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He at first appointed the manager [[Maurice Malpas]] but fired him in 2008 after the club was in risk of relegation. He then appointed [[Danny Wilson ( |
He at first appointed the manager [[Maurice Malpas]] but fired him in 2008 after the club was in risk of relegation. He then appointed [[Danny Wilson (Northern Irish footballer)|Danny Wilsonas manager who led the club to the 2010 Playoff Final. Wilson was less successful the next season and was replaced by [[Paul Hart]]. |
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Fitton was working on expanding the [[County Ground, Swindon]] to a 19,000 seater stadium. He was held in high regards by fans{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} during his tenure as chairman for saving the club but was known to not have spent much money on transfers due to his efforts to keep the club financially viable. At the 2011 Annual General Meeting he released a statement, showing that they were the only profitable [[League 1]] club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/8802780.AGM_reveals__profitable__Swindon_Town/ |title=AGM reveals 'profitable' Swindon Town (From This Is Swindon Town FC) |publisher=Thisisswindontownfc.co.uk |date=2011-01-20 |accessdate=2011-04-27}}</ref> |
Fitton was working on expanding the [[County Ground, Swindon]] to a 19,000 seater stadium. He was held in high regards by fans{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} during his tenure as chairman for saving the club but was known to not have spent much money on transfers due to his efforts to keep the club financially viable. At the 2011 Annual General Meeting he released a statement, showing that they were the only profitable [[League 1]] club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/8802780.AGM_reveals__profitable__Swindon_Town/ |title=AGM reveals 'profitable' Swindon Town (From This Is Swindon Town FC) |publisher=Thisisswindontownfc.co.uk |date=2011-01-20 |accessdate=2011-04-27}}</ref> |
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He resigned from the chairmanship of the Football Club on 27 April 2011, claiming responsibility for the underperformance of the team in a season which culminated in relegation. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~2348023,00.html |title=Swindon Town | News | Latest | Latest | Andrew Fitton steps down as Chairman |publisher=Swindontownfc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-04-27}}</ref> |
He resigned from the chairmanship of the Football Club on 27 April 2011, claiming responsibility for the underperformance of the team in a season which culminated in relegation. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~2348023,00.html |title=Swindon Town | News | Latest | Latest | Andrew Fitton steps down as Chairman |publisher=Swindontownfc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-04-27}}</ref> |
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Andrew Fitton is a Telecoms specialist, as well as part owner and former chairman of Swindon Town F.C.. He works currently for Transcomm plc. as chief executive.[1] He also worked with Mobitex and United Wireless Holdings.[2]
Swindon Town Football Club
In 2007, after the deal looked like it was about to fall through and while the club looked likely to fall into administration. He bought 75% of the club with a consortium of others for an undisclosed fee from Sir Seton Wills, James Wills and Mike Diamandis in early 2008.[3] The club at this point was in £4 million of debt but he paid to have the debt cleared, hence removing the transfer embargo and lifting the club out of administration.[4]
Chairmanship
He at first appointed the manager Maurice Malpas but fired him in 2008 after the club was in risk of relegation. He then appointed [[Danny Wilson (Northern Irish footballer)|Danny Wilsonas manager who led the club to the 2010 Playoff Final. Wilson was less successful the next season and was replaced by Paul Hart. Fitton was working on expanding the County Ground, Swindon to a 19,000 seater stadium. He was held in high regards by fans[citation needed] during his tenure as chairman for saving the club but was known to not have spent much money on transfers due to his efforts to keep the club financially viable. At the 2011 Annual General Meeting he released a statement, showing that they were the only profitable League 1 club.[5] He resigned from the chairmanship of the Football Club on 27 April 2011, claiming responsibility for the underperformance of the team in a season which culminated in relegation. [6]
References
- ^ 30/11/2001 (30 November 2001). "Interview | Transcomm chief Andrew Fitton". Growthcompany.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
{{cite web}}:|author=has numeric name (help) - ^ "Andrew Fitton, Chief Executive Officer, Velocita Wireless , L.P.: Zoom Information Business Directory at". Zoominfo.com. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Swindon Town | New owners closing in on Swindon". BBC News. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "Fitton completes Swindon takeover | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "AGM reveals 'profitable' Swindon Town (From This Is Swindon Town FC)". Thisisswindontownfc.co.uk. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "Swindon Town | News | Latest | Latest | Andrew Fitton steps down as Chairman". Swindontownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2011.