James Swarbrick

James Swarbrick

Personal information
Full name	James Swarbrick
Date of birth	1881
Place of birth	Lytham St Annes, England
Position(s)	Outside-left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Blackpool Red Star	?	(?)
	Marton Combination	?	(?)
	Blackpool Etrurians	?	(?)
1901–1902	Blackburn Rovers	15	(0)
190?–190?	Brentford	?	(?)
1905–1907	Grimsby Town	67	(12)
1907–1908	Oldham Athletic	4	(2)
1909	Southport Central	0	(0)
1910–1911	Stoke	3	(0)
1911–1912	Port Vale	22	(3)
1912–191?	Swansea Town	?	(?)
Total		111+	(17+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Swarbrick (born 1881; date of death unknown) was a footballer who played in the Football League.

Playing career

Swarbrick started his career with Blackpool Red Star, Marton Combination, and Blackpool Etrurians, before joining Blackburn Rovers in 1901. Rovers finished fourth in the First Division in 1901–02, with Swarbrick playing 15 league games. He then joined Brentford, a club struggling in the Southern League, before signing with Grimsby Town of the Football League Second Division. He played 67 league games for the "Mariners", scoring 12 goals, before moving on to Oldham Athletic in 1907. He played for Oldham in 1907–08, their first Football League campaign, in which they posted a third-place finish, just two points behind the promotion places. He scored twice in four league games for Oldham, before moving on to Southport Central and then Stoke. He made three appearances in the Birmingham & District League for the "Potters" in 1910–11. After leaving the Victoria Ground he joined rivals Port Vale, and was a regular in the Central League side that lifted the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1912. In 1912 he transferred to Swansea Town.

Honours

with Port Vale

• Staffordshire Senior Cup winner: 1912