Paul Bodin at 60: Swindon Town legend on football, family and lessons learned from a wonderful career
13.09.24, 07:47 Updated 05.06.25, 20:08 10 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
One of Swindon’s favourite adopted sons hits a notable landmark today.
Paul Bodin, the left-back who played 297 times for Town across two spells and scored the winner at Wembley on the day the club made it to the top flight, is turning 60.
To mark the occasion, The Moonraker met up with Bodin to chat about his life in football, the lessons he learned, and how the game has changed in the nearly 45 years he has been involved in the professional sport.
Sam Morshead: Sixty years old, how does that feel?
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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.