| Year formed | 1879 |
| Turned professional | 1894 |
| Limited company | 1894 |
| Previous names | Swindon Town: 1879 - 1880 The Spartans: 1880 - 1883 Swindon Town: 1883 to date. |
Ground | Nigel Eady County Ground, County Road, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 2ED (for pictures of the ground click here) previos names: County Ground: 1895 - 2024 Nigel Eady County Ground: 2024 to date. |
| Pitch measurements | 110 x 75 yards (101 x 69 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 15,547 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 32,000 v Arsenal, FA Cup 3rd round, 15th January 1972 (lost 0-2) |
| Record League Cup attendance at present ground | 28,000 v Burnley, League Cup semi-final 2nd leg, 4th December 1968 (lost 1-2, aet) |
| Lowest League Cup attendance at present ground | 2,846 v Torquay United, Milk Cup 1st round 2nd leg, 3rd September 1985 (drew 2-2) |
| Previous grounds | Faringdon Road Park: 1879 - 1880 The Wharf: 1880 - 1882 JEG Bradford's Field, Old Town: 1882 - 1884 The Croft, Old Town: 1884 - 1895 County Ground: 1895 to date |
| League career | Southern League Division One: 1894 - 1920 Western League: 1897 - 1902 Division Three: 1920 - 1921 Division Three (South): 1921 - 1958 Division Three: 1958 - 1963 Division Two: 1963 - 1965 Division Three: 1965 - 1969 Division Two: 1969 - 1974 Division Three: 1974 - 1982 Division Four: 1982 - 1986 Division Three: 1986 - 1987 Division Two/One: 1987 - 1993 Premiership: 1993 - 1994 Division One: 1994 - 1995 Division Two: 1995 - 1996 Division One: 1996 - 2000 Division Two/League One: 2000 - 2011 League Two: 2011 - 2012 League One: 2012 - 2017 League Two: 2017 - 2020 League One: 2020 - 2021 League Two: 2021 - . |
| First Football League game | 28th August 1920 v Luton Town, Division Three, won 9-1 |
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| Honours | |
| European | Anglo-Italian Cup winners: 1969-70 |
| Domestic - League | Division Two champions: 1995-96 Division Three runners-up: 1962-63, 1968-69 Division Four/League Two champions: 1985-86, 2011-12, 2019-20 Southern League champions: 1910-11, 1913-14 Southern League runners-up: 1908-09, 1909-10, 1912-13 Western League champions: 1898-99 Western League runners-up: 1897-98 |
| Domestic - Cup | League Cup winners: 1968-69 Division Three (South) Cup runners-up: 1935-36 FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1963-64 Dubonnet Cup winners: 1909-10 |
| Best League position | 22nd, Premiership, 1993-94 |
| Lowest League position | 19th, League Two, 2023-24 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | Semi-final, 1909-10, 1911-12 |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
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| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 64, Division Three, 1968-69 |
| 3 for a win | 102, Division Four, 1985-86 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 25, Division Two, 1973-74 |
| 3 for a win | 30, Premiership, 1993-94 |
| Most League goals scored | 100, Division Three (South), 1926-27 |
| Most League goals conceded | 105, Division Three (South), 1932-33 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 34, Division Three (South), 1955-56 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 32, League Two, 2011-12 |
| Most wins in a League season | 32, Division Four, 1985-86 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 5, Premiership, 1993-94 |
| Most draws in a League season | 17, Division Three / Two / League One, 1967-68, 1995-96, 2008-09 17, League Two, 2024-25 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 4, Division Three (South) / League One, 1950-51, 2020-21 |
| Most losses in a League season | 29, League One, 2020-21 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 4, Division Two, 1995-96 |
| Record League win | 9-1 v Luton Town, Division Three, 28th August 1920 |
| Record Cup win | 10-1 v Fareham United Breweries, FA Cup 1st round replay, 28th November 1925 |
| Record League Cup win | 6-0 v Torquay United, Coca-Cola Cup 2nd round 1st leg, 23 September 1992 |
| Record defeat | 1-10 v Manchester City, FA Cup 4th round replay, 25th January 1930 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 1-6 v Ipswich Town, Milk Cup 4th round, 26 November 1985 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 47, Harry Morris, Division Three (South), 1926-27 |
| in total | 216, Harry Morris, 1926-33 |
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| Most League goals scored in one match | 5, Harry Morris v Queen's Park Rangers, Division Three (South), 18th December 1926 5, Harry Morris v Norwich City, Division Three (South), 26th April 1930 5, Keith East v Mansfield Town, Division Three, 20th November 1965 |
| Top League Cup goalscorer | 17, Don Rogers, 1963-71 |
| Most League appearances | 770, John Trollope, 1960-80 |
Most capped player | 30, Rod Thomas for Wales |
| Youngest League player | Paul Rideout, 16 years 107 days v Hull City, 29th November 1980 |
| Highest transfer fee received | £1,500,000 for Kevin Horlock to Manchester United, January 1997 £1,500,000 for Simon Cox to West Bromwich Albion, July 2009 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £800,000 for Joey Beauchamp from West Ham United, August 1994 |
