Bert Swindells

Herbert "Bert" Swindells (born 1909) was an English professional footballer who first rose to prominence playing for Crewe Alexandra. He scored 126 goals for Crewe – a club record that stands to this day.[1] In 1938 he joined but never played for Chesterfield,[2] later moving on to play for Barrow, Chelmsford, Bradford City, Mossley[3] and Macclesfield Town, where he was joint top-scorer in the 1946–47 season.[4] During World War II, Swindells also played for Stockport County.[5]

Swindells was born in Stockport and signed for Crewe in 1927.[4][6] He made his first-team debut in a Third Division North game against Ashington on 6 April 1929, a game in which he also scored his first goal.[6] He scored a further three times in the final five games of the season.[6]

He scored 28 goals in the 1935–1936 season, including his 100th goal for the club. That season also included a benefit game against Stoke City on 20 April 1936.[6]

In total, he made 247 appearances for Crewe.[6] His last league appearance was in an away game at Halifax Town on 1 May 1937.[6] He subsequently played in the Welsh Cup final replay four days later, scoring a goal in a 3–1 win over Rhyl to secure the club's second and last win in the competition[6] (Crewe were barred from the competition, not least for not being based in Wales).

Swindells was also twice manager of Macclesfield Town, from May 1949 to October 1951,[7] and again from November 1955 to the end of the 1957–58 season.[4]

References
  1. "Potted History". Crewe Alexandra. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. "Maurice Dando". Chesterfield FC History. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. "COMPLETE A-Z OF PLAYERS 1919–2016". Mossley AFC. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. "Swindells Bert". Silkmen Archives. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. "First team 1942–43 – Northern Regional War League". Go Go Go County. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. Crisp, Marco (1998). Crewe Alexandra Match by Match (2nd ed.). Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 1 899468 81 1.
  7. "Macclesfield Town Time Line" (PDF). The Silkmen. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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