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===2000β2020=== The club then went through five managers in five years ([[Andy King (footballer born 1956)|Andy King]] was appointed twice), during which time they were again relegated into Division Two. The highlight of the next few seasons was a fifth-place finish in [[2003β04 Football League Second Division|2003β04]] as financial troubles persisted. A first-round [[Football League One play-offs#2004|playoff]] loss to [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] on penalties meant Swindon extended their stay in the third tier, now renamed [[Football League One|League One]]. The club has been beset by financial difficulties throughout its recent history, having been placed into administration twice<ref name="administrationout2">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/2204022.stm|title=Swindon out of administration|access-date=15 February 2007|work=BBC Sport | date=19 August 2002}}</ref> and also twice fought off winding-up orders from [[Her Majesty's Customs and Excise]] over unpaid tax.<ref name="taxbilloopsagain">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/4357432.stm|title=Club is saved after paying bill|access-date=8 February 2007|work=BBC News | date=19 October 2005}}</ref> The board was paying Β£100,000 to creditors annually (2% of the annual turnover),<ref name = "diamandisinterview"/> and only managed to begin the [[2006β07 Football League Two|2006β07 season]] after sourcing Β£500,000 to pay for players' wages.<ref name="diamandisinterview">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2006/12/19/mike_diamandis_feature.shtml|title=Interview with Mike Diamandis|access-date=8 February 2007|publisher=BBC News |work=Where I Live β Swindon}}</ref> In 2006, caretaker manager (and former player) [[Iffy Onuora]] was unable to save Swindon from relegation to [[Football League Two|League Two]]<ref name="2006relegation">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisisstfc.co.uk/news_headlines_Story.asp?NewsID=5491 |title=Β£200,000 β That's the price of relegation as Town take drop at Ashton Gate |date=1 May 2006 |access-date=15 January 2007 |work=[[Swindon Advertiser]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505051859/http://www.thisisstfc.co.uk/news_headlines_Story.asp?NewsID=5491 |archive-date=5 May 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> meaning they became the first ever former [[FA Premier League|Premier League]] team to be relegated to the lowest [[Football League]] division. [[File:STFC promotion2007.jpg|thumb|left|Town fans celebrating promotion on the county ground pitch after the draw with Walsall 2006β07 season]] [[Dennis Wise]] agreed to become the new Swindon manager in May 2006 following the relegation, with [[Gustavo Poyet]] joining the coaching staff.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/4989058.stm |title=Swindon confirm Wise as Manager |work=BBC Sport |date=22 May 2006}}</ref> After a good start to the season, the pair moved to [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] in October. Veteran defender [[Ady Williams]] and [[Barry Hunter (footballer)|Barry Hunter]] took temporary charge until [[Paul Sturrock]] was appointed on 7 November. Sturrock guided Swindon to promotion back to [[Football League One]] in his first season with the club, earning the third automatic promotion place in a 1β1 draw with [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] in the last game of the 2006β07 season.<ref name="2007 promotion">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/6602935.stm|title=Swindon 1β1 Walsall|access-date=5 May 2007|date=5 May 2007|publisher=BBC News |work=Football}}</ref> In 2008, Swindon Town was taken over by a consortium, fronted by local businessman [[Andrew Fitton]], with plans to clear all club debts by the end of the [[2007β08 Football League Two|2007β08 season]]. Paul Sturrock having departed for [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]], the consortium appointed Sturrock-recommended [[Maurice Malpas]] manager, and Swindon finished their first season back in League One in 13th, helped by 15-goal signing [[Simon Cox (footballer born 1987)|Simon Cox]]. However, the [[2008β09 Football League One|2008β09 campaign]] started badly and Malpas was sacked on 14 November 2008, with [[David Byrne (footballer born 1961)|David Byrne]] taking over temporarily. [[Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960)|Danny Wilson]] was unveiled as the new manager on 26 December 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/7800303.stm|title=Wilson appointed Swindon manager|work=BBC Sport |access-date=29 April 2009 | date=26 December 2008}}</ref> Wilson helped maintain Swindon's League One status and finished in 15th position, though only four points from the relegation zone, in his first season in charge. The [[2009β10 Football League One|2009β10 season]] would prove a vast improvement, despite the sale of League One top-scorer Simon Cox. The club maintained a play-off position going into the new year, and were at one point in second place with automatic promotion in their own hands. However, a slight slip in form towards the end of the season saw Swindon finish fifth, entering the play-offs against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]. Swindon won the tie on penalties and went on to play in the [[Football League One play-offs]] final against [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] for a place in the [[Football League Championship]]. However, they lost 1β0 in what was their first defeat in four appearances at Wembley. After losing the final Swindon lost their top scorer [[Billy Paynter]] who joined Leeds United on a free transfer, and sold club captain [[Gordon Greer]]. Still, many bookmakers had Swindon as one of the favourites for promotion to the Championship going into the [[2010β11 Football League One|2010β11 season]]. Inconsistent form left Swindon in mid-table for much of the season; however, a 4β2 win at [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] in January left fans hoping for a late-season surge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twohundredpercent.net/match-of-the-week-charlton-athletic-2-4-swindon-town/|title=Match of the Week: Charlton Athletic 2-4 Swindon Town - Twohundredpercent|access-date=31 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028151648/http://twohundredpercent.net/match-of-the-week-charlton-athletic-2-4-swindon-town/|archive-date=28 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Instead, top-scorer [[Charlie Austin]] was sold to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] and the team did not win again for 19 matches. When Danny Wilson resigned on 2 March, [[Paul Hart]] was brought in but failed to save the Robins, and on 25 April 2011 Swindon were relegated to League Two yet again after losing 3β1 to [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]. Paul Hart was replaced for the last two games of the season by former player and current reserve and youth team coach [[Paul Bodin]].