A Game of Three Halves: The Official Kenny Swain Biography

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A versatile player, Kenny Swain has played in various positions but reached the highest level when he played as right back at Aston Villa, where he won the 1980/81 First Division and 1981/82 European Cup. He played in every game during the 1986/7 promotion year and was an almost ever present for the first year back in the top flight.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time and find out more about our cookie policy by following this link. From 2004 he had 12 years as head of England Under-16s followed by a year and a half in as assistant coach to John Peacock with the Under-17s team.Clubs played for: Chelsea, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, West Bromwich Albion, Crewe Alexandra. We make sure that all our signed items are either collected at our own signing sessions or through a limited number of trusted partners who we've dealt with over many years and are respected within the industry. Swain was right back in the Villa team that won the League title – the old first division before the Premier League arrived – in the 1980-81 season under manager Ron Saunders and the side that won the European Cup in 1982 under Tony Barton. However, if you offer a relevant product or service that may interest our readership, we are open to bribery and corruption.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Swain, 5ft 11 ins, was a striker in those days and he enjoyed a good partnership with Steve Finnieston. Since the photos are old press photographs they may have scratches, lines, or other wears of time, which just underlines the authenticity and age of the photos. Swain, Kenny I went to Ruffwood School and teacher training college with Kenny and was always one year ahead of him, consequently, I only got to know him when he joined the 6th form and our time at Shoreditch College.

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. The FA reported that as part of their talent identification programme he had a major role in the development of players such as Daniel Sturridge, Ross Barkley, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford, Phil Foden, Luke Shaw, Trent Alexander Arnold and many more progressing from the England Under-16 level to the senior national team. We make sure that all our signed items are either collected at our own signing sessions or through a limited number of trusted partners who we've dealt with over many years and are respected within the industry. I can only think that the manager Tony Barton was under pressure to drop the wage bill and that was why Kenny went.

With the Under 16s, Kenny coached the side to victories in the Victory Shield nine out of ten years and the Montaigu and Nordic Tournaments. Next, Kenny was signed by Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest, and he now paints an evocative personal picture of the most charismatic and controversial manager in English football history. Alongside the date of the transfer, the clubs involved and the transfer fee, it also displays the market value of the player at the time of the transfer. The underprivileged in the blue corner, only now the support comes from tower blocks, against the privileged in the claret pyjama tops, followed by Royal Sutton Coldfield and Four Oaks.George’s Park and by talking to the clubs over a few years was instrumental in better access to players. He wasn't supposed to play but we were short of players so he and a lad named as Satchel played who is now a Sir. Portsmouth and Crewe were the last clubs to figure in an illustrious career that saw him play more than 100 games for five different clubs. Comics used to feature snotty-nosed kids from back-to-backs taking on and, against all odds, beating posh Henrys who pronounced their 'aitches' and came from homes with inside lavatories. Please remember it can take some time for your bank or credit card company to process and post the refund too.