THEY’VE brought the FA Cup to the County Ground, won rapid promotion to the Premier League and experienced agony and ecstasy along the way.

But victory parades won’t be hitting the streets any time soon – because it’s all the imagining of a top American author.

John Green has led the Swindon Town Swoodilypoopers to glory in the virtual world, with tens of thousands of fans following the Roy of the Rovers adventures.

Games are played on FIFA 11 and uploaded to YouTube with numerous Facebook and Twitter profiles also dedicated to the fictional heroes.

The highlight came when a crushing 1-0 loss to Manchester United in the Swoodilypooper's first FA Cup final was avenged with a penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea at the second attempt.

Green, who has more than a million followers on Twitter, has boosted the roster with his own creations, including sharp-shooting duo Bald John Green and Other John Green and goalkeeper Fat Lucas. As the team celebrate the FA Cup win, he cries: “We did it boys, and the red and white confetti shall fall because the Swindon Town Swoodilypoopers have won the FA Cup.

“We’re the champions!”

He says of Fat Lucas: “That guy is never going to buy a drink in Swindon because every time he walks into a pub for the rest of his life everyone will sing ‘He’s big, he’s wide, he’ll always be part of our side. He’s Fat Lucas.’”

The game attracted 23,000 views on YouTube, with a flurry of excited reactions from fans.

On the club’s Facebook page, Boaz Cognomen wrote: “I was so nervous throughout the game and at the end I literally cried tears of joy. Congratulations John and the Swindon Town team, all of your hard work paid off.

“I think the story of the Swindon Town Swoodilypoopers would make an excellent movie.”

Brayden Segal wrote: “Easily the best 23 minutes of my week.”

And Katy Williams wrote of the upcoming season: “I’m so pumped! I can’t wait! I’m still high off the FA cup win!”

But the hotshots faced dressing room strife after gaining promotion to the Premier League, with many players feeling unsettled about their place in the squad.

The difficulties were sparked by comments from one star in the press that “John Green would only start with John Green upfront”. The harsh realities of preparing for life in the top flight were addressed in a commentary for a match against Hull.

The prize-winning novelist also confided during his team’s drab 1-0 win that he was thinking more about the upcoming FA Cup than an impending book release.

“I dream about it, it keeps me up at night, I dream about the line-up,“ he said.

“I’ve dreamt about every facet of winning that game.”

The club even has its own hooligan “firm”, the Swoodligans, and fans can go online to buy a real T-shirt featuring the Swindon Town crest.

Green, of Indianapolis, Indiana, is a New York Times best-selling author who has written three books.

The 34-year-old and brother Hank describe themselves as ‘nerdy brothers who make videos’.

On their ‘vlogbrothers’ YouTube channel, which has been viewed 75m times, they said: “Whether we're talking about our lives, making each other laugh, or trying to get something more important across, people seem to enjoy it.”