1895–96 Swindon Town F.C. season

Swindon Town
	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
← 1895–96	1895–96 →

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.}

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