CAPTAIN Paul Caddis was convinced Swindon Town would go on to win the League Two title after the club’s run of 10 straight League Two victories at the start of the year.

Paolo Di Canio’s side bounced back from a difficult start to the season to surge to the top of the table during the run in January and February, and Caddis was always confident of picking up the trophy after they reached the summit.

“Going on a run like that was really important to us, because to do that with any club in any division is an amazing achievement, and I think that is where we gained all of our momentum to go on and win the league,” he said.

“It was a special time, and I think after that we were all confident we could go on and win it.

“Our home form has been great too, and after Oxford we were unbeaten at home in the league, although our away form was a little bit sticky at times.

“But it was always going to be like that at some of the grounds, but we played badly in a few games towards the end of the season and still picked up the points we needed, and that is why we are champions.”

Caddis credits Di Canio for improving the fortunes of a club which was as low as it could get following relegation last summer.

“It has been very eventful, and everything you can possibly think of has gone on here, but I think I would take that every year if it meant having endings like this,” he said.

“After the first five games we had lost four and after last season the place was at a real downer, but the manager has come in and picked the whole place up and everyone has got behind him and made the whole club a fantastic place to be.

“Morale wasn’t as low as you might think really, because we were actually playing quite well but the result’s weren’t coming. That evened itself out over the season I think, and the game which sticks in my mind was Shrewsbury at home because we had an awful lot of luck that night.

“We probably didn’t deserve to win that game and they had a good penalty claim to wrap it up, but some decisions you get and some you don’t.”

The Scot was named in the League Two Team of the Year, and was proud of what he achieved in a season in which he became captain of the club in place of Oliver Risser.

“It was an unforgettable year for me, because at the start of it I wasn’t the captain, and for the manager to ask me to do that was an amazing honour,” he said.

“I remember the day he spoke to me, and so to captain the club to the title at 24 is something I will always remember.

“Lifting the trophy was a special moment for me and one I will never forget, and to finish by celebrating with the fans just topped everything off.