A Game of Three Halves: The Official Kenny Swain Biography

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Kenny, who was born in Birkenhead, made his league debut for Chelsea in 1974 and his best season was 1976-77 when he helped the young side gain promotion back to the old first division.

Fans are invited to come along and meet Kenny, who will be happy to sign copies and talk about an illustrious career which included a five-year spell with Villa. Swain was right back in the Villa team that won the League title – the old first division before the Premier League arrived – in the 1980-81 season under manager Ron Saunders and the side that won the European Cup in 1982 under Tony Barton.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.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time and find out more about our cookie policy by following this link.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. Swain did not win any honours at Forest but in 1985 he switched to Portsmouth for three years and added a Second Division runners-up medal in 1987 before achieving promotion with a third-place spot with Crewe in 1989. He played in every game during the 1986/7 promotion year and was an almost ever present for the first year back in the top flight.

Next, Kenny was signed by Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest, and he now paints an evocative personal picture of the most charismatic and controversial manager in English football history.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. Swain, 5ft 11 ins, was a striker in those days and he enjoyed a good partnership with Steve Finnieston. These days, Kenny Swain has just taken over from Ken McNaught as the former Aston Villa Players with the club. With our high quality and fast digitizing process, we help newspaper archives in converting their physical prints into digital format.