Hall of Fame
The History
The Hall of Fame and the subsequent Board(s) was initiated in 2011. The rationale was to commemorate past players who had made a notable contribution to the Club’s performance and success.
The initial phase saw a board installed on the stairs leading to the Hospitality Suites. The player’s names were decided upon then by a select Committee. The Committee, formed in October 2011, was made up of ex-players Don Rogers, John Trollope and Paul Bodin, Club historians Paul Plowman and Dick Mattick, Chairman of the STFC Supporters Club Roger Bunce and BBC Wiltshire’s Shaun Hodgetts.
The committee whittled down a list of approximately 1,300 players who have represented the club since its formation back in 1879. Rogers, Trollope and Bodin received commemorative blue and red ties on the pitch from the Club’s interim Chairman Jeremy Wray.
1879-1909
Archie Bown
Freddie Wheatcroft
Billy Tout
Harold Fleming
Jock Walker
Bob Jefferson
Harry Kay
Billy Silto
Len Skiller
1913-1948
Bertie Davies
Tober Weston
Bertie Denyer
Harry Morris
Harry Cousins
Alan Fowler
Sam Burton
Maurice Owen
George Hudson
1948-1962
George Hunt
Arnold Darcy
Keith Morgan
Bobby Woodruff
Ernie Hunt
Mike Summerbee
John Trollope
Terry Wollen
1962-1968
Roger Smart
Owen Dawson
Joe Butler
Peter Downsborough
Rod Thomas
Stan Harland
Don Heath
Frank Burrows
John Smith
1968-1980
Peter Noble
Jimmy Allan
Ken Stroud
David Moss
Peter Eastoe
Ray Mchale
Andy Rowland
Alan Mayes
Charlie Henry
Hall of Fame from 2011
The next stage saw the remaining 55 players announced in the Adver and as part of an extended two-hour BBC Wiltshire show which was aired on Friday, December 30, 2011, at 6pm. Then in January 2012, a shortlist of 10 players went to a fans’ vote, run in conjunction with the Adver, the results of which saw the top two enter the Hall of Fame.
- 17 December 2011 – Don, John and Paul Bodin inducted
- 2 January 2012 – Maurice Owen, Alan McLoughlin, Roger Smart, Joe Butler inducted
- 7 January 2012 – Andy Rowland, Arnold Darcy, Sam Burton, George Hudson inducted
- 21 January 2012 – Fraser Digby and Steve White inducted
- 4 February 2012 – Terry Wollen and Keith Morgan inducted
- 20 March 2012 – Shaun Taylor and Glenn Hoddle inducted
- 9 April 2012 – Kenny Stroud and Jimmy Allan inducted
The Hall of Fame / Board then lay idle.
1982-1987
Jimmy Quinn
Leigh Barnard
Dave Hockaday
Colin Calderwood
Dave Bamber
Martin Ling
Alan McLoughlin
Steve White
Fraser Digby
1988-1993
Paul Bodin
Duncan Shearer
Glenn Hoddle
David Mitchell
Shaun Taylor
John Moncur
Craig Maskell
Kevin Horlock
Jan Age Fjortoft
1994-2000
Mark Robinson
Ian Culverhouse
Peter Thorne
Wayne Allison
Steve Mildenhall
Alan Mcdonald
Iffy Onuora
Alan Reeves
David Duke
2001-2020
Matt Heywood
Sam Parkin
Lee Peacock
Simon Cox
Billy Paynter
Simon Ferry
Paul Caddis
Alan McCormack
Eoin Doyle
Retrospective
Wally Dickinson
1923/30
Dennis Brown
1964-67
Willie Penman
1966-69
David Syrett
1973-77
Will Dixon
1973-77
Chris Kamara
1977-88
Chic Bates
1978-80
Paul Rideout
1980-91
Nicky Summerbee
1989-2005
Eligibility
After some years of not being updated, in 2023, the Club approached the Museum to undertake this task, and Andy Cossens, Archive Trustee, took ownership.
A panel of Vic Morgan, Dick Mattick and Paul Plowman were chosen to undertake the task of choosing the names.
Players up to the present day were considered and added when chosen, again using the rationale that they had had to have completed their playing careers. It was also felt that some names had been overlooked and a Retrospective Board was created.
Legends Lounge
In 2025, it was felt that this commemoration should be in an area where more fans could view, so as part of the Legends Lounge refurbishment, the Museum Trustees commissioned a new Board, adding additional names up to the end of the 2024/25 season, with a view to updating at the end of each season. It is hoped that this Board will be installed very shortly.