2013–14 season | |||
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Chairman | Jed McCrory (until November 2013) Lee Power (from November 2013) |
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Manager |
Kevin MacDonald (until 13 July) Mark Cooper (from 20 August) |
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Ground | County Ground, Swindon | ||
League One | 8th | ||
FA Cup | First round | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Football League Trophy | Area Finalists | ||
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The 2013–14 season will be Swindon Town's second consecutive season in the League One since gaining promotion from League Two in 2012. Swindon will seek to better the 2012–13 season, a campaign that resulted in the Wiltshire club finishing 6th overall and losing in the Play-offs to Brentford at the semi-final stage.
Alongside the league campaign, Swindon Town will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. The 2013–14 campaign was scheduled to be Kevin MacDonald's first full season as manager of Swindon Town after replacing Paolo Di Canio in February 2012 but the Scotsman resigned during pre-season.
Throughout 2013, Swindon Town seemingly built a close working relationship with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. Massimo Luongo, Nathan Byrne and Dean Parrett joined on loan deals during the closing stages of the 2012–13 season and the partnership grew during the 2013 close season. This included Spurs loaning and transferring players to Swindon, friendly fixtures being arranged between the two clubs and members of the Tottenham coaching staff being linked to the managerial position after Kevin MacDonald's exit from Swindon Town.
In December 2013, owner Lee Power announced that there was no special relationship Spurs.