Player Profile

Another one of Macari's legendary signings - Digby is a Town hero, and at his peak, was arguably the best stopper outside of the top flight.

Digby originally joined the club on loan from Manchester United late in the 1985/1986 season. Though he didn't make any first team appearances that year, Macari had seen enough, and he purchased him early the following year. He was handed his debut in a home match with Rotherham on 27th September 1986, after Kenny Allen had conceded six in the previous home game. Digby kept a clean sheet, and went on to miss just two more matches that year, after being sent off in a Freight Rover Trophy semi final. At the end of the season, he was named the Evening Advertiser Fans' Player of the Season, as the Town were promoted to Division Two, following the Play-Off final with Gillingham.

The following season was slightly interrupted by injury, but 1988/1989 and 1989/1990 saw Digby as an ever-present - the last game of which was the ill-fated Play-Off final win over Sunderland at Wembley.

After Glenn Hoddle took over as manager, Digby lost his place in the side for a period, as Hoddle inexplicably seemed to prefer Nicky Hammond as his number one choice. For the next two seasons, Hammond and Digby fought it out for the keeper's jersey - a battle which Digby eventually won, making 57 appearances to Hammond's 38. Digby also kept goal in the 1993 Play-Off final at Wembley, helping the Town to finally win promotion to the Premier League.

Injuries hampered his opportunities in the Premier season, as Swindon became involved in a goalkeeping crisis - the Town played four different keepers, and two others sat on the bench. Digby made 28 appearances, and though the Town were getting thumped week after week, the general consensus was that without Digby, it could have been much worse.

After Steve McMahon took over the reins, and after Hammond left, Digby again found himself battling for the keeper's jersey - firstly with loan signing Shay Given, then with Frank Talia. He helped the Town to the Second Division championship, and stayed for two more seasons, before a public disagreement with McMahon led to his contract not being renewed. He left the club at the end of the 1997/1998 season, joining Crystal Palace on a free transfer.

Playing Record

Senior

Reserve and Youth Team Appearances

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Career details

Club	Details
Manchester United Man Utd	1981 (schoolboy) rptd April 25th, 1985 (signed professional contract); transferred out
Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic	rptd December 30th, 1985 (loan); expired (rptd January 29th, 1986)
Swindon Town Swindon	March 27th, 1986 (loan); expired (1985/6)
Swindon Town Swindon	September 25th, 1986 (loan)
Swindon Town Swindon	December 23rd, 1986 (transferred in , £32,000 ); released (1997/8)
Manchester United Man Utd	November 4th, 1992 (loan); expired (December 30th, 1992)
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace	August 8th, 1998 (unattached); released
Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers	November 2000
Barry Town Barry	March 2001
Birmingham City Birmingham	cs 2001 (trial)
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town	rptd August 18th, 2001 (unattached)
Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R.	rptd October 11th, 2001 ; released (rptd December 31st, 2002)
Purfleet Purfleet	January 2003 (unattached)
Swindon Town Swindon	rptd January 23rd, 2003 (sales executive) rptd August 1st, 2003 (goalkeeping coach)
Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers	rptd January 31st, 2003 (non-contract)
Juventus [Swindon] Juventus	September 2003
Cirencester Town Cirencester Town	October 2004
Swindon Town Swindon	February 2013 (interim goalkeeping coach)