John Swannell (footballer)

John Swannell
Personal information
Date of birthJanuary 26, 1939
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Corinthian-Casuals
1959–1960Stockport County1(0)
Corinthian-Casuals
Hendon
National team
Great Britain
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John Swannell was an English amateur footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.

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.[1]

Swannell was also a member of the British national side which failed to qualify for the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

He was also a member of the Hendon FC team which played in the Amateur Cup Final on April 16, 1966, in front of 45,000 people at Wembley Stadium.[3]

References

  1. "STOCKPORT COUNTY : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
  2. James Dart (12 October 2005). "The last British football team". The Guardian.
  3. "Hendon 1 : 3 Wealdstone". http://www.hendon-at-wembley.net''.