List of Swindon Town F.C. managers
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The current manager of Swindon Town Football Club is Michael Flynn. The club has had 36 permanent managers (of whom six also served as player-manager) while Iffy Onuora, Mark Cooper and Luke Williams have served as both interim manager and permanent manager.
Swindon Town's first ever manager was former Swindon Town committee member Sam Allen. Allen remains Swindon Town's longest-serving manager, holding the position for 31 years between 1902 and 1933, spanning 1,192 matches. Swindon Town's shortest reigning permanent manager is Martin Ling, who was in charge for nine games. Statistically, Swindon Town's least successful manager is Paul Hart, who won just one of his 11 matches in charge.
The first manager under whom Swindon Town won a major trophy was Danny Williams, who guided the club to the Football League Cup in the 1968–69 season. Fred Ford, Lou Macari, Osvaldo Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, Steve McMahon and Paolo Di Canio have also won trophies with the club.[2]
List of managers
[edit]Updated 14 August 2024.[3]
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Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | Notes |
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1902 | 1933 | 1,192 | 508 | 262 | 422 | 2,083 | 1,770 | +313 | 42.6 | |
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1933 | 1939 | 285 | 108 | 63 | 114 | 455 | 481 | −26 | 37.9 | |
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1939 | 1940 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 73 | −4 | 30.3 | |
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1945 | 1953 | 369 | 135 | 95 | 139 | 515 | 570 | −55 | 36.6 | |
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1953 | 1955 | 93 | 26 | 25 | 42 | 114 | 134 | −20 | 28.0 | |
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1956 | 1965 | 426 | 160 | 108 | 158 | 660 | 637 | +23 | 37.6 | |
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Jul 1965 | Jul 1969 | 222 | 104 | 58 | 60 | 377 | 237 | +140 | 46.8 | |
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Jul 1969 | Nov 1971 | 122 | 50 | 34 | 38 | 175 | 140 | +35 | 41.0 | |
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Nov 1971 | Nov 1972 | 45 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 31.1 | |
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Nov 1972 | Feb 1974 | 62 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 61 | 94 | −33 | 21.0 | |
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Mar 1974 | May 1978 | 227 | 87 | 61 | 79 | 340 | 328 | +12 | 38.3 | |
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May 1978 | Sep 1980 | 132 | 63 | 25 | 44 | 208 | 169 | +39 | 47.7 | |
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Sep 1980 | Apr 1983 | 121 | 43 | 33 | 45 | 161 | 153 | +8 | 35.5 | |
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Apr 1983 | Jun 1984 | 68 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 99 | 87 | +12 | 38.2 | |
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Jul 1984 | Jul 1989 | 285 | 138 | 67 | 80 | 449 | 340 | +109 | 48.4 | |
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Jul 1989 | Mar 1991 | 106 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 163 | 140 | +23 | 37.7 | |
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Mar 1991 | Apr 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.0 | |
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Apr 1991 | Jul 1993 | 120 | 51 | 32 | 37 | 202 | 162 | +40 | 42.5 | |
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Jul 1993 | Nov 1994 | 72 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 90 | 148 | −58 | 20.8 | |
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Nov 1994 | Nov 1994 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 33.3 | |
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Dec 1994 | Sep 1998 | 204 | 75 | 49 | 80 | 245 | 277 | −32 | 36.8 | |
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Sep 1998 | Oct 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.0 | |
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Oct 1998 | May 2000 | 85 | 19 | 21 | 45 | 84 | 141 | −57 | 22.4 | |
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May 2000 | Oct 2000 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 22.2 | |
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Oct 2000 | Aug 2001 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 33.3 | |
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Aug 2001 | Dec 2001 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 38.5 | |
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Dec 2001 | Sep 2005 | 193 | 71 | 48 | 74 | 265 | 263 | +2 | 36.8 | |
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Sep 2005 | May 2006 | 40 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 25.0 | |
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May 2006 | Oct 2006 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 52.9 | [10] |
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Oct 2006 | Oct 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | [11] |
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Oct 2006 | Nov 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.0 | |
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Nov 2006 | Nov 2007 | 52 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 50.0 | |
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Nov 2007 | Jan 2008 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 30.0 | |
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Jan 2008 | Nov 2008 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 31.0 | |
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Nov 2008 | Dec 2008 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 12.5 | |
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Dec 2008 | Mar 2011 | 120 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 173 | 160 | +13 | 35.8 | |
