Position: Midfield/Striker Born: 1March 1894, Swansea Played for Swansea Town: 1912-1922 Football League appearances: 25 (+ 26 in 4th Southern League) Appearances for Wales: None at football, but 2 Welsh caps for rugby! Fact: Played as an amateur in the Southern League, so he could also play for Swansea RFC. Famously scored the winning goal against Blackburn Rovers in the 1915 FA Cup.
Billy Ball
Position: Striker Born: 1888, England Played for Swansea Town: 1912-1920 Football League appearances: None, 57 in Southern League, 27 goals Fact: Billy scored the first professional goal for the Swans, the first hat-trick, and was the first player to be sent off .
Cyril Pearce
Position: Striker Born: 28th January 1908, Shirebrook Played for Swansea Town: 1931-1932, 1937-1938 Football League appearances: 55, 43 goals Fact: Cyril scored 35 League goals in 1931-32, still the highest season’s total for a Swansea player.
Herbie Williams
Position: Mid eld, striker Born: 6th October 1940, Swansea Played for Swansea Town: 1958-1975 Football League appearances: 513, 104 goals Appearances for Wales: 3, 1964-1971 Fact: Herbie played in the Swansea Schoolboys team who won the English Schools Shield in 1955.
Joe Sykes
Position: Midfield Born: 8th January 1898 Played for Swansea Town: 1924-1935 Football League appearances: 314, 7 goals Fact: Joe was still working for the Swans in the late 1960s as caretaker manager – as a scout he discovered local talent including Ivor Allchurch.
Lee Trundle
Position: Striker Born: 10th October 1976, Liverpool Played for Swansea Town: 2003-2007, 2009-2010 (on loan) Football League appearances: 166, 83 goals Fact: Lee was top scorer for the Swans for 4 successive seasons, before being sold for £1,000,000.
Mel Nurse
Position: Defender/midfielder Born: 11th October 1937, Swansea Played for Swansea Town: 1947-1958, 1965-1968. Football League appearances: 257 Appearances for Wales: 12, 1960-1961 Fact: ‘Mr. Swansea’ Mel put his money where his heart is, and saved the Swans on more than one occasion. It was his consortium which rescued the club in 2001/2002 from Tony Petty’s ownership.
Roger Freestone
Position: Goalkeeper Born: 19th August 1968, Caerleon Played for Swansea Town: 1989, 1991-2004 Football League appearances: 563 Appearances for Wales: 1, in 2000 against Brazil Fact: Roger has played more times for Swansea in all competitions than any other player.
![Benny Beynon [Click to enlarge image]](http://www.swanseamuseum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Benny-Beynon1.png "Benny Beynon [Click to enlarge image]")
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