Swindon Town – The Lou Macari Years

The incredible story of Swindon Town's rise over a frenetic five-year period under the management of Lou Macari, with exclusive insight and views from Macari himself.

When former Manchester United midfielder and Scottish international Macari became the Robins' player-manager in the summer of 1984, he joined a club in the doldrums. But his arrival changed everything. Under Macari, Football League and club records were set, promotion campaigns became almost routine and a feel-good factor gripped the whole town. This compelling book:

• Charts a magical five years in Swindon Town's history, highlighting the major matches and key milestones of a period of huge progress and success for the club
• Tells of promotions, play-off excitement, cup semi-final disappointment and constant progression, as players started successful international careers, and local and national heroes were born
• Examines Macari's career before joining the club, with an appraisal of the position Swindon Town were in before his arrival
• Reviews key players' careers after the manager left in 1989, including a look at their international and club achievements
• Includes a diary of events resulting from the Football League's investigation into the financial dealings of Swindon Town over the course of the 1980s
• Assesses the position Swindon Town find themselves in today, comparing 1984 with 2024

A must for all Swindon Town fans, this is a tale of unprecedented success and unfortunate consequences. Forty years after Macari arrived at the County Ground, his legacy at the club still burns brightly.

Size: 145mm x 223mm – 255 pages.