MEN'S LEAGUE	32	53	59	66	70	71	75	96	99	00	02	06	14	19	20	21	22	MEN'S WORLD CLUB	01	07	23
MEN'S CHALLENGE CUPS	56	61	66	72	76	96	97	01	04	06	07	08	21					WOMEN'S MATCHES	21	21

Laurence Swire
OVERALL STATISTICS
BIRTH	AGE	SIGNED ON	FROM
15-08-1903	N/A	2-08-1925	Unknown.
DEBUT		LAST MATCH	LEFT
25-02-1928 v Salford		Salford	1928-
CAREER			APPEARANCES (SUBS)
1927-1927			1 (0)
TRIES	GOALS	DGOALS	PTS
0	0	0	0

Biography of Laurence Swire
HERITAGE NO : 358 Laurence Swire by Alex Service Another in the pantheon of Saints players who could claim a solitary First Team appearance, Laurence lived in Dentons Green and signed on at Knowsley Road for three consecutive seasons from 1925-26 to 1927-28. He was a forceful forward, who took Lou Houghton's place in the front row for the game against Salford on 25th February 1928 at the Willows. The engine room that afternoon also included prodigious hooker Harold Smith and the redoubtable Bob Atkin. Bert Turner also played his third match, in the second row. Unfortunately Saints went down by 5-14 and Lawrence was later destined to continue his A team career. The Reporter correspondent talked about "A Puerile Show at Salford" and stated that "both Swire and Turner played very whole-heartedly but some of their efforts in the loose were very crude. They had not the experience or craft that should go hand in hand with first class rugby warfare." The report did manage to find some positives, however, about the front-row debutant: "Swire's weight made an improvement in the front row, and nobody could grumble at the way in which the front string got the ball from the scrummages." Amen to that. Laurence was a Master Plumber and established a well known business in the town. in 1939 he was living in Dentons Green Lane, St Helens. He died in his hometown in March 1997, aged 93. If anyone can provide any further information about this player, we would like to hear from you.

Biography of Laurence Swire

HERITAGE NO : 358

Laurence Swire by Alex Service

Another in the pantheon of Saints players who could claim a solitary First Team appearance, Laurence lived in Dentons Green and signed on at Knowsley Road for three consecutive seasons from 1925-26 to 1927-28. He was a forceful forward, who took Lou Houghton's place in the front row for the game against Salford on 25th February 1928 at the Willows. The engine room that afternoon also included prodigious hooker Harold Smith and the redoubtable Bob Atkin. Bert Turner also played his third match, in the second row.

Unfortunately Saints went down by 5-14 and Lawrence was later destined to continue his A team career. The Reporter correspondent talked about "A Puerile Show at Salford" and stated that "both Swire and Turner played very whole-heartedly but some of their efforts in the loose were very crude. They had not the experience or craft that should go hand in hand with first class rugby warfare." The report did manage to find some positives, however, about the front-row debutant: "Swire's weight made an improvement in the front row, and nobody could grumble at the way in which the front string got the ball from the scrummages." Amen to that.

Laurence was a Master Plumber and established a well known business in the town. in 1939 he was living in Dentons Green Lane, St Helens. He died in his hometown in March 1997, aged 93. If anyone can provide any further information about this player, we would like to hear from you.

SEASON STATISTICS
Season (Official Matches)	Tries	Goals	DGoals	Matches
1927~28	0	0	0	1
TOTALS:	0	0	0	1
Season (Other Matches)	Tries	Goals	DGoals	Matches
TOTALS:

ALL MATCHES

Date	Match		Pos	Opponents	Comp	Venue	FT	FTO	T	G	DG
25th Feb 1928	1	L	10	Salford	L	A	5	14				VIEW

*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.

WINS : \| LOSSES : 1 \| DRAWS :

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Laurence Swire

OVERALL STATISTICS

Biography of Laurence Swire

SEASON STATISTICS

ALL MATCHES

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