John Swannell (born 26 January 1939) is an English former amateur footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Swannell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Walton-on-Thames, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Corinthian-Casuals | |||
| 1959–1960 | Stockport County | 1 | (0) |
| Corinthian-Casuals | |||
| Hendon | |||
| International career | |||
| 1964–1974 | England Amateurs | 61 | |
| 1967–1971 | Great Britain | 7 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editSwannell played non-league football for Corinthian-Casuals and Hendon; he also made one appearance in the Football League for Stockport County during the 1959–60 season.[2]
He played in successive Amateur Cup Finals, 1965 and 1966, with Hendon at Wembley Stadium, being a winner on the first occasion versus Whitby Town,[3] and a loser on the second to Wealdstone.[4] Swannell was also in goal when Hendon won the FA Amateur Cup again in 1972 beating Enfield.[5]
International career
editSwannell is England's second most capped amateur international.[6] He was also a member of the British national side which failed to qualify for both the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics.[7]
References
edit- ^ "John Swannell". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ "STOCKPORT COUNTY : 1946/47 – 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ Richard Samuel (2003). The Complete F.A. Amateur Cup Results Book. Soccer Books Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 1-86223-066-8.
- ^ "Hendon 1 : 3 Wealdstone". hendon-at-wembley.net.
- ^ Richard Samuel (2003). The Complete F.A. Amateur Cup Results Book. Soccer Books Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 1-86223-066-8.
- ^ Brian McColl, Douglas Gorman, George Campbell (2015). Forgotten Glories. Scottish Football Historical Archive. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-326-35601-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ James Dart (12 October 2005). "The last British football team". The Guardian.
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