John Swannell (footballer)

John Swannell
Personal information
Full name John Swannell[1]
Date of birth (1939-01-26) 26 January 1939 (age 85)
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

John Swannell (born 26 January 1939) is an English former amateur footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Swannell 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

Swannell 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

  1. ^ "John Swannell". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ^ "STOCKPORT COUNTY : 1946/47 – 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. ^ Richard Samuel (2003). The Complete F.A. Amateur Cup Results Book. Soccer Books Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 1-86223-066-8.
  4. ^ "Hendon 1 : 3 Wealdstone". hendon-at-wembley.net.
  5. ^ Richard Samuel (2003). The Complete F.A. Amateur Cup Results Book. Soccer Books Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 1-86223-066-8.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ James Dart (12 October 2005). "The last British football team". The Guardian.


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