Frank Swift broke into the Manchester City first team in 1933, taking part in the club's run to the 1934 FA Cup Final, where the club triumphed 2–1 against Portsmouth.
Three years later Swift won a League Championship medal, after playing in every match of Manchester City's championship-winning season.
WW2 denied Swift several years of playing in his prime, though during wartime he was chosen to represent his country in international matches. After the war he made his competitive international debut, playing 19 internationals between 1946 and 1949.
Frank Swift retired in 1949. He took up a career as a journalist, working as a football correspondent for the News of the World.
He tragically died, aged 44, in the Munich air disaster after reporting on Manchester United's European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade.
Legacy
Swift is widely regarded as one of the best English goalkeepers of all time alongside Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton.
He is frequently noted as one of the best players to have graced the English football league. His successor in the Manchester City team was fellow club legend Bert Trautmann.
Goalkeeper Frank Swift, seen here making a save for England in Turin 1948. Played over 500 games for Manchester City and 33 times for his country.
— Red_Devil (@RetroRed2) February 1, 2020
Retired in 1949 and became a Sports Journalist with the New of the World. Covering United's game in Belgrade,
he died at Munichππ pic.twitter.com/YNhrJWAPQK
Big Frank Swift in action at Highbury c1935 pic.twitter.com/kd7jUxdDXf
— City On A Card (@CityOnACard1) September 24, 2020
Day 6 of our tributes to those lost at Munich and today is dedicated to the journalists that died including Frank Swift, Tom Jackson, Alf Clarke, Donny Davies, George Follows, Archie Ledbrooke, Henry Rose, Frank Swift and Eric Thompson
— πΎπͺUtd Before FergieπΎπͺ (@UtdBeforFergie) January 31, 2021
RTs appreciated #MUFC #mcfc pic.twitter.com/fjrJdI3AwP
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