Peter Swan

Peter Swan was born in South Elmsall near Pontefract in West Yorkshire on 8 October 1936, he was one of seven children, all boys. At a young age he moved to Armthorpe near Doncaster where he attended Armthorpe Secondary Modern School, playing in the school football team along with Alan Finney. Swan was initially a right winger before being converted to centre half during his time at school. Swan played for Doncaster Schools as a teenager and joined Sheffield Wednesday as a 15-year-old amateur in 1952, working part-time at Armthorpe Colliery at the same time. In November 1953 he signed as a part-time professional for Wednesday, progressing to full professional just after his 18th birthday.

After continuing to run a public house in Chesterfield for a time, he retired. He released a biographical book in September 2006 called "Setting The Record Straight" written in conjunction with Nick Johnson and with a heartfelt foreword by Jimmy Greaves (ISBN 0-7524-4022-5). Peter Swan's son Gary died of stomach cancer aged 39 in 1998. Swan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in the mid-2000s. He died on 20 January 2021, aged 84.