Herbert Swann

Herbert Swann
Personal information
Full name Herbert Swann[1]
Date of birth (1882-03-28)28 March 1882[2]
Place of birth Lytham,[2] England
Date of death 5 September 1954(1954-09-05) (aged 72)[1]
Place of death Lytham,[1] England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Lytham Institute
1903–1906 Bury 40 (11)
1906–1907 Plymouth Argyle 28 (15)
1907–1909 Crystal Palace 69 (15)
1909–1910 Queens Park Rangers 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Swann (28 March 1882 – 5 September 1954) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bury between 1903 and 1906.[3] A centre forward, he then spent the 1906–07 season playing in the Southern League and the Western League for Plymouth Argyle. On 31 October 1906, Swann scored all five goals in a 5–0 Western League victory over Millwall.[2] He went on to spend two seasons as a first-team regular with Crystal Palace,[4] and finished his career with a third Southern League club, Queens Park Rangers.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995 for Herbert Swann: 1954 Saad–Tyzzer". p. 639 – via Ancestry.co.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Herbert Swann". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ Sands, Nigel (1995). Crystal Palace Football Club 1905–1995. Whittlebury, Northants: Sporting & Leisure Press. p. 161. ISBN 0 86023 555 6.
  5. ^ Westerberg, Kenneth. "1909/10" (XLS). QPRnet. Ron Norris. Retrieved 9 April 2023.


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