The current manager of Swindon Town Football Club is Ian Holloway. The club has had 37 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.
List of managers Updated 11 November 2025.
NameFromToPWDLGFGAGDWin%Notes 19021933 19331939 19391940 19451953 19531955 19561965 Jul 1965Jul 1969 Jul 1969Nov 1971 Nov 1971Nov 1972 Nov 1972Feb 1974 Mar 1974May 1978 May 1978Sep 1980 Sep 1980Apr 1983 Apr 1983Jun 1984 Jul 1984Jul 1989 Jul 1989Mar 1991 *Mar 1991Apr 1991 Apr 1991Jul 1993 Jul 1993Nov 1994 *Nov 1994Nov 1994 Dec 1994Sep 1998 *Sep 1998Oct 1998 Oct 1998May 2000 May 2000Oct 2000 Oct 2000Aug 2001 Aug 2001Dec 2001 Dec 2001Sep 2005 †Sep 2005May 2006 May 2006Oct 2006The 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 *Oct 2006Oct 2006Tuttle was appointed Caretaker Manager but the tenure lasted 17 hours. *Oct 2006Nov 2006 Nov 2006Nov 2007 *Nov 2007Jan 2008 Jan 2008Nov 2008 *Nov 2008Dec 2008 Dec 2008Mar 2011 Mar 2011Apr 2011 *Apr 2011May 2011 May 2011Feb 2013The 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 *Feb 2013Feb 2013 * *Feb 2013Feb 2013 Feb 2013Jul 2013 †Jul 2013Oct 2015The 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 *Oct 2015Nov 2015 Martin LingNov 2015Dec 2015 †Dec 2015May 2017 David FlitcroftJun 2017Mar 2018 *Mar 2018Mar 2018 Mar 2018Nov 2018 Richie WellensNov 2018Nov 2020 Noel Hunt*Nov 2020Nov 2020 John SheridanNov 2020Apr 2021 Tommy Wright*Apr 2021May 2021 John McGrealMay 2021June 2021 Ben Garner^July 2021June 2022 Scott Lindsey^June 2022Jan 2023 Gavin Gunning* Steve Mildenhall*Jan 2023Jan 2023 Jody Morris^Jan 2023May 2023 Gavin Gunning* Steve Mildenhall*May 2023May 2023 Michael FlynnMay 2023Jan 2024 Gavin Gunning*Jan 2024Apr 2024 Mark Kennedy^May 2024Oct 2024 Marcus Bignot* Gavin Gunning*Oct 2024Oct 2024 Ian HollowayOct 2024 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
NameNatTenureHonoursSam Allen1902–19331910 Dubonnet Cup1911 Southern Football League1914 Southern Football LeagueDanny Williams1965–19691969 Football League CupFred Ford1967–19741969 Anglo-Italian League Cup 1970 Anglo-Italian CupLou Macari1984–19891986 Fourth Division1987 Third Division play-offsOsvaldo Ardiles1988–19911990 Second Division play-offsGlenn Hoddle1991–19931993 First Division play-offsSteve McMahon1994–19981996 Second DivisionPaolo Di Canio2011–20132012 League TwoRichie Wellens2018–20202020 League Two
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