| General |
| Ian Holloway | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Ian Scott Holloway | |
| Date of birth: | 12 March 1963 | |
| Place of birth: | Kingswood, South Gloucestershire,  England
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| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position: | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Swindon Town (manager)
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1980–1985 1985–1986 1986–1987 1987 1987–1991 1991–1996 1996–1999 Total |
Bristol Rovers Wimbledon Brentford → Torquay United (loan) Bristol Rovers Queens Park Rangers Bristol Rovers
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111 (14) 19 (2) 30 (2) 5 (0) 179 (26) 147 (4) 107 (1) 598 (49) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1996–2001 2001–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2009–2012 2012–2013 2014–2015 2016–2018 2019–2020 2024– |
Bristol Rovers Queens Park Rangers Plymouth Argyle Leicester City Blackpool Crystal Palace Millwall Queens Park Rangers Grimsby Town Swindon Town
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Ian Scott Holloway (born 12 March 1963) is an English football manager and former professional footballer. He is currently manager of EFL League Two club Swindon Town.
A midfielder, he began his career at hometown club Bristol Rovers in 1981, going on to play for Wimbledon, Brentford, Torquay United (on loan), back to Bristol Rovers for a second spell, Queens Park Rangers and, finally, a third spell back at Bristol Rovers, where he became player-manager before ending his playing career in 1999. He has also managed Queens Park Rangers, Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City, Blackpool and Crystal Palace. As he did with Blackpool three years earlier, Holloway managed Crystal Palace to promotion to the Premier League in May 2013, but after the club had won only one of their opening eight games he left, by mutual consent, on 23 October 2013 after less than a year in charge. On 6 January 2014 Holloway signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Millwall; this was terminated in March 2015.
He is known by the nickname "Ollie", which is also the title of his autobiography. Holloway has a reputation amongst football fans for his Bristol accent, off-the-wall interviews and amusing answers to questions from the media, with a wide selection of quotes and soundbites being printed.
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| Swindon Town F.C. squad - 2025–26 |
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1 Wollacott · 2 Odimayo · 3 Iandolo · 4 Conroy · 5 Crichlow · 6 Baudry · 7 Gladwin · 8 Lyden · 9 Simpson · 10 Payne · 11 McKirdy · 12 Ward · 17 Mitchell-Lawson · 19 Gilbert · 20 Williams · 22 Kesler · 24 Hunt · 25 Reed · 26 East · 28 Aguiar · 29 Parsons · 30 Dabre · 31 Gordon · 32 Cowmeadow · 33 Francis · 34 Minturn · 35 Winchcombe · 42 Grant · Manager: Ben Garner |
| Current EFL League Two managers |
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Doolan (Accrington Stanley) · Brennan (Barnet) · Vacant (Barrow) · Evans (Bristol Rovers) · Woodman (Bromley) · Harris (Cambridge Utd) · Cotterill (Cheltenham) · Cook (Chesterfield) · Cowley (Colchester) · Lindsey (Crawley) · Bell (Crewe) · Wild (Fleetwood) · Ainsworth (Gillingham) · Artell (Grimsby) · Weaver (Harrogate) · Warne (MK Dons) · Fuchs (Newport) · Paterson (Notts Co.) · Mellon (Oldham) · Robinson (Salford) · Appleton (Shrewsbury) · Holloway (Swindon) · Crosby (Tranmere) · Sadler (Walsall) |
| Bristol Rovers Football Club - Managers |
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Homer (1899–1920) · Hall (1920–21) · Wilson (1921–26) · Palmer (1926–29) · McLean (1929–30) · Prince-Cox (1930–36) · Smith (1936–37) · Fletcher (1938–50) · Tann (1950–68) · Ford (1968–69) · Dodgin (1969–72) · Megson (1972–77) · B. Campbell (1977–79) · Jarman (1979–80) · Cooper (1980–81) · Gingell (1981) · Gould (1981–83) · Williams (1983–85) · Gould (1985–87) · Francis (1987–91) · Dobson (1991) · Rofe (1991–92) · Allison (1992–93) · Ward (1993–96) · Holloway (1996–2001) · Francis (2001) · Thompson (2001–02) · Bater (2002) · Graydon (2002–04) · Bater (2004) · Atkins (2004–05) · Trollope (2005–10) · Patterson (2010–11) · Penney (2011) · S. Campbell (2011) · Buckle (2011–12) · McGhee (2012) · Ward (2012–14) · Clarke (2014–18) · Coughlan (2018–19) · Dunnec (2019) · Maherc (2019) · Garner (2019–20) · Widdringtonc (2020) · Tisdale (2020–21) · Widdringtonc (2021) · Barton (2021–23) · Taylor (2023–24) · Calderón (2024–) |
