Unreliable History
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Club Records
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| Formed | 1881 |
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| Turned Professional | 1894 |
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| Became a Limited Company | 1894 |
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| Previous names | – |
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| Previous grounds | J. E. G. Bradford’s field (Bradford Road) = 1881-1882 Globe Field (Lansdown Road) = 1882-1884 The Croft = 1884-1895 County Ground (cricket pitch) = 1895-1896 |
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| Nickname | “THE RAILWAYMEN” or “THE ROBINS” or “THE TOWN” or “THE REDS” |
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| Motto | “Salubritas et Industria” (“Health and Industry”) |
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| Club Colours [Images courtesy of the wonderful Colours of Football website] |
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| Record Football League Win | 9-1 v Luton Town (Home) Division 3 South 28.08.1920 |
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| Record Football League Defeat | 0-8 v Loughborough (Away) (Southern League Division 2) 12.12.1896 |
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| Record Cup Win | 10-1 v Farnham United Breweries (FA Cup Round 1) (Away) 28.11.1925 |
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| Record Fee Paid | £4 million to QPR for Ben GLADWIN & Massimo LUONGO (May 2015) |
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| Record Fee Received | £800,000 from West Ham United for Joey BEAUCHAMP (August 1994) |
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| Record Appearances | Paul TROLLOPE – 889 (1960-1980) |
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| Record League Appearances | Paul TROLLOPE – 770 (1960-1980) |
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| Record League goal-scorer | 216 – Harry MORRIS (1926-1933) |
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| Record all-time goal-scorer | 229 – Harry MORRIS (1926-1933) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a League season | 47 – Harry MORRIS Division 3 South (1926-1927) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a season | 48 – Harry MORRIS Division 3 South (1926-1927) |
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| Most goals scored in a match | 5 – Harry MORRIS v Queens Park Rangers 18.12.1926 (Division 3 South) 5 – Harry MORRIS v Norwich City 26.04.1930 (Division 3 South) 5 – Keith EAST v Mansfield Town 20.11.1965 (Division 3) |
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| Record Home Attendance | 32,000 v Arsenal (FA Cup Third Round Replay) 15.01.1972 |
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| Record total of goals in a League season | 100 – Division 3 South (1926-1927) |
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| Record League points total | 2 points for a win : 64 – (1968-1969) Division 3 (46 games) 3 points for a win : 102 – (1985-1986) Division 4 (46 games) |
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| Most Capped Player while at club | 30 – Rod THOMAS (Wales) |
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| Youngest Player | Lloyd MACKLIN – 16 years and 33 days v Brentford (Football League Trophy) 04.09.2007 |
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| Oldest Player | Alex FERGUSON – 44 years and 102 days v Bristol City (Division 3 South) 15.11.1947 |
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Stadium details
Address : County Ground, County Road, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 2ED
Telephone : 0330 002 1879
Ticket Office : 0330 002 1879
Capacity : 15,728
Pitch size : 101m x 64m (110 yards x 70 yards)
Official website : www.swindontownfc.co.uk
Directions
There is good information on tickets for away fans and directions to the County Ground on the Swindon Town website.
