James Swarbrick

James Swarbrick (16 May 1880 – March 1970) was a footballer who played in the English Football League.

James Swarbrick

Swarbrick while with Brentford in 1904
Personal information
Date of birth	(1880-05-16)16 May 1880
Place of birth	Lytham St Annes, England[1]
Date of death	March 1970 (aged 89–90)
Place of death	Swansea, Wales
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Playing position(s)	Outside-left[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Blackpool Red Star
	Marton Combination
	Blackpool Etrurians
1901–1902	Blackburn Rovers	15	(0)
1903–1905	Brentford	19	(1)
1905–1907	Grimsby Town	67	(12)
1907–1908	Oldham Athletic	4	(2)
1909	Southport Central	0	(0)
0000–1910	Brentford	0	(0)
1910–1911	Stoke	3	(0)
1911–1912	Port Vale	22	(3)
1912–1913	Swansea Town	22	(0)
Total		152	(18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Swarbrick started his career with Blackpool Red Star, Marton Combination, and Blackpool Etrurians, before joining Blackburn Rovers in November 1901. Rovers finished fourth in the First Division in 1901–02, with Swarbrick playing 15 league games. He then joined Brentford, a club struggling in the Southern League,[3] before signing with Grimsby Town of the Football League Second Division. He played 67 league games for the "Mariners", scoring 12 goals, before moving on to Oldham Athletic in 1907. He played for Oldham in 1907–08, their first Football League campaign, in which they posted a third-place finish, just two points behind the promotion places. He scored twice in four league games for Oldham, before moving on to Southport Central, a return to Brentford and then Stoke.[4] He made three appearances in the Birmingham & District League for the "Potters" in 1910–11.[5] After leaving the Victoria Ground he joined rivals Port Vale, and was a regular in the Central League side that lifted the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1912.[1] In 1912 he transferred to Swansea Town.[1]

Style of play

Swarbrick was a talented and pacey dribbler.[6]

Statistics

Source:[7]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup Welsh Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackburn Rovers	1901–02	First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1902–03	First Division	13	0	1	0	14	0
	Total		15	0	1	0	16	0
Brentford	1903–04	Southern League First Division	9	1	0	0	9	1
	1904–05	Southern League First Division	10	0	2	0	12	0
	Total		19	1	2	0	21	1
Grimsby Town	1905–06	Second Division	33	4	1	0	34	4
	1906–07	Second Division	34	8	2	0	36	8
	Total		67	18	3	0	70	12
Oldham Athletic	1907–08	Second Division	3	2	0	0	3	2
	1908–09	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		4	2	0	0	4	2
Southport Central[8]	1909–10	Lancashire Combination Division One	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoke	1910–11	Birmingham & District League / Southern League Second Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
Port Vale	1911–12	Central League	22	3	0	0	22	3
Swansea Town	1912–13	Southern League Second Division	22	0	9	2	31	2
Career total			152	18	15	4	167	22

Honours

Port Vale

• Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1912

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 285. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Lamming, Douglas (1985). A Who's Who of Grimsby Town AFC 1890–1985. Hutton Press. p. 117. ISBN 0907033342.
3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
4. "J Swarbrick has been transferred to Stoke. Brentford will profit over the deal by a small transfer fee". County of Middlesex Independent. 9 July 1910.
5. Matthews, Tony: "The Encyclopedia of Stoke City " (Lion Press, 1994, ISBN 1-85983-100-1)
6. Jackman, Mike (1994). Blackburn Rovers : the official encyclopaedia. Derby: Breedon. p. 220. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
7. James Swarbrick at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
8. "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.