David Flitcroft has just been announced as Swindon Town manager. Here we take a look back at the new gaffers carrer in football so far.
Flitcroft began his footballing days in midfied with Preston North End where he stayed four years at Deepdale (with brief loan stint at Lincoln) before moving to Chester City where he amassed more than 200 first-team appearances.
In 1999 he moved to Rochdale, helping them into Division Two via the play-offs in 2002 before his four-year stay at Spotland came to end – joining Macclesfield Town for six months.
He later moved back to Lancashire, making over 100 appearances for Bury in the middle of the park.
Overall in the Football League he made over 500 appearances for Preston, Chester, Rochdale, Macclesfield and Bury.
Midway through the 2006/07 season, Flitcroft teamed up with Keith Hill at Rochdale – becoming Hill’s assistant.
The management duo were highly regarded during their time at Spotland, after guiding the Dale out of League Two via the play-offs and then to their highest ever position in forty years – ninth in League One, at the end of the 2009/10 campaign.
His first managerial appointment at Barnsley followed a brief spell as caretaker manager and prior to that he was assistant manager to Keith Hill at Oakwell from June 2011.
After taking charge, Flitcroft went onto secure the club’s Championship status. He later joined Bury in the 2013/14 season and guided the Club to a 12th place finish in Sky Bet League Two.
In the 2014/15 season Bury achieved promotion to League One, completing the season in 3rd place.
Here is hoping another promotion will be added to his honours list.
