George Swindin

George Swindin
Personal information
Full name George Hedley Swindin[1]
Date of birth (1914-12-04)4 December 1914[1]
Place of birth Campsall, Yorkshire, England
Date of death 26 October 2005(2005-10-26) (aged 90)[1]
Place of death Kettering,[1] Northamptonshire, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Rotherham YMCA
New Stubbin Colliery
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
193?–1934 Rotherham United 0 (0)
1934–1936 Bradford City 26 (0)
1936–1954 Arsenal 297 (0)
1954–1955 Peterborough United[2] 18 (0)
Managerial career
1954–1958 Peterborough United
1958–1962 Arsenal
1962 Norwich City
1962–1964 Cardiff City
1965 Kettering Town
1969–1970 Corby Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Hedley Swindin (4 December 1914 – 26 October 2005) was an English football player and manager.

Playing as a goalkeeper, Swindin made more than 300 appearances in the Football League with Bradford City and Arsenal, where his 18-year career was interrupted by the Second World War. As manager, he led Peterborough United to three Midland League titles before spending a less successful spell with Arsenal. He also managed Norwich City and Cardiff City of the Football League and Kettering Town and Corby Town in non-league football.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Hugman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "George Swindin: Matches for Peterborough". uptheposh.com. Chris Wilkinson. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.