His most successful season with the club came in 1976–77, when his strike partnership with Steve Finnieston helped Eddie McCreadie's young side win promotion back to the First Division. He wasn't supposed to play but we were short of players so he and a lad named as Satchel played who is now a Sir. One of Aston Villa’s European Cup heroes Kenny Swain these days works for the Premier League and still lives in Warwickshire. Swain, 5ft 11 ins, was a striker in those days and he enjoyed a good partnership with Steve Finnieston.

Since the photos are old press photographs they may have scratches, lines, or other wears of time, which just underlines the authenticity and age of the photos.These days, Kenny Swain has just taken over from Ken McNaught as the former Aston Villa Players with the club. Comics used to feature snotty-nosed kids from back-to-backs taking on and, against all odds, beating posh Henrys who pronounced their 'aitches' and came from homes with inside lavatories.

George’s Park and by talking to the clubs over a few years was instrumental in better access to players.We make sure that all our signed items are either collected at our own signing sessions or through a limited number of trusted partners who we've dealt with over many years and are respected within the industry. I never quite understood why Villa sold him to Nottingham Forest in the October after we won the European Cup. All our press photos are LIMITED ARCHIVE ORIGINALS - they are the actual prints that were used by the newspapers, they are not reprints or digital prints produced by us. He did not talk to Ball for 15 years but hearing about Ball’s wife having cancer he phoned Alan and they had a very good chat for an hour – something Swain has always been pleased about, especially as his hero as a player Ball had a premature death in 2007. With Villa, Swain was switched to full-back and was a part of the team which won the league championship and European Cup in consecutive seasons.

He was captain and an integral part of the team until his final months and his departure left, according to Swain, a ‘sour taste’ in his mouth. Sir Trevor Brooking, as the FA’s Director of Football Development, said that Kenny was a key figure in helping to achieve the new structure at St. Swain began his professional career with Londoners Chelsea, signing from Wycombe Wanderers in the summer of 1973. He added he has nurtured many of the current England players through the system to provide the core of the squad.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Saunders also signed another striker, Swain, from Chelsea, and moved him to right back where he became a pivotal member of Villa’s greatest team. Kenneth Swain (born 28 January 1952) is an English former footballer who played in numerous positions, including striker, midfielder and full back. He left Villa in 1982 and had spells with Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth and finally Crewe Alexandra.