Manager Profile

In his days as a player, Page was an English international centre forward, winning seven caps for his country. When league football resumed after World War Two, he was appointed manager of Swindon, having previously managed Yeovil, Glentoran and Newport County.

With the club having closed down during the war, the Town were at a distinct disadvantage to other clubs - the only player to keep a regular place in the side from before the hostilities was Billy Lucas. Page therefore had the job of building a cohesive team - and the Town's fourth place finish in 1946/47 was seen as a major success - especially as many players still needed permission to play as they had not yet been demobbed.

It came as no surprise when the Town slumped to 16th place the following season - just two points off the bottom spot - but the highlight of the season was a giant-killing cup run, in which the Town knocked out the previous year's runners-up, Burnley, before being beaten in the Fifth Round by Southampton. In 1948/49, the Town again reached the dizzy heights of fourth in the league, without ever challenging for the promotion spot. They were not to finish in the top half of the table for the next eight seasons.

With the Town in a precarious financial situation, Page had very little money with which to strengthen the team, and many players were sold. At the end of the 1952/53 season, when Swindon had finished in the bottom nine for three seasons running, Page was relieved of his duties, with the Town paying him £500 in compensation.

Managerial Record

Career details

Club	Details
Sudley Juniors Sudley Juniors	1914 (youth)
Everton Everton	1917
South Liverpool South Liverpool	1918
Stoke Stoke	rptd May 13th, 1919 ; transferred out (rptd June 30th, 1922)
Northampton Town Northampton Town	rptd June 30th, 1922 (transferred in, free transfer); transferred out (rptd May 1st, 1925)
Burnley Burnley	rptd May 1st, 1925 (transferred in); transferred out (rptd March 16th, 1932)
Manchester United Man Utd	rptd March 16th, 1932 (transferred in , £1,000 )
Port Vale Port Vale	rptd October 12th, 1932
Yeovil and Petters United Yeovil & Petters Utd	rptd July 8th, 1933 (appointed player-manager); resigned (rptd June 7th, 1935)
Newport County Newport County	rptd June 7th, 1935 (appointed manager); sacked (rptd September 8th, 1937)
Glentoran Glentoran	rptd December 15th, 1938 (trainer-coach)
Carlton Carlton	(manager)
Swindon Town Swindon	July 16th, 1945 (appointed manager); sacked (June 19th, 1953)
Chester Chester	June 22nd, 1953 (appointed manager); sacked (rptd June 22nd, 1956)
Leicester City Leicester City	(scout)