View source for Barry Swallow

{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography 
| name = Barry Swallow
| image = 
| image_size = 
| caption = 
| fullname = Ernest Barry Swallow<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|19102|accessdate=13 February 2018}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|7|2|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>
| birth_place = [[Arksey]], [[Doncaster]], England<ref name=Hugman/>
| height = 
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 =   
| youthclubs1 =   
| years1 = 1960–1962 
| years2 = 1962–1964 
| years3 = 1964–1967 
| years4 = 1967–1969 
| years5 = 1969–1976
| clubs1 = [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] 
| clubs2 = [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] 
| clubs3 = [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] 
| clubs4 = [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] 
| clubs5 = [[York City F.C.|York City]]
| caps1 = 51
| caps2 = 14
| caps3 = 96
| caps4 = 85
| caps5 = 269
| goals1 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 1
| goals4 = 7
| goals5 = 21
| totalcaps = 515
| totalgoals = 39
| manageryears1 = 1982 
| manageryears2 = 1988
| managerclubs1 = [[York City F.C.|York City]] (caretaker) 
| managerclubs2 = [[York City F.C.|York City]] (caretaker)
}}
'''Ernest Barry Swallow''' (born 2 July 1942) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]].

==Career==
Born in [[Arksey]], [[Doncaster]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], Swallow started his career as a junior with [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]], turning professional in July 1959. He joined [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] in 1962 and played for them in their promotion season of [[1962-63 in English football|1962–63]].<ref name="Barry Swallow">
{{Cite web
| title = Barry Swallow
| url = http://www.rivals.net/default.asp?p=2&sid=973&stid=245463
| publisher = Minstermen
| accessdate = 25 July 2007
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061205025111/http://www.rivals.net/default.asp?p=2
| archive-date = 5 December 2006
| url-status = dead
}}
</ref>

Swallow moved to [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] in July 1964 and then moved to [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] for £3,000 in February 1967, where he was in the side which gained promotion in the [[1968-69 in English football|1968–69]] season.<ref name="Barry Swallow"/>

Swallow signed for [[York City F.C.|York City]] for £3,000 in October 1969. He helped the club to promotion in both the [[1970-71 in English football|1970–71]] and [[1973-74 in English football|1973–74]] seasons, and captained the club after they made it to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]. He made a total of 312 appearances for the club.<ref name="Barry Swallow"/>

He became a director of York City in 1981 and twice worked as [[caretaker manager]].<ref name="Barry Swallow"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{1973–74 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year}}
{{York City F.C. managers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swallow, Barry}}
[[Category:1942 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Doncaster]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players]]
[[Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players]]
[[Category:Barnsley F.C. players]]
[[Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:York City F.C. players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:English football managers]]
[[Category:York City F.C. managers]]
[[Category:English Football League managers]]
[[Category:York City F.C. directors and chairmen]]