The 2020–21 season was Swindon Town 's 142nd season in their history and their first season back in League One after being promoted as League Two champions following the 2019–20 season . Along with League One, the club participated in the FA Cup , EFL Trophy and the EFL Cup .
The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 through to 30 June 2021.
The 2020–21 league One season started on 12 September with games taking place behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom .
Swindon's away game at Blackpool on 19 September had only 1000 home fans attending due to COVID-19.
Swindon's home games against Fleetwood and Charlton had only 2000 home fans attending due to COVID-19.
2020–21 in English football
FA competitions
FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds , Final ) · FA Community Shield · FA Trophy (Final ) · FA Vase (Final )
League cups
EFL Cup (Final ) · EFL Trophy (Final )
Premier and Football League
Premier League · Football League (Championship · League One · League Two )
National League
National League (National League · North · South )
Lower leagues
Isthmian League (Premier · North · South Central · South East ) · Northern Premier League (Premier · North West · South East ) · Southern Football League (Premier Central · Premier South · Division One Central · Division One South ) · Combined Counties League (Premier , One ) · East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only ) · Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South ) · Essex Senior League (level 9 only ) · Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West ) · Midland League (Premier , One ) · Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) · Northern League (One , Two ) · North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South ) · Southern Combination League (Premier , One , Two ) · Southern Counties East League (Premier , One ) · South West Peninsula League (East , West ) · Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One ) · United Counties League (Premier , One ) · Wessex League (Premier , One ) · Western League (Premier , One ) · West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Playoffs
Championship (Final ) ·
League One (Final ) ·
League Two (Final )National League (Final)
European competitions
Champions League (Final ) · Europa League (Final )
National teams
Senior group stage ) · (UEFA Euro 2020 finals ) · (2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying round ) · U21 qualifying round , finals ) · U19 qualifying round , finals ) · U17 qualifying round , finals )
Other
Summer 2020 transfers · Winter 2020–21 transfers · Summer 2021 transfers
Club seasons
Premier League
Arsenal ·
Aston Villa ·
Brighton & Hove Albion ·
Burnley ·
Chelsea ·
Crystal Palace ·
Everton ·
Fulham ·
Leeds United ·
Leicester City ·
Liverpool ·
Manchester City ·
Manchester United ·
Newcastle United ·
Sheffield United ·
Southampton ·
Tottenham Hotspur ·
West Bromwich Albion ·
West Ham United ·
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship
Barnsley ·
Birmingham City ·
Blackburn Rovers ·
Bournemouth ·
Brentford ·
Bristol City ·
Cardiff City ·
Coventry City ·
Derby County ·
Huddersfield Town ·
Luton Town ·
Middlesbrough ·
Millwall ·
Norwich City ·
Nottingham Forest ·
Preston North End ·
Queens Park Rangers ·
Reading ·
Rotherham United ·
Sheffield Wednesday ·
Stoke City ·
Swansea City ·
Watford ·
Wycombe Wanderers
League One
Accrington Stanley ·
AFC Wimbledon ·
Blackpool ·
Bristol Rovers ·
Burton Albion ·
Charlton Athletic ·
Crewe Alexandra ·
Doncaster Rovers ·
Fleetwood Town ·
Gillingham ·
Hull City ·
Ipswich Town ·
Lincoln City ·
Milton Keynes Dons ·
Northampton Town ·
Oxford United ·
Peterborough United ·
Plymouth Argyle ·
Portsmouth ·
Rochdale ·
Shrewsbury Town ·
Sunderland ·
Swindon Town ·
Wigan Athletic
League Two
Barrow ·
Bolton Wanderers ·
Bradford City ·
Cambridge United ·
Carlisle United ·
Cheltenham Town ·
Colchester United ·
Crawley Town ·
Exeter City ·
Forest Green Rovers ·
Grimsby Town ·
Harrogate Town ·
Leyton Orient ·
Mansfield Town ·
Morecambe ·
Newport County ·
Oldham Athletic ·
Port Vale ·
Salford City ·
Scunthorpe United ·
Southend United ·
Tranmere Rovers ·
Walsall
National League
Aldershot Town ·
Altrincham ·
Barnet ·
Boreham Wood ·
Bromley ·
Chesterfield ·
Dagenham & Redbridge ·
Dover Athletic ·
Eastleigh ·
Halifax Town ·
Hartlepool United ·
King's Lynn Town ·
Maidenhead United ·
Notts County ·
Solihull Moors ·
Stevenage ·
Stockport County ·
Sutton United ·
Torquay United ·
Wealdstone ·
Weymouth ·
Woking ·
Wrexham ·
Yeovil Town
National League North
Fylde ·
AFC Telford United ·
Alfreton Town ·
Blyth Spartans ·
Boston United ·
Brackley Town ·
Bradford Park Avenue ·
Chester ·
Chorley ·
Curzon Ashton ·
Darlington ·
Farsley Celtic ·
Gateshead ·
Gloucester City ·
Guiseley ·
Hereford ·
Kettering Town ·
Kidderminster Harriers ·
Leamington ·
Southport ·
Spennymoor Town ·
York City
National League South
Bath City ·
Billericay Town ·
Braintree Town ·
Chelmsford City ·
Chippenham Town ·
Concord Rangers ·
Dartford ·
Dorking Wanderers ·
Dulwich Hamlet ·
Eastbourne Borough ·
Ebbsfleet United ·
Hampton & Richmond Borough ·
Havant & Waterlooville ·
Hemel Hempstead Town ·
Hungerford Town ·
Maidstone United ·
Oxford City ·
Slough Town ·
St Albans City ·
Tonbridge Angels ·
Welling United
2019–20 2021–22
Richie Wellens (until 4
Noel Hunt (ct) (From 4
Tommy Wright (ct)
Swindon Town Football Club