| Queens Park Rangers Football Club - Managers |
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Cowan (1913–20) · Howie (1913–20) · Liddell (1920–25) · Hewison (1925–31) · Mitchell (1931–33) · O'Brien (1933–35) · Birrell (1935–39) · Vizard (1939–44) · Mangnall (1944–52) · Taylor (1952–59) · Stock (1959–68) · Dodgin (1968) · Docherty (1968) · Allen (1968–71) · Jago (1971–74) · Anderson (1974c) · Sexton (1974–77) · Sibley (1977–78) · Stock (1978c) · Burtenshaw (1978–79) · Docherty (1979–80) · Venables (1980–84) · Jago (1984c) · Mullery (1984) · Sibley (1984–85c) · Smith (1985–88) · T. Francis (1988–89) · Howe (1989–91) · G. Francis (1991–1994) · Wilkins (1994–96) · Houston (1996–97) · Hollins (1997c) · R. Harford (1997–98) · Dowie (1998c) · G. Francis (1998–2001) · Holloway (2001–06) · Waddock (2006c) · Gregory (2006–07) · M. Harford (2007c) · De Canio (2007–08) · Dowie (2008) · Ainsworth (2008c) · Sousa (2008–09) · Ainsworth (2009c) · Magilton (2009) · Gallen & Bircham (2009c) · Hart (2009–10) · M. Harford (2010c) · Warnock (2010–12) · Hughes (2012) · Bowen & Niedzwiecki (2012c) · Redknapp (2012–15) · Ferdinand & Ramsey (2015c) · Ramsey & Bond (2015c) · Ramsey (2015) · Warnockc (2015) · Hasselbaink (2015–16) · Holloway (2016–18) · McClaren (2018–19) · Eustacec (2019) · Warburton (2019–2022) · Beale (2022) · Hallc (2022) · Critchley (2022–2023) · Ainsworth (2023) · Cifuentes (2023–2025) · |
| Plymouth Argyle Football Club - Managers |
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Brettell (1903–05) · Jack (1905–06) · Fullarton (1906–07) · Committee (1907–10) · Jack (1910–38) · Tresadern (1938–47) · Rae (1948–55) · Rowley (1955–60) · Dougall (1960–61) · Stuttard (1961–63) · Beattie (1963–64) · Allison (1964–65) · Ufton (1965–68) · Bingham (1968–70) · Stuttard (1970–72) · Waiters (1972–77) · Kelly (1977–78) · Allison (1978–79) · Saxton (1979–81) · Moncur (1981–83) · Hore (1983–84) · Smith (1984–88) · Brown (1988–90) · Kemp (1990–92) · Shilton (1992–95) · McCall (1995) · Warnock (1995–97) · Jones (1997–98) · Hodges (1998–00) · Sturrock (2000–04) · Williamson (2004–05) · Pulis (2005–06) · Holloway (2006–07) · Sturrock (2007–09) · Mariner (2009–10) · Reid (2010–11) · Fletcher (2011–13) · Sheridan (2013–15) · Adams (2015–19) · Lowe (2019–21) · Schumacher (2021–23) · Rooney (2024) · Muslić (2025–) |
| Leicester City F.C. - Managers |
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Gardner (1884–92) · Marson (1892–94) · Lee (1884–92) · Jackson (1895–97) · Clark (1897–98) · Johnson (1897–1912) · Bartlett (1912–14) · Ford (1914–15) · Linney (1915–19) · Hodge (1919–26) · Orr (1926–32) · Hodge (1932–34) · Lochhead (1934–36) · Womack (1936–39) · Bromilow (1939–45) · Mather (1945–46) · Duncan (1946–49) · Bullock (1949–55) · Halliday (1955–58) · Gillies (1958–68) · O'Farrell (1968–71) · Bloomfield (1971–77) · McLintock (1977–78) · Wallace (1978–82) · Milne (1982–86) · Hamilton (1986–87) · Pleat (1987–91) · Little (1991–94) · McGhee (1994–95) · O'Neill (1995–2000) · Taylor (2000–01) · Bassett (2001–02) · Adams (2002–04) · Levein (2004–06) · Kelly (2006–07) · Worthington (2007) · Allen (2007) · Megson (2007) · Holloway (2007–08) · Pearson (2008–10) · Sousa (2010) · Eriksson (2010–11) · Pearson (2011–15) · Ranieri (2015–17) · Shakespeare (2017) · Appletonc (2017) · Puel (2017–19) · Stowell & Sadlerc (2019) · Rodgers (2019–23) · Maresca (2023–24) · Cooper (2024) · van Nistelrooy (2024–25) · Cifuentes (2025–) |
| Blackpool Football Club - Managers |
