Jake it til you make it: The inside story of Jake Tabor's journey from non-league to Swindon Town
31.07.25, 11:30 Updated 25.10.25, 00:35 7 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
Without Stuart Atkins, the Jake Tabor story could have been really quite different.
Atkins, Tabor’s former manager at Amersham Town, has been pivotal in the striker’s headline-making, record-breaking antics in non-league and, ultimately, his elevation into the pro ranks.
He has heavily invested in Tabor, in football, human and cash terms – having personally part-funded the striker’s contract at Amersham, as well as providing moral and practical support to the 22-year-old’s attempts to realise his professional dream.
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Sam Morshead is the founder and editor of The Moonraker. He was previously the chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser, head of sport at Total Swindon, and has been a Swindon Town fan since 1994.