Trollope made his debut for the club on 20 August 1960 in a 1–1 draw with Halifax Town, when he was aged seventeen and missed two matches that season.[1] Trollope was an ever-present in the side in the 1962–63 season - a trend which continued for seven seasons. A run of 368 consecutive matches was brought to an end in August 1968, when he sustained a broken arm in a match at Hartlepool United.[1] He didn't return to the team until January - by which time he had missed most of Swindon's League Cup run. He only appeared in the competition twice that season - in the first game against Torquay United, and in the final at Wembley, where Swindon beat Arsenal 3–1.[3]
Trollope continued to be a regular member of the side right up until the 1978–79 season, when he made sixteen appearances. He announced his retirement at the end of the season, and moved into the club's backroom staff.[1] However, after an appalling start to the 1980–81 season, Trollope was pushed back into action - a move which allowed him to break the appearance record - previously set at 764 appearances by Portsmouth's Jimmy Dickinson.[1] He finally retired from the playing staff at the end of that season.
Managerial career
Following his retirement from playing, Trollope replaced Bobby Smith as the club's manager early in the following season. His time as manager was far from successful - working on a shoestring budget, he led Swindon to their first ever relegation to Division Four. He made way for Ken Beamish near the end of the 1982–83 season.[1]
Even this wasn't the end of Trollope's times at Swindon - he was appointed assistant manager to Lou Macari during Easter 1985, and he took charge of the youth team under Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, John Gorman and Steve McMahon before finally leaving the club in 1996. His time on the coaching staff took in Swindon's climb from the old Fourth Division to the FA Premier League between 1986 and 1993, although by the time he left they had suffered two consecutive relegations and were on the verge of another promotion.[1] He would later work for Wolverhampton Wanderers, before returning to Swindon in 2008 to take up the role of Under 15's coach in the Centre of Excellence.
Personal life
Trollope's son Paul Trollope became a professional footballer who played for Wales internationally, before becoming a manager.
Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
^UK list:"No. 47549". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1978. p. 6244.
^"Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk - Achievements - 1969 People Match Report". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
External links
Profile at Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk
January 31, 2023
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources John Trollope footballer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Norman John Trollope MBE born 14 June 1943 is a former footballer manager and coach who served Swindon Town in various capacities for nearly 40 years Trollope holds the record for the number of Football League appearances made for one club turning out for the Town in 770 games between 1960 and 1980 an achievement which saw him appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE in the 1978 Birthday Honours 1 2 John TrollopeMBEPersonal informationFull nameNorman John TrollopeDate of birth 1943 06 14 14 June 1943 age 79 Place of birthWroughton Swindon Wiltshire EnglandPosition s Left backSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1960 1980Swindon Town770 22 Managerial career1981 1983Swindon Town Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Playing career 2 Managerial career 3 Personal life 4 Career statistics 5 Honours 6 References 7 External linksPlaying career EditTrollope made his debut for the club on 20 August 1960 in a 1 1 draw with Halifax Town when he was aged seventeen and missed two matches that season 1 Trollope was an ever present in the side in the 1962 63 season a trend which continued for seven seasons A run of 368 consecutive matches was brought to an end in August 1968 when he sustained a broken arm in a match at Hartlepool United 1 He didn t return to the team until January by which time he had missed most of Swindon s League Cup run He only appeared in the competition twice that season in the first game against Torquay United and in the final at Wembley where Swindon beat Arsenal 3 1 3 Trollope continued to be a regular member of the side right up until the 1978 79 season when he made sixteen appearances He announced his retirement at the end of the season and moved into the club s backroom staff 1 However after an appalling start to the 1980 81 season Trollope was pushed back into action a move which allowed him to break the appearance record previously set at 764 appearances by Portsmouth s Jimmy Dickinson 1 He finally retired from the playing staff at the end of that season Managerial career EditFollowing his retirement from playing Trollope replaced Bobby Smith as the club s manager early in the following season His time as manager was far from successful working on a shoestring budget he led Swindon to their first ever relegation to Division Four He made way for Ken Beamish near the end of the 1982 83 season 1 Even this wasn t the end of Trollope s times at Swindon he was appointed assistant manager to Lou Macari during Easter 1985 and he took charge of the youth team under Ossie Ardiles Glenn Hoddle John Gorman and Steve McMahon before finally leaving the club in 1996 His time on the coaching staff took in Swindon s climb from the old Fourth Division to the FA Premier League between 1986 and 1993 although by the time he left they had suffered two consecutive relegations and were on the verge of another promotion 1 He would later work for Wolverhampton Wanderers before returning to Swindon in 2008 to take up the role of Under 15 s coach in the Centre of Excellence Personal life EditTrollope s son Paul Trollope became a professional footballer who played for Wales internationally before becoming a manager Career statistics EditAppearances and goals by club season and competition Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Anglo Italian Cup TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsSwindon Town 1960 61 Third Division 44 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 50 01961 62 Third Division 46 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 51 11962 63 Third Division 46 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 52 11963 64 Second Division 42 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 49 01964 65 Second Division 42 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 44 21965 66 Third Division 46 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 50 31966 67 Third Division 46 2 8 0 5 1 0 0 59 31967 68 Third Division 46 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 52 21968 69 Third Division 20 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 23 11969 70 Second Division 42 2 4 1 2 0 7 0 55 31970 71 Second Division 39 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 48 01971 72 Second Division 42 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 44 11972 73 Second Division 34 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 37 11973 74 Second Division 36 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 41 11974 75 Third Division 46 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 52 21975 76 Third Division 46 1 5 1 4 2 0 0 55 41976 77 Third Division 35 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 42 11977 78 Third Division 40 1 4 0 6 1 0 0 50 21978 79 Third Division 18 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 01979 80 Third Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01980 81 Third Division 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0Career total 770 21 61 3 47 4 11 0 889 28Honours EditSwindon Town Football League Cup 1968 69References Edit a b c d e f g Mattick Dick 2002 Swindon Town Football Club 100 Greats Stroud Tempus Publishing pp 117 118 ISBN 0 7524 2714 8 UK list No 47549 The London Gazette Supplement 2 June 1978 p 6244 Swindon Town FC co uk Achievements 1969 People Match Report www swindon town fc co uk Retrieved 13 February 2020 External links EditProfile at Swindon Town FC co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Trollope footballer amp oldid 1132973365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
