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When Chris Hay couldn't stop scoring and Swindon Town sat top of the Championship

INTERVIEW: In his first season in Wiltshire, Hay went on a freescoring romp that propelled Swindon Town to the top of the second tier. A return to the Premier League seemed possible, because of his goals. And then the world turned upside down.

31.10.24, 10:51 Updated 05.06.25, 20:09 12 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

For a few short weeks in 1997, Chris Hay could do no wrong.

In his first season in Wiltshire, the striker went on a freescoring romp that propelled Swindon Town to the top of the second tier. A return to the Premier League seemed possible, because of his goals.

And then the world turned upside down.

Hay now works as a property portfolio manager for an insurance company in Brighton. He finds The Moonraker’s interest in his Swindon story, nearly 25 years after it ended, somewhat fascinating.

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