Holloway has completed three promotions in a managerial profession that began at Bristol Rovers in 1996.
He led Queens Soil Rangers to what is now the Championship via the play-offs in 2004 before guiding Blackpool and Crystal Palace to the Premier League via a Wembley final in 2010 and 2013 respectively.
Holloway also had charge of Plymouth Argyle, Leicester Town and Millwall before spending a short time at Grimsby earlier in the decade.
Before this speed, he told BBC Game about his desire to become the real English manager to manage 1,000 suits.
He has worked as a pundit, been a dinner party speaker and spent years with his grandchildren since his resignation at Grimsby and told the BBC he was still looking at and analyzing suits.
Holloway, who becomes the third-oldest EFL manager behind Blackpool’s Steve Bruce and Steve Evans at Rotherham United, takes charge of a Swindon Town team whose 19th-place finish in League Two last season It used to be his lowest league position in 40 years.
This period has visibly more problems on the pitch with just two league wins all season, and going forward there have been misplaced fan concerns as owner Clem Morfuni struggles to right a club that has had bigger financial problems than its proportion in recent seasons.
“We are confident that Ian’s experience and leadership qualities, which he has demonstrated over many years not only at Premier League level but also across the top five divisions of professional football, will be a significant asset to Swindon Town Football. Club,” said the membership director. football that Jamie Russell mentioned.
“Their passionate approach, coupled with their more local location in the South West area and, most importantly, the desire to build a hard-working and entertaining team is a big part of what made us believe they would be the ideal fit for us.
“Also, Ian’s ability to help develop, create and nurture not only our first team players but also the dedicated coaching staff we have in Swindon. The city was impressive for us.”
