Stephen Swift (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Swift | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kilbirnie Ladeside (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gleniffer Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| -2001 | Benburb | ||
| 2000–2002 | Livingston | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Cowdenbeath[1] | 33 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Linlithgow Rose | ||
| 2003–2006 | Stranraer[2] | 93 | (13) |
| 2006–2007 | Queen of the South[3] | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Ayr United[4] | 13 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Irvine Meadow | ||
| 2011–2012 | Pollok | ||
| Total | 149 | (17) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Stephen Swift (born 21 July 1980) is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently manager of Kilbirnie Ladeside in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region after a playing career in the Scottish Football League.
Career
Swift began his career with Benburb with whom he was capped at Junior level for Scotland.[5] After an unsuccessful trial with Motherwell, he signed for Livingston in 2000 on a delayed transfer, finally arriving at the club in 2001.[6][7] A pacy right back, Swift was loaned out to Cowdenbeath, initially on a three-month deal, however the move was made permanent and the player departed Livingston without having made a first team appearance.[8][9]
Swift left Cowdenbeath in 2002 to drop back to Junior level, joining Linlithgow Rose where he was re-united with his former Benburb boss, Jim Sinnet.[10] Stepping back up again at the end of the following season, Swift joined Stranraer where the club won the Third Division championship in his first season, then followed that with promotion to the First Division a year later. He later played for Queen of the South and Ayr United before dropping to the Juniors again, firstly with Irvine Meadow with whom he reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup in 2009–10, and Pollok.
Swift was appointed co-manager of Kilbirnie Ladeside in March 2012 in partnership with ex-Pollok teammate Mark Crilly and assumed sole charge following Crilly's resignation in February 2015.[11][12]
References
- ↑ "Cowdenbeath: 1946/47 – 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Stranraer: 1955/56 – 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Queen of the South: 1946/47 – 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Ayr United: 1946/47 – 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ Jamie Wire. "Junior Scotland". Non-league Scotland. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Well snub cost me my job". Daily Record. 17 August 2000. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Livvy will have to act Swift-ly to beat Boro to Bens ace Steve". Daily Record. 4 September 2000. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Loan kid makes Swift progress". Daily Record. 29 October 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Duo leave Livvy". BBC Sport. 2 November 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Sinnet in swoop for ace Swift". The Scotsman. 5 June 2002. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ The club are delighted to announce Stephen Swift and Mark Crilly as our new management team KILBIRNIE LADESIDE on Twitter. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Jeffrey, John (24 February 2015). "Management changes". www.pitchero.com/clubs/kilbirnieladeside/. Kilbirnie Ladeside FC. Retrieved 24 February 2015.