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Steve White played over 250 times for Town during his time at The County Ground, and became one of the club's most prolific goal scorers of all time.
As one half of a lethal partnership with Duncan Shearer, the sight of White's name on the team sheet struck fear into many a defence during the late '80s and early '90s.
Signed from Bristol Rovers in July 1986, 'Chalkie' bagged 21 goals in his first season and never looked back.
1989/90 proved to be his most prolific season, as he scored 27 goals at a ratio of nearly one every other game as Town progressed to the Wembley Play-Off Final against Sunderland.
A 1-0 victory in that match saw the club promoted to the First Division, but Town's now infamous demotion to the Third meant that White's excitement at the prospect of top flight football had been crushed.
However, he continued to contribute as the club's resurgence gathered pace throughout the early 90s - culminating with the 1992/93 Division One promotion campaign.
White will probably best be remembered for earning the penalty that ultimately won Town's place in The Premiership in the Play-Off Final of that season against Leicester City.
In the last minute of a match tied at 3-3 which Town had led 3-0, White stole past Steve Walsh in the centre of The Foxes' defence, and went down under the challenge of goalkeeper Kevin Poole in what is probably one of the most iconic freeze frames in the club's history.
Paul Bodin slotted away the penalty to send the Town contingent inside the old Wembley into raptures and book Town's place in the Premiership for the first time since their history.
That proved to be one of the last notable contributions the striker made to the club, as injury and the form of cult hero Jan Aage Fjortoft curtailed most of his top flight ambitions.
White was back at The County Ground for the recent local derby clash with Bristol Rovers, and Swindontownfc.co.uk caught up with the 52-year-old shortly before kick-off, with the former striker keen to sing the praises of Town boss Danny Wilson.
"Danny Wilson is a man of great integrity," he said.
"He left Luton just as I joined and he has international caps and he knows the game. He's doing a fantastic job.
"Danny will benefit from having a mix of youth and experience in his squad at this stage of the year, and I think he has built the squad up shrewdly.
"The older heads will be key, but you need that youthfulness to have the fresh legs and cope with the number of games coming up.
"The two up front have struck up a great partnership for Danny as well, but for him, his biggest task is keeping everyone fit while keeping the squad on their toes, as well as maintaining a competition for places, and I think he can do that."
And White added that he sees many parallels between Town's current squad and that of which he was a part when the club enjoyed its successes in the late 80s and early 90s.
He said: "Swindon's situation at the moment actually reminds me of the squad we had in the late 80's and early 90's: a combination of young and old, and players between 25 and 29. We knew the game, we knew our colleagues and we knew how to prepare for a Saturday.
"It's been a few seasons since Town have had any success, and there have been a lot of comings and goings, but it seems to be a stable ship now, which is great news for the fans.
"Good home form is the basis of any successful side, and that's what Swindon are looking like at the moment - there are two months to go and it's all to play for."