<ref name=BBC9469955>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/9469955.stm|title=Swindon bring in Paul Bodin as manager for Paul Hart|work=BBC Sport |date=28 April 2011|access-date=28 April 2011}}</ref> [[File:SwindonTownFC League Performance.svg|thumb|Chart of yearly table positions of Swindon Town in the League.]] Soon after the season ended, the board revealed that high-profile former player [[Paolo Di Canio]] would take his first management position at the club.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13466915.stm | work=BBC News | title=Di Canio appointed Swindon boss | date=20 May 2011}}</ref> After losing seven of his first 13 games in charge, Swindon went on a 15-match unbeaten run which put them into promotion contention by the midpoint of the [[2011β12 Football League Two|2011β12 season]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16240613.stm | work=BBC News | title=Torquay 1β0 Swindon | date=26 December 2011}}</ref> After a defeat on Boxing Day 2011 to [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]], Swindon broke a club record by winning 10 consecutive league games, and by March they were well clear of the chasing pack at the top of League Two. They also enjoyed success in both the [[FA Cup]], beating Premiership side [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] in the third round before losing to Championship side [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in the fourth round, and the Football League Trophy, reaching the [[2012 Football League Trophy Final|final]] at Wembley, where they were runners-up to League One side [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]]. On 28 April 2012, Swindon, already promoted, guaranteed their championship of League Two on 28 April after a 5β0 drubbing of [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] at the County Ground.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17795329 | work=BBC News | title=Swindon 5β0 Port Vale | date=28 April 2012}}</ref> On 18 February 2013, with Swindon riding high in League One and in contention for a second consecutive promotion, Di Canio announced his resignation, alleging mistreatment by the board of directors, including the sale of Matt Ritchie behind his back, and the financial instability of the club at the time. In his place came [[Kevin MacDonald (footballer)|Kevin MacDonald]] who had previously held caretaker roles at [[Leicester City]] and Aston Villa.<ref>{{cite web | title = Kevin MacDonald Appointed Swindon Town Manager | date =14 May 2021| url =http://www.thesackrace.com/news/1st-march-2013/kevin-macdonald-appointed-swindon-town-manager/}}</ref> MacDonald guided Swindon to the League One play-offs; however, they were knocked out after a penalty shoot-out defeat to [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]. On 13 July 2013, MacDonald left Swindon Town by mutual consent, only three weeks before the start of the [[2013β14 Swindon Town F.C. season|2013β14]] season and only five months after taking the Swindon job. In the [[2014β15 Swindon Town F.C. season|2014β15]] season, Swindon reached the League One Play-off final again where they lost 4β0 to [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston]]<ref>{{cite news | title = Preston 4β0 Swindon | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32770740 |work=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2015 |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> after a season in which they were competing for automatic promotion. They went top of the league after a 3β0 win away to [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry]];<ref>{{cite news | title = Coventry 0β3 Swindon | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30677416 |work=BBC Sport |date=12 January 2015 |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> however, a 2β0 defeat to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]<ref>{{cite news | title = Sheffield United 2β0 Swindon | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30963163 |work=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2015 |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> was the first of a series of results that saw Swindon's form dip, and a 1β0 defeat to bottom club [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]]<ref>{{cite news | title = Swindon 0β1 Yeovil | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32261966 |work=BBC Sport |date=18 April 2015 |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> meant that Swindon were consigned to finish in the play-offs. They reached [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] after a record-breaking 5β5 draw (winning 7β6 on aggregate) against Sheffield United, the highest-scoring EFL play-off match in history.<ref>{{cite news | title = Swindon 5β5 Sheffield United | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32579316 |work=BBC Sport |date=11 May 2015 |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> In the [[2016β17 Swindon Town F.C. season|2016β17]] season, Swindon were relegated to League Two for a third time; they finished third from bottom on 22 April 2017 after losing 2β1 to [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] with only one more fixture on the road in hand. Following this relegation, manager [[Luke Williams (footballer, born 1981)|Luke Williams]] was sacked after Swindon lost 3β0 at [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]].
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