Andy King
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Remembering Andy King a decade on: Cigars, signature signings and that night at the Withdean

I remember seeing a half-dozen brown stubs strewn beneath King's seat; I remember the exaggerated body language every time one of his players misplaced a pass; I remember the grunts and groans and more than the odd curse word.

27.05.25, 14:22 6 Min Read

by Sam MorsheadEditor

It is 10 years since the world of football lost Andy King.

My memories of the former Swindon Town manager, like the cigar smoke that so often billowed around his face, are somewhat hazy.

I was 13 when King began his first term of office at the County Ground and 18 when he completed his second and, with time, many of those years blurred into one.

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