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2012
Aged 48

Alan MCDONALD
The Irish international came to Swindon after 16 years at QPR. Appointed reserve team manager at the County Ground in July 1999, Alan died while out playing golf.

1996
Aged 71

Gordon WILLIAMS
Known popularly as 'Slacker', Gordon joined Town in 1945 as a winger - and was the club's first post-War top scorer with 11 goals. He repeated that feat in the following season, but spent the remainder of his career at wing-half. He retired in 1957.

1960
Aged 77

George GATES
Cockney-born centre-half George spent the latter part of his career in Wales and was based in the Merthyr valley at Troedyrhiw when he assisted Town in a South-West Combination League fixture at Ninian Park in January 1916.

1942
Aged 24

Harry HAMPSON
Corporal Harry Hampson of the Royal Armoured Corps served with the British Expeditionary Forces in France. He died from septicemia in the Promenade Hospital in Southport. While with Sheffield United, he made two guest appearances for Town in March 1940.