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Kenny Swain

English football player and manager (born 1952)

Field	Value
name	Kenny Swain
fullname	Kenneth Swain
birth_date
birth_place	Birkenhead, England
height
position	Full back, midfielder, striker
years1	1973
clubs1	Wycombe Wanderers
caps1	6
goals1	1
years2	1973–1978
clubs2	Chelsea
caps2	119
goals2	26
years3	1978–1982
clubs3	Aston Villa
caps3	148
goals3	2
years4	1982–1985
clubs4	Nottingham Forest
caps4	112
goals4	2
years5	1985–1988
clubs5	Portsmouth
caps5	113
goals5	0
years6	1987–1988
clubs6	→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)
caps6	7
goals6	1
years7	1988–1992
clubs7	Crewe Alexandra
caps7	126
goals7	1
totalcaps	631
totalgoals	33
manageryears1	1993–1994
managerclubs1	Wigan Athletic
manageryears2	1996–1997
managerclubs2	Grimsby Town (caretaker)
manageryears3	2004–2014
managerclubs3	England U16
manageryears4	2012–2013
managerclubs4	England U17

Kenneth Swain (born 28 January 1952) is an English former footballer who played in numerous positions, including striker, midfielder and full back.

Playing career

Swain began his professional career with Londoners Chelsea, signing from Wycombe 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 in 1976–77, when his strike partnership with Steve Finnieston helped Eddie McCreadie's young side win promotion back to the First Division. He remained with Chelsea until 1979, when they were relegated, and then signed for Aston Villa for £100,000.

With Villa, Swain was switched to full-back and was a part of the team which won the league championship and European Cup in consecutive seasons. He left Villa in 1982 and had spells with Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth and finally Crewe 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.

Managerial career

Following his retirement, he moved into management, with stints at Grimsby Town and Wigan Athletic. He also managed the England under-16s for a decade between 2004–2014 and was as an assistant coach for the England national under-17 football team between 2012 and 2013.

Personal life

Between 2002 and 2004, Swain was Director of Football at Thomas Telford School.He is married and had 2 stepsons, 1 son and two nieces. All hold professional jobs in the Legal and PR industries.

Managerial statistics

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Honours

Aston Villa

Football League First Division: 1980–81
FA Charity Shield: 1981 (shared)
European Cup: 1981–82

Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1980–81 First Division, 1981–82 First Division

References

● Playfair football annuals 1974–75 to 1992–93

References

(1980). "Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81". [[Queen Anne Press]].
"Kenny Swain". Soccerbase.
"1981/82 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk.
Lynch. "The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes".
Lynch. "The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes".

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