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Barcroft (1903–09) • Cox (1909–11) • Norman (1918–23) • Buckley (1923–27) • Beaumont (1927–28) • Evans (1928–33) • MacFarlane (1933–35) • Smith (1935–58) • Suart (1958–67) • Mortensen (1967–69) • Shannon (1969–70) • Stokoe (1970–72) • Potts (1972–76) • Brown (1976–78) • Stokoe (1978 to 79) • Ternent (1979–80) • Ball (1980–81) • Brown (1981–82) • Ellis (1982–89) • Mullen (1989–90) • Carr (1990) • Ayre (1990–94) • Allardyce (1994–96) • Megson (1996–97) • Worthington (1997–99) • McMahon (2000–04) • Hendry (2004–05) • Grayson (2005–08) • Holloway (2009–12) • Appleton (2012–13) • Ince (2013–14) • Riga (2014) • Clark (2014–15) • McDonald (2015–16) • Bowyer (2016–18) • McPhillips (2018–19) • Grayson (2019–20) • Dunnc (2020) • Critchleyh (2020–) |
| Crystal Palace Football Club - Managers |
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Robson (1905–07) · Goodman (1907–25) · Maley (1925–27) · Mavin (1927–30) · Tresadern (1930–35) · Bromilow (1935–36) · Moyes (1936) · Bromilow (1936–39) · Irwin (1939–47) · Butler (1947–49) · Rooke (1949–50) · Dawes & Slade (1950–51) · Scott (1951–54) · Spiers (1954–58) · G. Smith (1958–60) · Rowe (1960–62) · Graham (1963–66) · Rowe (1966c) · Head (1966–72) · Allison (1973–76) · Venables (1976–80) · Walley (1980c) · Allison (1980–81) · Gradi (1981) · Kember (1981–82) · Mullery (1982–84) · Bassett (1984) · Coppell (1984–93) · A. Smith (1993–95) · Coppell (1995–96) · Bassett (1996–97) · Coppell (1997–98) · Lombardo & Brolin (1998p) · Noades & Lewington (1998c) · Venables (1998–99) · Coppell (1999–2000) · A. Smith (2000–01) · Kember (2001c) · Bruce (2001) · Kember & Bullivant (2001c) · Francis (2001–03) · Kember (2003) · Symons (2003c) · Dowie (2003–06) · Taylor (2006–07) · Symons (2007c) · Warnock (2007–10) · Hart (2010) · Burley (2010–11) · Freedman (2011–12) · Lawrence & Fleming (2012c) · Holloway (2012–13) · Millen (2013c) · Pulis (2013–14) · Millen (2014c) · Warnock (2014) · Millen (2014–15c) · Pardew (2015–16) · Allardyce (2016–17) · de Boer (2017) · Hodgson (2017–21) · Vieira (2021–23) · Hodgson (2023–24) · Glasner (2024–) |
| Millwall Football Club - Managers |
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Kidds (1890–99) · Stophers (1899–00) · Saunderss (1900–10) · Lipsham (1911–18) · Hunter (1918–33) · McCracken (1933–36) · Hewitt (1936–39) · Voisey (1940–44) · Cock (1944–48) · Hewitt (1948– 55) · R. Gray (1956–58) · Seed (1958–59) · Smith (1959–61) · R. Gray (1961–63) · W. Gray (1963–66) · Fenton (1966–74) · Jago (1974– 77) · Foleyc (1977) · Petchey (1978–80) · Longc (1980) · Anderson (1980–82) · Kitchenerc (1982) · Graham (1982–86) · Docherty (1986–90) · Pearsonc (1990) · Rioch (1990–92) · McCarthy (1992–96) · Evansc (1996) · Nicholl (1996–97) · Docherty (1997) · Bonds (1997–98) · Stevens (1998–99) · Stevens & McLeary (1999–2000) · Gritt & Harfordc (2000) · McGhee (2000–03) · Wise (2003–05) · Claridge (2005) · Lee (2005) · Tuttle (2005–06) · Burns & McLearyc (2006) · Spackman (2006) · Donachie (2006–07) · Shaw & Westc (2007) · Jackett (2007–13) · Lomas (2013) · Harris & Fitzgeraldc (2013–14) · Holloway (2014–15) · Harris (2015–19) · Barrettc (2019) · Rowett (2019–23) · Edwards (2023–24) · Harris (2024–) |
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| Swindon Town Football Club - Managers |
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S. Allen (1902–33) · Vizard (1933–39) · Harris (1939–40) · Page (1945–53) · Lindley (1953–55) · Head (1956–65) · D. Williams (1965–69) · Ford (1969–71) · Mackay (1971–72p) · L. Allen (1972–74) · D. Williams (1974–78) · Smith (1978–80) · Trollope (1980–83) · Beamish (1983–84) · Macari (1984–89) · Ardiles (1989–91) · Hoddle (1991–93p) · Gorman (1993–94) · Rowland (1994c) · McMahon (1994–98) · Walsh (1998c) · Quinn (1998–2000) · Todd (2000) · King (2000–01) · Evans (2001) · King (2001–05) · Onuora (2005–06) · Wise (2006) · A. Williams (2006c) · Sturrock (2006–07) · Byrne (2007–08c) · Malpas (2008) · Byrne (2008c) · Wilson (2008–11) · Hart (2011) · Bodin (2011c) · Di Canio (2011–13) · Piccareta (2013c) · Miller & Ward (2013c) · MacDonald (2013) · Cooper (2013–15) · Powerc (2015) · Ling (2015) · L. Williams (2015–17) · Flitcroft (2017–18) · Taylor (2018 c) · Brown (2018) · Wellens (2018–20) · Hunt (2020 c) · Sheridan (2020–21) · Wright (2021 c) · McGreal (2021) · Garner (2021–) |
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