Christopher William Swailes (born 19 October 1970) is an English former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender. He is manager of
Dunston UTS.
Playing career
Early days
Swailes was a trainee bus driver at Ipswich Town from 1989 to 1991, eventually moving to
Peterborough United
Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...
on 28 March 1991 for a fee of £10,000, after turning down a contract offered by the Ipswich manager at the time,
John Lyall
John Angus Lyall (24 February 1940 – 18 April 2006) was an English footballer and manager primarily known for his 34 years at West Ham United. He played for the club as a youth, then as a first-team player before injury cut short his career. ...
. Five months later, he moved on to
Boston United
Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...
of the
GM Vauxhall Conference
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on a free transfer, after feeling homesick for the
North East. He played only part-time for them, going out on loan to
Kettering
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and
Third Division Birmingham City
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for a while, before signing for
Bridlington Town
Bridlington Town Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They were founded in 1918 and currently play in the .
History
The club was founded in 1918 as Bridlington Centra ...
, again for free. After a short spell on loan to
Guisborough Town, he followed the Bridlington chairman Ken Richardson to
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...
, then in the Third Division, for no fee (once again).
[Biographical detail](_blank)
''TheMightyShakers.co.uk'' website.
In 54 appearances for Doncaster over the next 17 months, he scored one
League Cup
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goal in a first round, second leg, away fixture at
Wrexham
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on 23 August 1994.
Ipswich Town
In March 1995, the new
Ipswich Town
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The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
manager
George Burley
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paid £150,000
[Ipswich transfer info](_blank)
on Chris Swailes: from a list at ''The Daily Telegraph
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It was fo ...
'' website. for Swailes to return to his former club.
Unfortunately, in his first
Premier League
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game for them at home to
Aston Villa
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on 1 April 1995, he scored an
own goal
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in stoppage time at the end of the match, to confirm a 1–0 defeat.
Ipswich were relegated to the
First Division at the end of that season.
Over the next two-and-a-half years, he made just 47 appearances in League, Cup and other games for them, scoring only once. The bulk of his contribution came in the
1996–97 season, when he was given an extended run. Ipswich finished in fourth spot and entered the
First Division playoffs, but lost on the
away goals rule
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after
extra time
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in the semi-final second leg at home to
Sheffield United
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, Swailes being replaced by
Kieron Dyer
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Born in Ipswich, Dyer played youth football for his home club Ipswich Town ...
in the 91st minute.
Bury
On 13 November 1997,
Stan Ternent
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, the manager of
Bury
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** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–19 ...
, also in the First Division at that time, paid a club record fee of £200,000
for Swailes (which still stands).
He was included in the ''Shakers team for their away match at
Oxford United
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two days later, and promptly scored an equalising goal for them in a 1–1 draw. Although Swailes subsequently found it hard to maintain a run of appearances in the first team under Ternent, his fortunes looked up a little after
Neil Warnock
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took over as manager in 1998, and he missed only three games through
suspension
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* Suspension (chemistry), small solid particles suspend ...
during the
1998–99 season. Despite this, Bury were relegated at the end of that term. Swailes was quoted as saying: "
obably Stan cracked the whip more than Neil did which in the end may have been the difference of gaining the extra couple of points we needed, but as professionals we must all share the blame".
He was subsequently voted ''Player of the Year'' by the Bury Supporters' Association at their prize night in May 1999. "It really is a big surprise for me to get the award," he commented. "I thought I might make the top five at best. But it's a dream come true to be the fans' choice. They are the most important people at the club, they keep it alive and for them to vote for me is marvellous, but I suppose my goal against
Bolton
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helped!
"I like to think the fans can relate to me," he added. "I know I'm of limited ability but I always give 100 per cent on the pitch and I think the supporters appreciate that. But I'd gladly sacrifice the award for First Division survival."
Whilst with Bury, Swailes lived in
Ramsbottom
Ramsbottom is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 17,872.
Historically in Lancashire, it is on the River Irwell in the West Pennine Moors, northwest of Bury, a ...
with his wife Louise and their recent addition to the family, a daughter. However, the good fortune which had blessed him around that period was about to disappear.
During the following season, in a match at home to
Millwall
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on 4 January 2000 (his last game before a three-match ban was due to commence for getting sent off at
Burnley
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on
Boxing Day
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1999), Swailes suffered a double
hernia
A hernia is the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ (anatomy), organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. Various types of hernias can occur, most commonly involving the abdomen, and specifically the gr ...
