Herbert Swindells (13 August 1909 – 2001) was an English professional footballer who first rose to prominence playing for Crewe Alexandra.
[4] Swindells missed the start of the following season, but still managed 16 goals in 34 games, often playing alongside the prolific Jimmy McConnell and Harry Deacon who scored 25 and 18 goals respectively; all three scored in Crewe's record 8–0 league win over Rotherham United on 1 October 1932.
[4] In total, Swindells made 247 League appearances for Crewe, scoring 128 goals, including six hat-tricks.
[4] He subsequently played in the Welsh Cup final replay four days later, scoring a goal in a 3–1 win over Rhyl to secure the club's second and last win in the competition[4] (Crewe is not in Wales but English clubs, usually from border areas, participated by invitation).
[5] He later moved on to play for Barrow, Chelmsford and Bradford City, and, after World War II, for Mossley[6] and Macclesfield Town, where he was joint top-scorer in the 1946–47 season.