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Mar 2011 | Apr 2011 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 9.1 | |
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Apr 2011 | May 2011 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.0 | |
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May 2011 | Feb 2013 | 95 | 54 | 18 | 23 | 155 | 76 | +79 | 56.8 | [12] |
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Feb 2013 | Feb 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.0 | |
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Feb 2013 | Feb 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.0 | |
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Feb 2013 | Jul 2013 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 28.6 | |
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Jul 2013 | Oct 2015 | 125 | 52 | 27 | 46 | 184 | 179 | +5 | 41.6 | [13] |
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Oct 2015 | Nov 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.0 | |
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Nov 2015 | Dec 2015 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 55.6 | |
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Dec 2015 | May 2017 | 75 | 20 | 22 | 33 | 84 | 109 | −25 | 26.7 | |
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Jun 2017 | Mar 2018 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 50.0 | |
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Mar 2018 | Mar 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.0 | |
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Mar 2018 | Nov 2018 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 31.3 | |
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Nov 2018 | Nov 2020 | 72 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 105 | 86 | +19 | 44.4 | |
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Nov 2020 | Nov 2020 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.0 | |
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Nov 2020 | Apr 2021 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 24.2 | |
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Apr 2021 | May 2021 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 50.0 | |
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May 2021 | June 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
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July 2021 | June 2022 | 56 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 92 | 65 | +27 | 50.0 | |
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June 2022 | Jan 2023 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 33.3 | |
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Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 50.0 | |
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Jan 2023 | May 2023 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 22.2 | |
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May 2023 | May 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.0 | |
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May 2023 | Jan 2024 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 27.3 | |
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Jan 2024 | Apr 2024 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 27.8 | |
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May 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0.0 |
- Key
- * Served as caretaker manager.
- † Served as caretaker manager before being appointed permanently.
- ‡ Appointed as Director of Football, but with responsibility for team selection.
- ^ Appointed as Head Coach
Managers with honours
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Name | Nat | Tenure | Honours |
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Sam Allen | ![]() |
1902–1933 | 1910 Dubonnet Cup 1911 Southern Football League 1914 Southern Football League |
Danny Williams | ![]() |
1965–1969 | 1969 Football League Cup |
Fred Ford | ![]() |
1967–1974 | 1969 Anglo-Italian League Cup 1970 Anglo-Italian Cup |
Lou Macari | ![]() |
1984–1989 | 1986 Fourth Division 1987 Third Division play-offs |
Osvaldo Ardiles | ![]() |
1988–1991 | 1990 Second Division play-offs |
Glenn Hoddle | ![]() |
1991–1993 | 1993 First Division play-offs |
Steve McMahon | ![]() |
1994–1998 | 1996 Second Division |
Paolo Di Canio | ![]() |
2011–2013 | 2012 League Two |
Richie Wellens | ![]() |
2018–2020 | 2020 League Two[15] |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Swindon Town club history". Swindon Town Football Club. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Swindon Town club history". Swindon Town Football Club. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Swindon Town manager history". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "In depth with Ossie Ardiles". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Millwall 1-0 Swindon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Preston North End 4-0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Swindon appoint former Derby, Hull, Preston & Southend boss as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Michael Flynn: Swindon Town appoint former Newport County and Walsall boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ The 2006–07 League Cup game against Brentford in which Swindon lost on penalties under the management of Dennis Wise has been marked as a draw
- ^ Tuttle was appointed Caretaker Manager but the tenure lasted 17 hours.
- ^ The 2011–12 Johnstone's Paint Trophy game against AFC Wimbledon in which Swindon won on penalties under the management of Di Canio has been marked as a draw
- ^ The 2013–14 Johnstone's Paint Trophy games against Stevenage and Peterborough United in which Swindon won and lost on penalties respectively under the management of Cooper has been marked as draws as is the 2015–16 JPT penalty shoot-out victory over Newport County
- ^ "Swindon Town 5-0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.