Swindin, George Hedley

▪ 2006

      English association football (soccer) player (b. Dec. 4, 1914, Campsall, Yorkshire, Eng.—d. Oct. 26, 2005, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Eng.), manned the goal for Arsenal Football Club from 1936 to 1954, except for six years (1939–45) that he lost to military service during World War II. At Arsenal, Swindin was part of three first-division championships in three different decades (in 1938, 1948, and 1953). The 1947–48 championship season was perhaps his finest, as he allowed only 32 goals, a Football League record at the time. He was also in goal when Arsenal defeated Liverpool 2–0 in the 1950 Football Association Cup final. After his playing career ended, Swindin became a manager; included among his posts was a stint (1958–62) at the helm of Arsenal.

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