, but played on to the end of the match, and ended up in hospital. He was not fit enough to play for the reserves until mid-April, and did not taste first team football again until completing ninety minutes in the home
Second Division
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fixture against
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
on 22 April 2000, which they won 3–2.
By this time,
Andy Preece
Andrew Preece (born 27 March 1967) is an English football manager and former professional footballer who is currently the manager of Chorley.[Gigg Lane
Gigg Lane is a football ground in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, built for Bury F.C. in 1885. The first match was played on 12 September 1885 between Bury and a team from Wigan. One of the world's oldest professional football stadiums, Gig ...]
, and things were never the same for Swailes after this period. In all, he made 148 appearances for them, scoring on 11 occasions.
Although he was offered a new one, in June 2001 Chris Swailes' contract with Bury expired, and he was then able to move on a free transfer under the
Bosman ruling
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. In reaction to an enquiry towards the end of May that year from
Ronnie Moore
Ronald David Moore (born 29 January 1953) is an English football manager and former player. He has taken charge of several clubs including Rotherham United, Tranmere Rovers and Hartlepool United.
He played for many different clubs in a care ...
of
Rotherham United
Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...
, Bury had asked for a £100,000 fee – however, they refused to pay this.
Rotherham
On 19 June 2001, Swailes signed a contract with newly promoted Rotherham, and looked forward to a new season playing in the Football League First Division. Throughout season
2001–02, Swailes was an ever-present, making 44 League appearances and scoring 6 League goals. However, the club exited both the
FA Cup
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and the League Cup early, and avoided
relegation
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only by having a better
goal difference
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than
Crewe
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, who went down occupying the third-from-bottom position in the First Division.
In the
2002–03 season, Swailes was sent off by referee
Graham Laws shortly before half-time in a First Division match at home to
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth is the most dens ...
on 5 October 2002. His manager, Ronnie Moore, bemoaned the referee's contribution to the game, saying: "One man has spoiled the game. It would have been a game, a hell of a game." The incident which led to Swailes' sending-off was described by ''
The Guardian
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'' thus:
"...Chris Swailes, running side by side with Svetoslav Todorov
Svetoslav Todorov ( bg, Светослав Тодоров; born 30 August 1978) is a former Bulgarian international footballer. He played as a forward. Todorov is the all-time top scorer for Litex Lovech in the Bulgarian A Football Group.
Club ...
, nudged his hip into the Portsmouth forward with as much menace as a ballroom partner. But Todorov went down and sent the referee Graham Laws reaching for red."
Regarding the sending-off, Moore would only say: "If he
odorovcould have scored from there, I'm a Dutchman".
Swailes and Rotherham finished the season just below mid-table. Much the same happened in the following season, although they were involved in a "sensational
shoot-out"
[Arsenal win on penalties](_blank)
after Chris Swailes misses: from a report at the BBC.co.uk
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website. following a 1–1 draw, after
extra time
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, at
Arsenal
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in the League Cup third round on 28 October 2003. Arsenal won the penalty competition 9–8, after Swailes had missed his "
sudden death" spot-kick, leaving
Sylvain Wiltord
Sylvain Claude Wiltord (born 10 May 1974) is a French former professional footballer. Mainly a right winger, he also played as a centre-forward, second striker and on the left wing.
Wiltord had a four-season spell at Arsenal, with whom he won t ...
to claim victory by converting his.
However, in
2004–05, despite Swailes playing 37 League games and scoring two goals, Rotherham were relegated from the newly named
Football League Championship
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, winning only 5 matches and finishing bottom. Moore resigned as manager in January 2005, and took up the challenge of leading
League One
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Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system.
The history of Oldham Athletic ...
in March that year. This was to be a significant occurrence regarding the future of Chris Swailes.
Oldham Athletic
Swailes followed his Rotherham teammates
Paul Warne
Paul Warne (born 8 May 1973) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current Head Coach of EFL League One club Derby County.
Playing career
Warne was born in Norwich, Norfolk and is a ...
and
Rob Scott to
Boundary Park
Boundary Park is a football stadium in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Its name originates from the fact that it lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively.
Bound ...
in July 2005 on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract for Ronnie Moore. However, he was immediately injured in training, suffering a damaged heel.
[Heel injury](_blank)
sustained in Oldham training, July 2005: from an article at the Manchester Evening News
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website. He would not make his debut for Oldham until the 0–0 home draw against
Southend United
Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...
on 7 January 2006, coming on as a substitute in the 51st minute. He then aggravated the problem in a training session before the game at Blackpool on 10 January 2006.
