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Former association football club in England

Football club

Burton Swifts

Full name

Burton Swifts Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Swifts

Founded

1871

Dissolved

1901 (merged to formBurton United)

Ground

Peel Croft,Burton upon Trent

Home colours

Burton Swifts Football Club was afootball club based inBurton upon Trent, England. Established in 1871, the club joinedthe Football League in 1892, remaining members until merging withBurton Wanderers to formBurton United in 1901.

History

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The club was in1871. In1890 they were founder members ofthe Combination. However, after one season they switched to theFootball Alliance. When the Alliance merged withthe Football League in1892, the club were founder members of the newSecond Division of the League.^[1]

The club was not very successful, and never finished higher than sixth in their division. After finishing bottom of the Second Division in1900–01 the club merged with neighboursBurton Wanderers to formBurton United. The new club took Swifts' place in the League and played at theirPeel Croft ground.

References

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^Dave Twyell (2001)Denied F.C.: The Football League election struggles , Yore Publications, p54,ISBN 1874427984

External links

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Burton Swifts at theFootball Club History Database
Burton United Historical kits

v t e Former English Football League clubs
English Football League
First tier (League 1888–1992)	Accrington (1888–93)
Second tier (1892–present)	Bootle (1892–93) Burton Swifts (1892–1901) Burton United (1901–07) Burton Wanderers (1894–97) Darwen (1891–99) Gainsborough Trinity (1896–1912) Glossop North End (1898–1915) Leeds City (1905–19) Loughborough (1895–1900) Middlesbrough Ironopolis (1893–94) New Brighton Tower (1898–1901) Northwich Victoria (1892–94) Rotherham Town (1893–96) Wimbledon BecameMilton Keynes Dons (1977–92, 2000–04)
Third tier (1920–present) North/South (1921–1958)	Aberdare Athletic (1921–27) Ashington (1921–29) Bury (1894–2019) Durham City (1921–28) Merthyr Town (1920–30) Nelson (1921–31) New Brighton (1923–51) Rotherham County (1919–25) South Shields (1919–30) Stalybridge Celtic (1921–23) Thames (1930–32) Wigan Borough (1921–31)
Fourth tier (by election, 1958–1987)	Accrington Stanley (1921–62) Bradford (Park Avenue) (1908–70) Gateshead (1930–60) Southport (1921–78) Workington (1951–77)
Fourth tier (relegated since 1987)	Aldershot (1932–92) Aldershot Town (2008–13) Barnet (1991–2001, 2005–13, 2015–18) Boston United (2002–07) Chester City (1931–2000, 2004–09) Dagenham & Redbridge (2007–16) Darlington (1921–89, 1990–2010) Forest Green Rovers (2017–24) Halifax Town (1921–93, 1998–2002) Hartlepool United (1921–2017, 2021–23) Hereford United (1972–97, 2006–12) Kidderminster Harriers (2000–05) Macclesfield Town (1997–2012, 2018–20) Maidstone United (1989–92) Oldham Athletic (1907–2022) Rochdale (1921–2023) Rushden & Diamonds (2001–06) Scarborough (1987–99) Scunthorpe United (1950–2022) Southend United (1920–2021) Sutton United (2021–24) Torquay United (1927–2007, 2009–14) Yeovil Town (2003–19) York City (1929–2004, 2012–16)
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