Frank Swift was an international footballer who represented England 19 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 28th September 1946 at 32 years old, and his last was vs Norway on 18th May 1949 aged 35. Swift, born on 24th December 1913, in Blackpool, has a FA Legacy Number of 655 and played as a Goalkeeper for his country.

Frank Swift - 19 caps (0 goals)

Full Name: Frank Victor Swift
Born: 24th December 1913, Blackpool
Died: 6th February 1958, Munich, West Germany aged 44
England Career: 1946 - 1949
Positions whilst with England: Goalkeeper
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Manchester City (19)
FA Legacy Number: 655
Travelled to Belgrade with the Man Utd team as a journalist for the News of the World and died in the Munich Air Crash.

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Ireland (HC) on 28th September 1946 aged 32 years, 9 months, 4 days
Last Cap: v Norway (FR) on 18th May 1949 aged 35 years, 4 months, 25 days
First Captaincy: v Italy (FR) on 16th May 1948 aged 34 years, 4 months, 23 days
Career Length: 2 years, 232 days
Starts: 19
Substitute: 0
Withdrawn: 0
Full Games: 19

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt

British Home ChampionshipHC
9
0
0
0
0

FriendlyFR
10
0
2
0
0

Competitive
9
0
0
0
0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt

Away
11
0
2
0
0

Home
8
0
0
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt

Drawn
3
0
1
0
0

Lost
2
0
0
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt

Goalkeeper
19
0
2
0
0

Total
19
0
2
0
0

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt

England Walter Winterbottom
19
0
2
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Neil Franklin
19 Matches

Billy Wright
19 Matches

Laurie Scott
17 Matches

Tom Finney
16 Matches

Tommy Lawton
15 Matches

Wilf Mannion
14 Matches

George Hardwick
13 Matches

Stanley Matthews
12 Matches

Stan Mortensen
11 Matches

Bob Langton
8 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
37 sources from 19 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

NOR, 4 - 1, 18th May 1949 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 19.
Age: 35 years, 4 months, 25 days.
SCO, 1 - 3, 9th Apr 1949 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 18.
Age: 35 years, 3 months, 16 days.
WAL, 1 - 0, 10th Nov 1948 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 17.
Age: 34 years, 10 months, 17 days.
IRE, 6 - 2, 9th Oct 1948 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 16.
Age: 34 years, 9 months, 16 days.
DEN, 0 - 0, 26th Sep 1948 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 15.
Age: 34 years, 9 months, 2 days.
ITA, 4 - 0, 16th May 1948 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 14.
Age: 34 years, 4 months, 23 days.
SCO, 2 - 0, 10th Apr 1948 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 13.
Age: 34 years, 3 months, 17 days.
SWE, 4 - 2, 19th Nov 1947 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 12.
Age: 33 years, 10 months, 26 days.
IRE, 2 - 2, 5th Nov 1947 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 11.
Age: 33 years, 10 months, 12 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 18th Oct 1947 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 10.
Age: 33 years, 9 months, 25 days.
BEL, 5 - 2, 21st Sep 1947 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 9.
Age: 33 years, 8 months, 28 days.
POR, 10 - 0, 25th May 1947 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 8.
Age: 33 years, 5 months, 1 day.
SUI, 0 - 1, 18th May 1947 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 7.
Age: 33 years, 4 months, 25 days.
FRA, 3 - 0, 3rd May 1947 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 6.
Age: 33 years, 4 months, 10 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 12th Apr 1947 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 5.
Age: 33 years, 3 months, 19 days.
NED, 8 - 2, 27th Nov 1946 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 4.
Age: 32 years, 11 month, 3 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 13th Nov 1946 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 3.
Age: 32 years, 10 months, 20 days.
IRL, 1 - 0, 30th Sep 1946 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 2.
Age: 32 years, 9 months, 6 days.
IRE, 7 - 2, 28th Sep 1946 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 1.
Age: 32 years, 9 months, 4 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.