Sheffield Wendesday FC19 appearances, 0 goals P 19 W 11 D 4 L 4 F 62: A 2968% successful 1960-62captain: noneminutes played: 1710
Timeline
Peter Swan
Birth
8 October 1936 in South Elmsall, West Riding of Yorkshire[registered in Hemsworth, December 1936].
Marriage
to Norma Clifton[registered in Sheffield, June 1957].
Death
Thursday, 21 January 2021 at the Royal Hospital in Chesterfield Derbyshire, aged 84 years 105 days
Source
Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Biographies
Setting the Record Straight - Peter Swan and Nick Johnson (The History Press, November 2007)
Club Career
Club(s)
Swan joined Sheffield Wednesday FC in 1952, but his career came to an abrupt end following his involvement in a betting ring, for which he spent six months in prison. He returned to Wednesday, until 1973, when he signed for Bury FC, then Matlock Town FC and Worksop Town FC.
Club honours
x
Individual honours
x
Distinctions
x
Height/Weight
6¼' 0", 12st. 0lbs [1961].
Source
Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number
791st player to appear for England.
Position(s)
Centre-half
First match
No. No. 339, 11 May 1960, England 3 Yugoslavia 3, a friendly match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 23 years 216 days.
Last match
No. 397, 9 May 1962, England 3 Switzerland 1, a friendly match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 25 years 213 days.
Major tournaments
World Cup Finals 1962; British Championship 1960-61, 1961-62;
Team honours
British Championship winners 1960-61;
Individual honours
England Under 23 (three appearances, 1959-60)
Distinctions
Died sixteen days after Colin Bell
Beyond England
x. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.
The Numbers
parties
Appearances
comp. apps
unused/reserve
minutes
captain
-
19
10
1710
0
none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
FTS
CS
FAv
AAv
Pts%
W/L
19
11
4
4
62
29
+33
3
3
3.263
1.526
68.4
+7
Venue Record
Venue
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
FTS
CS
FAv
AAv
Pts%
W/L
Home
10
8
2
0
42
13
+29
0
2
4.20
1.30
90.0
+8
Away
9
3
2
4
20
16
+4
3
1
2.222
1.778
44.4
-1
Shirt Record
Colour
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
FTS
CS
FAv
AAv
Pts%
W/L
White
18
11
4
3
61
26
+35
3
3
3.389
1.444
72.2
+8
Red
1
0
0
1
1
3
-2
0
0
1.00
3.00
0.00
-1
Competition Record
Competition
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
FTS
CS
FAv
AAv
Pts%
W/L
WCP
4
3
1
0
16
2
+14
0
2
4.00
0.50
87.5
+3
WCF
0
0
0
0
0
0
=0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
=0
World Cup
4
3
1
0
16
2
+14
0
2
4.00
0.50
87.5
+3
British Championship
6
3
2
1
21
10
+12
1
0
3.50
1.667
66.7
+2
Friendly
9
5
1
3
25
17
+8
2
1
2.778
1.889
61.1
+2
Tournament Record
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
FTS
CS
FAv
AAv
Pts%
W/L
WCP 1960-62
4
3
1
0
16
2
+14
0
2
4.00
0.50
87.5
+3
WCP All
4
3
1
0
16
2
+14
0
2
4.00
0.50
87.5
+3
British Championship Competition
Type
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
FTS
CS
FAv
AAv
Pts%
W/L
BC 1960-61
3
3
0
0
19
6
+13
0
0
6.333
2.00
100.0
+3
BC 1961-62
3
0
2
1
2
4
-2
1
0
0.667
1.333
33.3
-1
BC All
6
3
2
1
21
10
+12
1
0
3.50
1.667
66.7
+2
All Competition
Type
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
FTS
CS
FAv
AAv
Pts%
W/L
WC
4
3
1
0
16
2
+14
0
2
4.00
0.50
87.5
+3
BC
6
3
2
1
21
10
+12
1
0
3.50
1.667
66.7
+2
10
6
3
1
37
12
+27
1
2
3.70
1.20
75.0
+5
Match History
Club: Sheffield Wednesday F.C. - 19 full appearances (1710 min)
manager: Walter Winterbottom - 19 full appearances (1710 min)x
Peter Swan was a member of all three of the Winter 1960 get-togethers. At Lilleshall on 12-14 December, (he was injured in a coach crash shortly afterwards and so only took an intermittent part...) at Anfield on 6-8 February 1961and at Upton Park on 13-15 March 1961.
