Swindon Town F.C. Reserves and Youth

Swindon Town

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

Development Squad

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

No. Position Player GK Connor Johns 27 DF Brad Barry 15 DF James Brophy 28 MF Ellis Landolo 22 MF Lee Marshall MF Jake Evans MF Tom Smith MF Tom Ouldridge 23 GK Josh Cooke 21 FW Will Randall FW Miles Storey MF Marty jones

Youth team

As of 8 June 2015

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

No. Position Player GK Connor Johns MF Jake Evans DF Matty Evans DF Tom Holland

No. Position Player DF Ryan Wood MF Nathan Marks MF Tom Smith MF Tom Ouldridge

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.^[1] 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.^[1]

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.^[2][3][4]

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

• Wiltshire Premier Shield - Winners 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2010
• Puma Youth Alliance Cup - Winners 2005
• Milk Cup - Winners of the Junior section 2006
• Milk Cup - Winners of the B.T. Northern Ireland Trophy 2007
• Football League Youth Alliance - Winners of South West 2009-11

References

1. "Pook the star of previous memorable campaign". Swindon Town. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
2. "Cup heartbreak for Town youngsters". Swindon Town. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
3. Ritson, John. "Hold your heads high". Swindon Town. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
4. "Swindon knocked out of the FA Youth Cup". Where I Live - Swindon. BBC. Retrieved 2007-02-13.