Editing Swindon (section)

==Sport==
[[File:STFC-County-Ground-Stratton-Bank.JPG|thumb|upright=1.25|The Stratton Bank at the [[County Ground (Swindon)|County Ground]]]]

===Football===
[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] are based at the [[County Ground (Swindon)|County Ground]] near the town centre.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=6 February 2020 |title=Major milestone reached in purchase of the County Ground |url=https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2020/february/major-milestone-reached-in-purchase-of-the-county-ground/ |access-date=6 March 2022 |website=Swindon Town |language=en-gb}}</ref> They play in [[EFL League Two|League Two]], the fourth-highest tier of the English football league system, after being relegated from League One in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 April 2021 |title=Swindon relegated after loss at MK Dons |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56781901 |access-date=6 March 2022}}</ref> The affiliated club, [[Swindon Town W.F.C.|Swindon Town Women]], play in Division One South West of the [[FA Women's National League]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=The FA Women's National League: Division One South West |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/index.html?selectedSeason=307003017&selectedFixtureGroupAgeGroup=0&selectedDivision=539269006&selectedCompetition=0 |access-date=6 March 2022 |website=The Football Association}}</ref> their first team play home games outside the town at [[Fairford Town F.C.|Fairford Town]]'s Cinder Lane ground.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swindon Town Women FC |url=https://fairfordtownfc.co.uk/swindon-town-ladies/ |access-date=6 March 2022 |website=Fairford Town Football Club |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The town also has a non-league club, [[Swindon Supermarine F.C.|Swindon Supermarine]], playing in the Premier South division of the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premier South Teams 2021/2022 |url=https://southern-football-league.co.uk/teams/Southern%20League%20Premier%20South/2021/2022 |access-date=6 March 2022 |website=Southern League}}</ref> at their [[South Marston]] ground. [[New College, Swindon|New College Swindon]] run a football academy for both sexes, usually alongside academic courses;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Football Academy |url=https://www.newcollege.ac.uk/course/football-academy/NC804 |access-date=6 March 2022 |website=New College Swindon}}</ref> until the summer of 2020 they fielded [[New College Swindon F.C.|a football team]], which played in Division One of the [[Hellenic Football League|Hellenic League]] and was based at Supermarine's ground.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canning |first=Tom |date=29 June 2020 |title=Hellenic League club withdrawals confirmed but Division Two expands |url=https://www.footballinbracknell.co.uk/news/football-news/47132/hellenic-league-club-withdrawals-confirmed-but-division-two-expands/ |access-date=6 March 2022 |website=Football in Berkshire |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Rugby===
Swindon has three rugby union teams, Swindon Rugby Football Club, Swindon College Old Boys Rugby Football Club, who play at Nationwide Pavillion[sic], and Supermarine Rugby Football Club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supermarine RFC |url=https://supermarinerfc.rfu.club/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=supermarinerfc.rfu.club |language=en-GB}}</ref>

[[Swindon St George]] are a rugby league team playing in the West of England Rugby League. The kit consists of black and red shirts with black shorts and socks. It was founded in 2007.

English Rugby player [[Jonny May]] lived in [[Chiseldon]] and attended [[The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College]] located in [[Wroughton]], both nearby villages to Swindon.

===Ice hockey===

The [[Swindon Wildcats]] play in the second-tier [[English Premier Ice Hockey League]]. Since their inception in 1986, the Wildcats have played their home games at the 2,800-capacity [[Link Centre]] in West Swindon.

===Motor sports===
[[Swindon Robins]] is a [[Speedway in the United Kingdom|speedway]] team competing in the top national division, the [[SGB Premiership]], where they were champions in the [[SGB Premiership 2017|2017]] and [[SGB Premiership 2019|2019]] seasons. The team was based at the [[Abbey Greyhound Stadium|Abbey Stadium]], [[Blunsdon]] from 1949, but has not been able to race there since the end of the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Premiership speedway: Swindon Robins confirm withdrawal from 2021 season |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/speedway/55617728 |website=BBC Sport |date=11 January 2021 |access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref>

[[Foxhill motocross circuit]] is {{convert|6|mi|km}} southeast of the town and has staged Grand Prix events.

=== Athletics ===
Swindon has two athletics clubs affiliated to [[England Athletics]], Swindon Harriers (running, track and field)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swindon Harriers {{!}} The home of Athletics in Swindon. |url=http://www.swindonharriers.com/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=www.swindonharriers.com}}</ref> and Swindon Striders (running).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swindon Striders |url=https://www.swindonstriders.co.uk/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref> There is also a group called Swindon Shin Splints.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Running Group Ready to Welcome New Beginners |url=https://www.totalswindon.com/lifestyle/running-group-ready-to-welcome-new-beginners/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=www.totalswindon.com}}</ref> Two [[Hash House Harriers|Hash House Harrier]] running groups are centred on Swindon, North Wilts Hash House Harriers (who run every Sunday) and the Moonrakers Hash House Harriers (who run every other Wednesday evening).<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Wilts Hash House Harriers, NWH3 |url=http://www.nwh3.net/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=www.nwh3.net}}</ref> There is a [[parkrun]] held every Saturday at Lydiard Country Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=home {{!}} Lydiard parkrun {{!}} Lydiard parkrun |url=https://www.parkrun.org.uk/lydiard/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=www.parkrun.org.uk |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Climbing ===
Swindon Mountaineering Club is affiliated to the [[British Mountaineering Council]] and organise meets for [[walking]], [[rock climbing]] and [[mountaineering]] in the UK and abroad. Members train on an indoor [[climbing wall]] at the Rockstar Climbing Centre in Swindon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swindon Mountaineering Club |url=https://sites.google.com/site/swindonmountaineeringclub/home |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref>