After 15 keepers in six years, securing Connor Ripley provides Swindon Town with invaluable continuity at the back
10.06.25, 03:30 Updated 13.10.25, 14:10 6 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
Since Lawrence Vigouroux left Swindon Town in 2019, the County Ground has been the stage for a parade of lower-league goalkeepers.
During those six years, the Robins have given competitive minutes to 15 different stoppers. Fifteen. How a football team could expect to find consistency when its anchor was constantly being dropped and weighed is baffling.
At various points, Steven Benda, Luke McCormick, Matej Kovar, Mark Travers, Connal Trueman, Jojo Wollacott, Joe Fryer, Archie Matthews, Lewis Ward, Sol Brynn, Murphy Cooper, Redman Evans, Jack Bycroft, Dan Barden and Connor Ripley have filled the role, with fluctuating levels of success.
Player churn in general has been extraordinarily high during the 2020s, but the number one jersey in particular has been passed around like the village bicycle.
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