No.3 | Glenn Hoddle | Manager April 1991 to June 1993 | Score 404.6 Bringing Hoddle over from Monaco to replace Ossie Ardiles was definitely the right choice. The former Tottenham midfield maestro secured the points needed to avoid relegation in 1991, but only just, as Glenn’s side won 2, drew 1 and suffered 5 defeats in his eight games to finish 21st.
Read moreNo.4 | Bobby Smith | Manager May 1978 to September 1980 | Score 388.9 A manager frequently overlooked and perhaps forgotten, Bobby Smith took over from the retiring Danny Williams for the start of the 1978/79 Division Three season. Smith started off in management young. He was only 29 when he took over at Bury in November 1973, making an
Read moreSwindon Town are set to further bolster midfield options with the signing of Alan McCormack. The 27 year old Irishman has left Charlton Athletic by mutual consent and had his ear bent by a persuasive Paolo Di Canio, convincing the former Southend United player to step down to League Two, at least for one season. To continue the recent theme of inviting supporters of their former clubs to
Read moreNo.5 | Ossie Ardiles | Manager July 1989 to March 1991 | Score 363.9 Ossie Ardiles succeeded Lou Macari back in the summer of 1989 and also in this countdown, as we enter the top five Swindon Town managers. The small and smiling Argentinian became Swindon’s first manager from outside of the home nations with the task of building upon Lou’s meteoric rise up
Read moreAfter returning from Italy, Paolo Di Canio took his Robins a short distance across town to face Evo-Stik Southern Premier Swindon Supermarine at Hunts Copse. With a first opportunity for the Swindon public to witness Di Canio in the flesh a bumper crowd swelled the football ground attached to a bungalow, delaying the kick-off for 15 minutes, a rarity for a pre-season friendly.
Read moreNo.7 | Lou Macari | Manager July 1984 to July 1989 | Score 348.1 For the past few weeks Lou’s name has been frequently mentioned as a potential no.1 in this countdown, so the fact that he joins outside the top five may be a surprise for some. You may remember my rationale whereby points gained are multiplied by a division factor, so given Macari’s points are spread in three divisions, including two
Read moreHopefully the deal bringing Alan Connell to Swindon Town will be completed later today and he can make his Town debut at Supermarine tomorrow night, so I’ve asked Grimsby Town fanzine Cod Almighty for a view on Alan’s year at Blundell Park and whether a move to Swindon is the right move for him?
Read moreSo, at long last, it seems Paolo Di Canio has finally secured the services of another striker to fill the void upfront. For the past fortnight we’ve been linked to at least two Brazilians, an Italian, French Argentinian dual national and that bloke who joined Gillingham, yet Enfield born Alan Connell can’t lay claim to such exotic heritage. Even though Alan’s
Read moreNo.8 | Steve McMahon | Manager Nov 1994 to Sept 1998 | Score 340.7 Taking over from the sacked John Gorman in November 1994, the board, more specifically Rikki Hunt, got his man. The appointment returned Town to leadership by a central midfield player manager with international experience, a formula that had worked so well previously. However from these high hopes Steve McMahon became one
Read moreNo.9 | Roy Evans | Manager July to December 2001 | Score 326 I can hear you say What the f#@k! Roy Evans is number eight! First off I would have never put Roy Evans as our eighth most successful manager. However, as his statistics will show, Roy’s short tenure of 21 League matches epitomised the ‘average’ Swindon manager, which then added to his record
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