Jack "Jackie" Swindells (12 April 1937 – 23 June 2009) was an English professional

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who played as an

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Career

Born in

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, Swindells played as an amateur for

Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

, before turning professional with

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in 1957. He also played for

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete history ...

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 ...

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207. Loca ...

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

and Newport County, scoring a total of 65 goals in 190 appearances in

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. He later played non-League football for

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...

and Radcliffe Borough. Swindells will best be known as an Altrincam F.C favourite. Swindells' achievement of 82 goals in a single season is a record for Altrincham and he cemented his name in the Alty history.

Death

Swindells died on 23 June 2009, at the age of 72, at his home in Cornwall following a short illness.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swindells, Jackie 1937 births 2009 deaths Footballers from Manchester English footballers Manchester City F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players Barnsley F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Radcliffe F.C. players English Football League players Association football inside forwards