Swindon Town FC (1879)
Previous Names
Swindon AFC (1879)
Spartans
St. Marks Young Mens Friendly Society
Nicknames
The Robins
The Railwaymen (Defunct)
The Moonrakers (Defunct)
Swindle Town (Opposition Nickname)
Local Radio
BBC Radio Swindon (103.6fm) - Full Com.
GWR FM (97.2fm/102.2fm)
Best Season
1989/69 - League Cup Winners & Most Points in a Season (2pts = Win)
Worst Season
1901/1902 - 5 Wins in 50 Games
Most Points in a Season (Win = 2Pts)
64 - 1968/69 - Division Three
Most Points in a Season (Win = 3pts)
102 - 1985/86 - Division Four
Managers
1879-1902 - Unrecognised
1902-1933 - Sam Allen
1933-1939 - Ted Vizard
1939-1940 - Neil Harris
1945-1953 - Louis Page
1953-1955 - Maurice Lindley
1956-1965 - Bert Head
1965-1969 - Danny Williams
1969-1971 - Fred Ford
1971-1972 - Dave Mackay
1972-1974 - Les Allen
1974-1978 - Danny Williams
1978-1980 - Bobby Smith
1980-1983 - John Trollope
1983-1984 - Ken Beamish
1984-1989 - Lou Macari
1989-1991 - Osvaldo Ardiles
1991-1993 - Glenn Hoddle
1993-1994 - John Gorman
1994-1998 - Steve McMahon
1998-2000 - Jimmy Quinn
2000-2001 - Andy King
2001-2001 - Roy Evans
2001-2005 - Andy King
2005-2006 - Ifem Onuora
2006-2006 - Dennis Wise
2006-2007 - Paul Sturrock
2007-???? - Maurice Malpas
Youngest Ever Player
Paul Rideout - 16 Yrs 103 Days - vs Hull -29/11/1980
Oldest Ever Player
Alex Ferguson - 44 Yrs 103 Days - vs Bristol C. - 15/11/1947
Most Capped Player
Rod Thomas - 30 of 40 Caps - Wales
Top Scorer in a Season
Harry Morris - 47 - 1926/1927 - Division Three South
Top Scorer of All Time
Harry Morris - 229 - 1926-1933
Most Goals Scored in One Match
5 - Harry Morris - vs QPR - Division Three South - 18/12/1926
5 - Harry Morris - vs Norwich - Division Three South - 26/04/1930
5 - Keith East - vs Mansfield - Division Three - 20/11/1965
Most Appearances
John Trollope - 889 - 1960-1981 (W. Record)
Longest Serving Player
John Trollope - 1960-1981
Most European Appearances
11 - Joe Butler
11 - Stan Harland
11 - Arthur Horsfield
11 - Peter Noble
11 - Don Rogers
11 - Rod Thomas
11 - John Trollope
Turned Pro - 1894
Chairman
Andrew Fitton
Ground
The County Ground - Please click for more info
Pitch Measurements
110 Yds x 70 Yds
Mascot
Rockin' Robin
Funky Fledgling (Defunct)
Main Sponsors
1983-1984 - ISIS
1984-1989 - Lowndes Lambert Group
1989-1991 - GWR FM
1991-1995 - Burmah
1995-1997 - Castrol
1997-2007 - Nationwide
2007-2007 - Kingswood - Terminated due to non-payment mid way through season
2008-2011 - 4-4-2
Melinda Messenger (Model/TV Personality)
£800k - 08/1994 - Joey Beauchamp - West Ham
£1.5m - 01/1997 - Kevin Horlock - Man C.
£149,371 vs Bolton Wanderers - League Cup Semi-Final Leg 1 - 12/02/1995
32,000 vs Arsenal - FA Cup - 15/01/1972
77,952 vs Chelsea - FA Cup - 11/03/1911
98,189 vs Arsenal - League Cup Final - Wembley - 15/03/1969
500 vs Bristol Rovers - Southern Charity Cup - 26/10/1910
150 vs Southern United - United League - 08/02/1906
1,000 vs New Brompton - Test Match in Reading - 27/04/1895
10-0 vs Southern United - United League - 30/04/1906
0-10 vs Ilford - Southern League - 14/03/1896
0-6 vs Ipswich Town - League Division One - 03/04/1999
10-1 vs Man C. - FA Cup - 29/01/1930
112 - 1986/1987 - Division Three
