Bert Swindells

Herbert Swindells (13 August 1909 – 2001) was an English professional footballer who first rose to prominence playing for Crewe Alexandra. He scored 128 League goals for Crewe – a club record that still stands. In 1937 he joined but never played for Chesterfield, later moving on to play for Barrow, Chelmsford, Bradford City, Mossley and Macclesfield Town, where he was joint top-scorer in the 1946–47 season. He later had two spells as manager of Macclesfield Town.

Playing career Crewe Alexandra Swindells was born in Stockport and signed for Crewe in 1927. He made his first-team debut, aged 19, in a Third Division North game against Ashington on 6 April 1929, a game in which he also scored his first goal. He later moved on to play for Barrow, Chelmsford and Bradford City, and, after World War II, for Mossley and Macclesfield Town, where he was joint top-scorer in the 1946–47 season. During the war, Swindells also played for Stockport County.

Managerial career Swindells was also twice manager of Macclesfield Town. After a spell as reserve team manager, he took over as manager in May 1949, taking the club to the Cheshire Senior Cup final in 1950 (losing to Northwich Victoria) and the Cheshire League Cup final in 1951 (losing to Altrincham), and winning the Cheshire Senior Cup in 1951, beating Northwich Victoria 3–2. He resigned as manager in October 1951, but managed the club again from November 1955 to the end of the 1957–58 season.

Memorial A Crewe street, Herbert Swindells Close, close to Gresty Road, is named after him.

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