| Reg Swinfen | |
| Fullname: | Reginald Swinfen |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Battersea, England |
| Death Place: | Crawley, England |
| Position: | Outside right |
| Youthyears1: | – |
| Youthclubs1: | Coventry City |
| Years1: | 19??–1936 |
| Clubs1: | Civil Service |
| Years2: | 1936–1947 |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 1947–1949 |
| Clubs3: | Yeovil Town |
| Goals3: | 18 |
| Years4: | 1949–195? |
| Clubs4: | Tonbridge |
| Years5: | – |
| Clubs5: | Crawley Town |
Reginald Swinfen (4 May 1915 – October 1996) was an English footballer who played as a forward or full back in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers either side of the Second World War.
Swinfen was born in Battersea, London, in 1915. He worked as a postman, and by 1933 was playing football for the Civil Service club.[1] From there he joined Queens Park Rangers (QPR) of the Third Division South, initially as an amateur centre forward with considerable pace.[2] He turned professional in March 1936, and made his first-team debut the following September, playing at inside right in a 2–1 win at home to Clapton Orient. He first scored during his fifth of seven appearances that season; playing at centre forward, he contributed a hat-trick in a 7–0 defeat of Newport County[3] Swinfen played three first-team matches in 1937–38, all at right half,[4] before making 18 appearances at right back in the first half of the 1938–39 season.[5]
During the war, Swinfen served in the Royal Air Force[6] and in the British Army of the Rhine.[7] When available, he played wartime football for QPR.[8] He made his final appearance in the Football League playing at left back in a 2–0 defeat at home to Bristol Rovers.[9]
In June 1947, Swinfen became Yeovil Town's record signing, for a fee reported as "in the region of £500"; the Western Morning News described him as "well-known as an amateur sprinter."[10] He was the club's top scorer in the 1947–48 season, with 18 goals in Southern League competition,[11] and moved in to another Southern League club, Tonbridge, in January 1949.[12] He remained a Tonbridge player until at least 1951,[13] and went on to play for other non-league clubs including Crawley Town.[14]
Swinfen died in Crawley in October 1996 at the age of 81.