Frank Swift - Manchester City and England Legend (Paperback)

Frank Swift was Manchester City's first goalkeeping legend, winning many honours for the club. This book details those heady times. Ultimately it is a tragic story though as Swift perished at Munich as a reporter for the News of the World. As a genuine MCFC legend, this book will be well received by the fans of the Premiership champions. The club have over 540k followers on Twitter, and the book has guaranteed reviews in the programme, the fanzine and the general football press. Frank Swift is one of the greatest English goalkeeper's of all time. A First and Second Division, FA Cup and Charity Shield winner with Manchester City, his only League club, he represented his country on 33 occasions between 1941 and 1949. Although often injured, and on many occasions knocked unconscious, Blackpool born Swift was fearless and unmoveable in the City goal, playing all but one of over 200 games from the day of his debut, 25 December 1933, up to the start of World War Two. Swift was a regular between the posts for England, and in 1948 he became the first keeper to captain his country in the professional era. Fans also adored Swift for his sportsmanship, broad smile and constant banter with spectators behind his goal. Forty years later in 1998, Swift was one of four City legends named in the Football League 100 legends selected to celebrate 100 seasons of League football. Now in the first biography to be written on him, find out more about the keeper and his exploits.