A Game of Three Halves: The Official Kenny Swain Biography

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The left hand column shows League appearances and goals scored for each club as well as the League record of the club for each season the player was there. Swain, who will be 72 next Sunday, primarily played full-back but played both midfield and striker positions during his early playing career which began at Wycombe Wanderers in 1973 and finished at Crewe Alexandra in 1992. 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. 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.

A Game Of Three Halves tells the tale of the man who quit teaching to sign for Chelsea, the glamour club of the 1970s, and then moved on to Aston Villa where - having converted from striker to a full-back role - he played an integral part in winning the First Division championship and the 1982 European Cup win. With the Under-17s, they were involved with two World Cups and two European Championship successes in 2010 and 2014.Kenneth Swain (born 28 January 1952) is an English former footballer who played in numerous positions, including striker, midfielder and full back.

SEE the BACKSIDE OF the PHOTO - many times the image for sale will present stamps, dates, and other publication details - these marks attest to and increase the value of the press photos. Today, Kenny works in the England set-up, heading up the FA's talent ID programme, and has helped develop players such as Michael Owen, Joe Cole and Danny Welbeck.The defence was never the same because with all due respect to the young lad who came in the experience was obviously not there. 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.