A group of Town fans raised more than £1,500 for the grave restoration.

Swindon Town Official Supporters’ Club joined forces with Trust STFC to set up a JustGiving page and provided most of the funding.

But many fans chipped in to help push the amount to £1,500.

At a ceremony at Highworth Memorials Office, Antony Reeves of the supporters’ club and Cliff Ponting of the trust presented the cheque for work to begin to Mark Finnegan of Swindon Memorials.

At the ceremony, Dick Mattick, chairman of the Swindon Old Players Association, paid tribute to the work of the two groups.

He said: “It just shows what can be achieved when people who love the club work together. 

“I hope it will show former players that once they have played for the Town that they will always be remembered and honoured by the club’s supporters.”

Munro was the club’s first paid captain who died at the age of 28 in 1899. He joined the squad back in 1895 as a centre half and was given the captaincy when the club turned professional.

Born in January 1870 in Dundee, Munro played for teams in Scotland alongside Billy Dickson, who he followed to England.

He signed for Bolton in 1890, and later joined Swindon.

He played 73 games for Swindon, scoring 13 goals and winning Southern League representative honours.

But it is believed he caught a cold at the New Year’s Eve 1898 game against Tottenham that led to pneumonia.

He died just four days later, the cause of his death officially registered as spinal meningitis.

Thousands lined the streets to watch his funeral procession.

Dick added: “Munro was one of the first professionals, the first captain of the professional era.

“When he arrived, Swindon Town was bottom of the southern league and he lifted them up to respectability. 

“We had an incredible response to the fundraiser. People were very generous.

“We will restore the grave as far as modern technology allows to look as it would have done originally.

“It’s great for other players and shows that once you play for Swindon Town, you are part of an organisation that will remember you.

“It’s a lovely example of what different groups who support the club can do when we pull together.”