Honours
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| Division Three Champions (Third Tier) | 1995-1996 |
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| Division Four Champions (Fourth Tier) | 1985-1986 |
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| League Two Champions (Fourth Tier) | 2011-2012, 2019-2020 |
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| Division Three South Cup Runners-up | 1935-1936 |
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| Anglo-Italian Cup Winners | 1969-1970 |
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| Anglo-Italian League Cup Winners | 1968-1969 |
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| League Cup Winners | 1969 |
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| FA Charity Shield Runners-up | 1911 |
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| Football League Trophy Finalists | 2012 |
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Managers
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| Sam ALLEN | 1902 – 1933 |
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| Ted VIZARD | 1933 – 1939 |
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| Neil HARRIS | 1939 – 1940 |
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| Louis PAGE | 1940 – 1953 |
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| Maurice LINDLEY | 1953 – 1955 |
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| Bert HEAD | 1955 – 1965 |
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| Danny WILLIAMS | July 1965 – July 1969 |
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| Fred FORD | July 1965 – November 1971 |
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| Dave MACKAY (player-manager) | November 1971 – November 1972 |
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| Les ALLEN | November 1972 – February 1974 |
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| Danny WILLIAMS | March 1974- May 1978 |
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| Bobby SMITH | May 1978 – September 1980 |
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| John TROLLOPE | September 1980 – April 1983 |
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| Ken BEAMISH | April 1983 – June 1984 |
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| Lou MACARI (Player-manager) | July 1984 – July 1989 |
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| Osvaldo ARDILES (Player-manager) | July 1989 – March 1991 |
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| Tony GALVIN (Caretaker) | March 1991 – April 1991 |
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| Glenn HODDLE (Player-manager) | April 1991 – July 1993 |
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| John GORMAN | July 1993 – November 1994 |
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| Andy ROWLAND (Caretaker) | November 1994 |
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| Steve McMAHON (Player-manager) | December 1994 – September 1998 |
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| Mike WALSH (Caretaker) | September 1998 – October 1998 |
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| Jimmy QUINN (Player-manager) | October 1998 – May 2000 |
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| Colin TOOD | May 2000 – October 2000 |
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| Andy KING | October 2000 – August 2001 |
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| Roy EVANS | August 2001 – December 2001 |
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| Andy KING | December 2001 – September 2005 |
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| Iffy ONUORA | September 2005 – May 2006 |
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| Dennis WISE | May 2006 – October 2015 |
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| David TUTTLE (Caretaker) | October 2006 |
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| Ady WILLIAMS (Caretaker) | October 2006 – November 2006 |
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| Paul STURROCK | November 2006 – November 2007 |
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| David BYRNE (Caretaker) | November 2007 – January 2008 |
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| Maurice MALPAS | January 2008 – November 2008 |
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| David BYRNE (Caretaker) | November 2008 – December 2008 |
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| Danny WILSON | December 2008 – March 2011 |
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| Paul HART | March 2011 – April 2011 |
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| Paul BODIN (Caretaker) | April 2011 – May 2011 |
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| Paolo DI CANIO | May 2011 – February 2013 |
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| Fabrizio PICCARETA (Caretaker) | February 2013 |
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| Tommy MILLER/Darren WARD (Joint player-caretakers) | February 2013 |
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| Kevin MacDONALD | February 2013 – July 2013 |
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| Mark COOPER | July 2013 – October 2015 |
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| Lee POWER (Caretaker) | October 2015 – November 2015 |
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| Martin LING | November 2015 – December 2015 |
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| Luke WILLIAMS | December 2015 – May 2017 |
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| David FLITCROFT | June 2017 – March 2018 |
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| Matt TAYLOR (Player-caretaker) | March 2018 |
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| Phil BROWN | March 2018 – November 2018 |
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| Richie WELLENS | November 2018 – November 2020 |
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| Noel HUNT (Caretaker) | November 2020 |
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| John SHERIDAN | November 2020 – April 2021 |
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| Tommy WRIGHT (Caretaker) | April 2021 – May 2021 |
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| John McGREAL | May 2021 – June 2021 |
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League Record
The Football League structure has historically been as follows …
| 1888-1892 | 1892-1920 | 1920-1921 | 1921-1958 | 1958-1992 | 1992-2004 | 2004 to date | |
| First tier | Football League | Division One | Division One | Division One | Division One | Premiership | Premier League |
| Second tier | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division One | Championship | |
| Third tier | Division Three | Division Three (North) and (South) |
Division Three | Division Two | League One | ||
| Fourth tier | Division Four | Division Three | League Two | ||||
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| Elected to Division Four (Fourth Tier) | 19?? |
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| Division Four (Fourth Tier) | 19??-19?? |
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| Division Three (Third Tier) | 19??-19?? |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 19??-19?? |
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| Division Three (Third Tier) | 19??-19?? |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 19??-19?? |
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| Division One (Top Tier) | 19??-19?? |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 19??-19?? |
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| Division One (Second Tier) | 19??-19?? |
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| Division Two (Third Tier) | 19??-19?? |
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| Division One (Second Tier) | 19??-19?? |
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| Division Two (Third Tier) | 19??-20?? |
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| Division Three (Fourth Tier) | 20??-20?? |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 20??-20?? |
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| Conference (Fifth Tier) | 20??-20?? |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 20??-20?? |
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| League One (Third Tier) | 20??- |
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| Premier League (Top Tier) | 20??- |
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