John Maxwell Swift (born 20 September 1984) is an English

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 last played for Guiseley. He previously played for

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

in League One between 2004 and 2007, playing 12 league games for the club.

Career

Swift was born in Leeds. He started his career at

's youth academy, before making his debut for Bradford's first team on 6 November 2004, starting in a 2–2 League One draw at home to Colchester United. In March 2005, Swift signed a new one-year deal with the club, keeping him there until the end of June 2006. He made four further appearances across the 2004–05 season as Bradford finished 11th in League One. The 2005–06 season saw Swift make a further 5 appearances for the club as they again finished 11th. Following a victory over

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 ...

on 22 April 2006, Swift praised Bradford's supporters, stating "The fans have been good to me", in response to their support of him after being substituted in the first half of their previous match against Gillingham. He signed a further one-year contract extension in May 2006. Having made just two appearances for Bradford City across the 2006–07 season as they finished 22nd and were relegated to

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, Swift was released by Bradford City at the end of the season. Following his release from Bradford, Swift joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Guiseley, making his debut as a second-half substitute in a home victory against

Ossett Town Ossett Town Association Football Club was an English football club based in Ossett in West Yorkshire. History Ossett Town AFC were formed in 1936 when, during a public meeting, the Mayor of the Borough of Ossett charged John Carter, a former ...

in August 2007.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swift, John 1984 births Living people Footballers from Leeds English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Bradford City A.F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players