |
| 19:45BST | Obika | Report | Nicholls Wheeler | Stadium:County Ground |
On 8 August 2015, live onSoccer AM the draw for the first round of theFootball League Trophy was drawn byToni Duggan andAlex Scott. Robins were to travel toNewport County.[103] On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live onSoccer AM and drawn byCharlie Austin andEd Skrein. Swindon were drawn away toOxford United.[104]
| 1 September 20151st round | Newport County | 1–1 (6–7p) | Swindon Town | Newport |
| Collins | Report | Rodgers | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 1,434 Referee: Kevin Johnson | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Byrne Ansah Klukowski Boden Ofori-Twumasi Owen-Evans Collins | Rodgers Robert Turnbull Brophy Branco Barry Randall | |||
| 6 October 20152nd round | Oxford United | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Oxford |
| 19:45BST (UTC+1) | Roofe | Report | Stadium:Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,013 Referee: Gavin Ward |