About Swindon Town Academy

Swindon Town Academy currently plays in the Youth Alliance League South-West Division, FA Youth Cup and the Youth Alliance Cup. Home games are played at the Royal Agricultural University - Stroud Road, Cirencester, GL7 6JS

Swindon Town Academy Staff

Manager - Alex Pike
Head of Coaching - Dave Farrell
Lead Professional Development Phase Coach - Sean Wood
Academy Sports Scientist - Sam Grose
Senior Academy Physiotherapist - Ryan Hankins
Lead Foundation Phase Coach - Ryan Elliott
Head of Education and Safeguarding - Kirk McGinn
Academy Player Care - Sophie Morrow
Academy Goalkeeper Coach - Travis Wood
U18's Lead Coach - Lee Peacock
Development Phase Loans Manager - Gavin Gunning

History

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. The team did not appear in the final stages of the competition again until 2004 when they lost 3–0 to Chesterfield in the Quarter-final.

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.

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

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

Academy Graduates

Mike Summerbee
Ernie Hunt
John Trollope
Don Rogers
Roger Smart
Jimmy Allan
David Moss
Kenny Stroud
Adrian Viveash
Nicky Summerbee
Andy Thompson
Eddie Murray
Jamie Pitman
Ben Worrall
Steve Mildenhall
Robin Hulbert
Alex Meechan
Sol Davis
Fraser McHugh
Alan Flanagan
Alan Young
Kevin Halliday
Luke Garrard
Michael Pook
Dave Bampton
Andy Caton
Ashan Holgate
Lukas Jutkiewicz
Ben Tozer
Chris Allen
Sean Morrison
Ben Joyce
Lloyd Macklin
Callum Kennedy
Nathan Thompson
Will Evans
Louis Thompson
Miles Storey
Billy Bodin
Scott Twine
Harrison Minturn