Bio:
Swindlehurst came up through the ranks at Crystal Palace, playing youth football in the early 1970s with future West Ham United teammate Alan Devonshire. Starting his senior career in 1973, he played for Palace for eight seasons and scored 81 goals in 278 appearances. Swindlehurst first joined Derby County as a loan player, two months before his transfer was made permanent in April 1980. Derby paid £410,000, a then-record for the club.
West Ham manager John Lyall brought Swindlehurst to Upton Park for £160,000 in March 1983. Injuries hampered his chances of regular first-team football. He played his last game for West Ham on 27 April 1985 against Luton Town and after 71 League and cup games for the east Londoners, he moved on to Sunderland.
After a spell in Cyprus with Anorthosis Famagusta, Swindlehurst returned to London to play for Wimbledon, but he managed just two appearances in the season they won the 1988 FA Cup Final, beating Liverpool. He later played for Colchester United, and on loan at Peterborough United
Factfile:
- Full Name: David Swindlehurst
- Position: Forward
- Date of Birth: 16.02.1957
- Birthplace: Edgware
- Nation: England
- Caps: –
- Goals: –
- Club Career: Crystal Palace
- Period: 1973-1980
- League Games, 237
- League Goals, 73
- Previous Club: –
- Transfer Fee: –
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