I have decided to take a look at their main starting eleven and manager to see what happeend after their brief stay at the top.
John Gorman - Manager
After Glenn Hoddle left Swindon for Chelsea his assistant John Gorman took over for their first season in the top flight. It took them 16 games to finally win a game and they ended the season bottom of the league with 30 points. After being sacked in November 1994 he rejoined Hoddle as his assistant for England and then again at Spurs in 2001. He spent most of his time as an assistant or caretaker manager and retired in 2012 after his spell at MK Dons.
Fraser Digby - Goalkeeper
Joined on a free transfer from Manchester United in 1986 and went on to make more then 400 appearances. After leaving Swindon Digby went on to play for various teams like Crystal Palace, QPR and Kiddermister Harriers.
Nicky Sumerbee - Right Back
After coming through the youth ranks at Swindon Nicky Sumerbee played over 100 games for The Robins. After the clubs relegation he went on to join Manchester City where has father was regarded as a legend. He followed this with spells at Bolton, Leicester and Bradford before finally finishing his career with Tamworth.
Shaun Taylor - Centre Back (Captain)
The hard tackling no nonsense centre back learnt his trade playing in the lower leagues for St Blazey. He joined Swindon in 1991 and left in 1996 when he moved to Bristol City. He joined Plymouth Argyle as a development coach in 2013.
Adrian Whitbread - Centre Back
Whitbread only spent the one season at Swindon, once they were relegated he moved to West Ham in a swap deal for Joey Beauchamp. After leaving West Ham he spent five years on the south coast with Portsmouth. His last club before retiring was Reading. He is currently the head coach at Puerto Rico FC.
Paul Bodin - Left Back
Bodin will go down in history for Swindon having scored the goal that got them promoted to the Premier League. He left in 1996 to join Reading and finished his career with Bath City. He was capped 23 times for Wales and his son Billy Bodin is a currently playing for Bristol Rovers.
John Moncur - Right Midfield
Signed from Spurs for £80,000 in 1992 John Moncur will always be remembered for scoring Swindon's first goal in the Premier League during a 3-1 defeat to Sheffield United. After over 50 games Moncur moved on to West Ham where he spent 9 years before retiring. His two sons are both professionals, George with Barnsley and Freddy with Leyton Orient.
Luc Nijholt - Centre Midfield
The Dutch midfielder was signed from Scottish side Motherwell. After spending just two seasons with the Robins Nijhlt returned to Holland with Volendam, retiring from playing in 1998. He is the current manager of Chinese side Meizhou Hakka FC.
Kevin Horlock - Centre Midfield
Joined from West Ham in 1992 and played for Swindon for a total of 5 Years. Following this he moved to Manchester City where he had his best years as a player making over 200 appearances. After leaving City he dropped down the leagues finally finishing his career with Needham Market. Horlock gained 32 caps for Northern Ireland.
Martin Ling - Left Midfield
Ling rejoined Swindon in 1991 going on to make over 100 appearances for the club, before going on to play for Leyton Orient and Brighton. He is mainly remembered for his time in management having spells with Leyton Orient, Cambridge United, Torquay and Swindon.
Jan Age Fjortoft - Striker
The Norwegian striker joined for a then club record fee of £500,000 and ended the season as top scorer with 13 goals. After a couple of seasons Fjortoft left to play for Middlesbrough and followed this up with spells at Barnsley and Frankfurt before returning to Norway with Stabaek and Lillestrom. He was capped 71 times for Norway scoring twnety goals.
Andy Mutch - Striker
After a successful partnership with Steve Bull at Wolves, Mutch made the move to Swindon for £250,000. Unfortunately he struggled to really make an impact during his three years for the club and dropped down the leagues before finally ending his career with Telford. He has management experience in the lower leagues with Vauxhall motors, Burscough, Northwich Victoria and Stafford Rangers.
Special mention for the playboy Frank McAvennie who was loaned to Swindon and played 7 times with no goals.
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