| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Swain | ||
| Date of birth | (1952-01-28)28 January 1952 (age 73) | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Full back,midfielder,striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | (1) |
| 1973–1978 | Chelsea | 119 | (26) |
| 1978–1982 | Aston Villa | 148 | (2) |
| 1982–1985 | Nottingham Forest | 112 | (2) |
| 1985–1988 | Portsmouth | 113 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | →West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 1988–1992 | Crewe Alexandra | 126 | (1) |
| Total | 631 | (33) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 1996–1997 | Grimsby Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2004–2014 | England U16 | ||
| 2012–2013 | England U17 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenneth Swain (born 28 January 1952) is an English formerfootballer who played in numerous positions, includingstriker,midfielder andfull back.
Swain began his professional career with LondonersChelsea, signing fromWycombe Wanderers in the summer of 1973. As he had been a non-contract player with Wycombe, having joined them from college football, his signing-on fee was just £500. He made his League debut for Chelsea in 1974. His most successful season with the club came in1976–77, when his strike partnership withSteve Finnieston helpedEddie McCreadie's young side win promotion back to theFirst Division. He remained with Chelsea until 1979, when they were relegated, and then signed forAston Villa for £100,000.
With Villa, Swain was switched to full-back and was a part of the team which won the league championship andEuropean Cup in consecutive seasons. He left Villa in 1982 and had spells withNottingham Forest,Portsmouth and finallyCrewe Alexandra. He achieved success later in his career, adding to the league title and European Cup winner's medals at Aston Villa with a Second Division runners-up medal at Portsmouth in 1987, and achieving promotion in third place with Crewe from the Fourth Division in 1989.
Following his retirement, he moved into management, with stints atGrimsby Town andWigan Athletic. He also managed theEngland under-16s for a decade between 2004–2014 and was as an assistant coach for theEngland national under-17 football team between 2012 and 2013.
Between 2002 and 2004, Swain was Director of Football atThomas Telford School.He is married and had 2 stepsons, 1 son and two nieces. All hold professional jobs in the Legal and PR industries.
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 28 May 1993 | 2 September 1994 | 53 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 026.42 |
| Grimsby Town(caretaker) | 15 November 1996 | 21 May 1997 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 026.67 |
| England U16 | 7 April 2004 | 21 April 2014 | 94 | 58 | 21 | 15 | 061.70 |
| England U17 | 2 February 2012 | 10 August 2013 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 054.55 |
| Total | 188 | 86 | 46 | 56 | 045.74 | ||
Aston Villa
Individual
● Playfair football annuals 1974–75 to 1992–93
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