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First six weeks tell us freescoring Swindon Town are a legitimate promotion threat in League Two

ANALYSIS: Swindon's 17 goals - more than anyone else in the EFL - have been scored by 11 different players, and Town have registered more shots on target than the rest of League Two. They are scoring with 15 per cent of their total shots at goal: the best record in the fourth tier.

15.09.25, 06:30 Updated 25.10.25, 00:30 6 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

Ask any manager or head coach in professional football what they can learn about the first six weeks of a new season, and they’ll quickly the move the conversation on.

It’s a sensible course of action. Act too bullish, and you’re encouraging hubris. Act too negatively, and you take away from the sense of optimism around your club.

But with nearly a fifth of the league campaign done, there are blatant trends starting to show, which should give an insight into the direction of travel over the coming months.

And, from a Swindon Town perspective, those trends are very encouraging indeed.

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