James Swarbrick (16 May 1880 – March 1970) was a
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played in the
English Football League.
Career
Swarbrick started his career with Blackpool Red Star, Marton Combination, and Blackpool Etrurians before joining
Blackburn Rovers in November 1901. Rovers finished fourth in the
First Division in
1901–02, with Swarbrick playing 15 league games. He then joined
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross.
Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
, a club struggling in the
Southern League,
before signing with
Grimsby Town of the
Football League Second Division. He played 67 league games for the "Mariners", scoring 12 goals, before moving on to
Oldham Athletic in 1907. He played for Oldham in
1907–08, their first Football League campaign, in which they posted a third-place finish, just two points behind the
promotion places. He scored twice in four league games for Oldham before moving on to
Southport Central, a return to Brentford and then
Stoke
Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom.
Stoke may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below.
Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
* Stok ...
. He made three appearances in the
Birmingham & District League for the "Potters" in
1910–11. After leaving the
Victoria Ground he joined
rivals Port Vale
Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...
, and was a regular in the Central League side that lifted the
Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1912.
In 1912 he transferred to
Swansea Town.
Style of play
Swarbrick was a talented and pacey
dribbler
In sports, dribbling is maneuvering a ball by one player while moving in a given direction, avoiding defenders' attempts to intercept the ball. A successful dribble will bring the ball past defenders legally and create opportunities to score.
A ...
.
Career statistics
Source:
Honours
Port Vale
*
Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1912
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Swarbrick, James
Sportspeople from Lytham St Annes
Footballers from Lancashire
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Brentford F.C. players
Grimsby Town F.C. players
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Stoke City F.C. players
Southport F.C. players
Port Vale F.C. players
Swansea City A.F.C. players
English Football League players
Southern Football League players
1880 births
1970 deaths