Herbert Swann Explained

Herbert Swann
Fullname:Herbert Swann
Birth Date:28 March 1882
Birth Place:Lytham, England
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Lytham, England
Position:Centre forward
Clubs1:Lytham Institute
Years2:1903–1906
Clubs2:Bury
Caps2:40
Goals2:11
Years3:1906–1907
Caps3:28
Goals3:15
Years4:1907–1909
Clubs4:Crystal Palace
Caps4:69
Goals4:15
Years5:1909–1910
Caps5:4
Goals5:1

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.[2] 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.[3] 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]

Notes and References

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