- Roy Swinbourne
Infobox Football biography
playername = Roy Swinbourne
fullname = Royston Swinbourne
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1929|8|25
cityofbirth = Denaby Main,Yorkshire
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Centre forward
youthyears =
1944–1945
youthclubs = Wath Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers
years = 1945–1957
clubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
caps(goals) = 211 (107)
nationalyears = 1955
nationalteam = England B
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 00(1)Roy Swinbourne (born
25 August 1929 in Denaby Main,Yorkshire ) is a former English footballer, who played as a striker for Wolverhampton Wanderers.Career
Swinbourne began his career at Wath Wanderers, the Yorkshire-based nursery club of Wolverhampton Wanderers. He moved south to join Wolves in 1944 and signed as a professional the following year.
After proving himself in the reserve ranks, he made his debut on
17 December 1949 in a 1-1 draw with fc|Fulham. He came to the fore during the 1950/51 season, replacingJesse Pye in the attack, and finishing as top goalscorer with 22 goals. Injuries waylaid him the following year, but he was once again leading scorer for the club in the next campaign (with 21).His tally of 24 in the 1953/54 season was a career best and helped Wolves capture their first-ever league championship. It was Swinbourne himself who scored twice in the final game, a 2-0 victory over Tottenham, that confirmed the title. The following season brought another strong return, including two goals in Wolves' famous floodlit victory over Honved of Hungary.
His career was halted when he damaged his knee while hurdling over a posse of cameramen on the pitchside at Luton's
Kenilworth Road in November 1955. After trying to return just weeks later, he was forced to undergo sugery on the injury. He was never able to resume his playing career and was forced to announce his retirement in May 1957.He lives today in retirement in
Kinver ,Staffordshire .Honours
with Wolves
*First Division championship 1954.Persondata
NAME = Swinbourne, Roy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Swinbourne, Royston
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH =1929-08-25
PLACE OF BIRTH = Denaby Main,Yorkshire ,England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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