Thomas Swords (October 2, 1885 – March 29, 1953) was an American soccer forward, who served as captain of the U.S. men's national team in its first two games.
Swords was born and grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts, US, an early hotbed of U.S. soccer.
During his second stint with the Rovers, Swords experienced some of his greatest achievements when the team went to three consecutive National Challenge Cup finals between 1916 and 1918.
At the time, these countries and the U.S. were all neutral during the ongoing World War I. Thomas Swords was selected as the team captain.
The National Soccer Hall of Fame lists Dick Spalding, but other sources state that Swords scored an unassisted goal against Sweden.