title: 1895–96 Swindon Town F.C. season
text: # 1895–96 Swindon Town F.C. season
  
  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 | Teamvte | 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 |
  
  ## 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 |
  