Peter SWAN | 1961-1962 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

SWAN PES STATS | 1961-1962

electric_trigger Peter SWAN | 1961-1962 Club: Sheffield Wednesday Number: 5 (1962 World Cup) Position: CB*, DM Nationality: English Era: 1961-1962, aged 26 Foot: Right Side: Right Length: 175 Weight: 80 Attack: 54 Defence: 88 Balance: 84 Stamina: 80 Top Speed: 78 Acceleration: 79 Response: 87 Agility: 84 Dribble Accuracy: 72 Dribble Speed: 74 Short Pass Accuracy: 74 Short Pass Speed: 74 Long Pass Acc.: 77 Long Pass Speed: 75 Shot Accuracy: 60 Shot Power: 80 Shot Technique: 66 Free Kick Accuracy: 64 Curling: 70 Header: 88 Jump: 85 Technique: 74 Aggression: 68 Mentality: 72 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 80 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 5 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot frequency: 5 Peter Swan (born 8 October 1936, South Elmsall, Yorkshire) was a professional footballer whose career lasted from 1952 until 1974. Swan made 299 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday plus two as substitute, he was a regular in the England national side for two years between May 1960 and May 1962 winning 19 full caps, he also represented England at Under 19 and Under 23 level. However despite his ability as a top class player he will be mostly remembered for his involvement in a betting scandal that led to him being banned from football for eight years between 1964 and 1972. Sheffield Wednesday At the start of the 1958-59 season he became first choice centre half for the club and was a prominent member of the team in their excellent seasons in the late 1950s and early 1960s. During that time Wednesday finished 5th in the 1959-60 season in division one and then runners up to the great double winning Tottenham Hotspur side in 1960-61 and then sixth in the next three seasons. England Career Swan made his full England debut during this golden period as a 23 year old against Yugoslavia on 11 May 1960, he played the next 19 international matches consecutively for England over the next two years up to his last appearance on 9 May 1962 against Switzerland. These 19 appearances included nine friendly internationals, six Home Internationals and four qualifying matches for the 1962 World Cup finals in Chile. Swan was selected for the squad for the 1962 World Cup finals in Chile, he fell ill with Tonsillitis before leaving but recovered and travelled with the squad. However he contracted dysentery while in Chile and never played a game with Maurice Norman and Bobby Moore playing as centre backs. Betting scandal The infamous betting scandal which also involved two other Wednesday players, Tony Kay and David Layne happened at the end of 1962, when all three bet on Sheffield Wednesday to lose their away match at Ipswich Town F.C. on Saturday 1 December 1962. Ipswich won the match 2-0 with two goals from Ray Crawford. Swan has said that Ipswich won the match fairly but he’s not sure what he would have done if Wednesday had been winning. In an interview with The Times newspaper in July 2006, Swan said “We lost the game fair and square, but I still don’t know what I’d have done if we’d been winning. It would have been easy for me to give away a penalty or even score an own goal. Who knows?â€(cid:0). Eventually the betting ring was uncovered and publicised by a major article in the The People newspaper. Swan was banned on Monday 13 April 1964 just as he was preparing to play against Tottenham that evening, his place in the team being taken by Vic Mobley. Swan received a four month jail sentence in Lincoln jail and a life ban from football. Many people think Peter would have been part of the England squad that won the 1966 World Cup, he was once told by Alf Ramsey that he was ''top of the list''. Peter SWAN | 1961-1962 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)