He struggled on, "taking pills just to get through games",
["Swailes fights to save career"](_blank)
pills and operations: from an article at the Manchester Evening News website. and played in only 15 matches that season, between his debut and 15 April 2006, when he had to be substituted in the 51st minute in a 3–0 loss at home to
Barnsley
Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...
. However, despite surgery in the summer, which enabled him to play four times at the beginning of the
2006–07 season, Swailes had to undergo a further operation, about which he said: "I am again in a lot of pain and it has just got worse. I had a feeling I might need more surgery and I just have to hope for the best".
Following the sacking of manager Moore and the club's appointment of
John Sheridan to replace him, the new man "decided to pay up the remainder of the player's contract", and Swailes was released.
Hamilton Academical
Swailes made his recovery on schedule in February 2007, and then went on trial to
Scottish First Division
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History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as t ...
Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish association football, football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championshi ...
, registering in time to come on as a 23rd-minute substitute in their away match at
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on 10 March 2007. By April, manager
Billy Reid was so impressed, he offered Swailes a contract extension. "We're going to sign Chris Swailes up on a pay-as-you-play contract. I think he's been brilliant for us at the back and adds a wealth of experience," he said. "If Chris can get a pre-season under his belt, and we can get him,
Mark McLaughlin
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Since turning senior in 1999, McLaughlin has played over 100 games for both Clyde and Hamilton Academical. He has also played for Greenock Morton and Dumbarton ...
and
Davie Elebert playing together then we're in healthy hands in defence."
In July 2007, he signed a further one-year deal, as a part-time player, allowing him to travel up for games from his base in the North East of England.
Since then, he has been an integral part of the team, making regular appearances in defence, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 win at
Partick Thistle
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in November 2007, but getting sent off in a
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,[Brechin
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in January 2008.
Later playing career
Following Swailes release from
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, he joined his home town club
Gateshead
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on 15 June 2009 who had been newly promoted to the
Conference National
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. "I'm a Gateshead lad and a number of my friends are members of the Heed Army so this is a great move for me, and it would be great to end my career at Gateshead".
Swailes made his debut for Gateshead against
Tamworth on 18 August 2009. Swailes scored his first goal for Gateshead in the
FA Trophy
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First Round replay away at
Harrogate Town
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The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...
on 15 December 2009. Swailes was released by Gateshead at the end of the 2009–10 season.
In June 2010, Swailes joined
Blyth Spartans
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They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secretary before fo ...
as assistant manager, and in addition was registered as a player.
He scored his first goal for
Blyth Spartans
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They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secretary before fo ...
on 24 October 2010 with a super header as part of a 3–0 win over
Hyde.
[
] Swailes joined
Dunston UTS on 10 June 2011.
He returned to playing in 2016 with
Morpeth Town
Morpeth Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Morpeth, Northumberland, England. They are currently members of the and play at Craik Park.
History
The club was established in 1909. They joined the Northern Alliance in 193 ...
, after leaving the position of assistant manager with
Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish association football, football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championshi ...
. On 22 May 2016, Swailes won the
FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...
for the third time as Morpeth Town beat
Hereford FC 4–1, with him also becoming the oldest-ever goalscorer in a Wembley final at the age of 45.
Coaching career
Swailes was appointed assistant manager of
Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish association football, football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championshi ...
in January 2015 by new manager
Martin Canning.
He resigned from this position in March, citing his wish to work closer to his home in the north-east of England.
[Hamilton Accies: Chris Swailes resigns as assistant manager](_blank)
BBC Sport In October 2016 he was appointed manager of
Dunston UTS.
Dunston UTS turn to former Vase hero Swailes as new manager
Non League Daily
Honours
Bridlington Town
* FA Vase
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: 1992–93
Hamilton Academical
* Scottish Football League First Division
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History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as t ...
: 2007–08
Dunston UTS
* FA Vase
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: 2011–12
* Northern Football League
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It contains two divisions; Division ...
: 2018–19
Morpeth Town
* FA Vase
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: 2015–16
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
Footballers from Gateshead
English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Ipswich Town F.C. players
Peterborough United F.C. players
Boston United F.C. players
Kettering Town F.C. players
Birmingham City F.C. players
Bridlington Town A.F.C. players
Guisborough Town F.C. players
Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Bury F.C. players
Rotherham United F.C. players
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Hamilton Academical F.C. players
Gateshead F.C. players
Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
Dunston UTS F.C. players
Morpeth Town A.F.C. players
Premier League players
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Premier League players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Northern Premier League players
Northern Football League players
English football managers
Newcastle United F.C. non-playing staff
Hamilton Academical F.C. non-playing staff
Dunston UTS F.C. managers
Northern Premier League managers