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Former England defender, famous for scandal, ban and jail sentence dies aged 84

General view of the Premier League ball next to the corner flag [Reuters, Darren Staples]

Former Sheffield Wednesday and England defender Peter Swan has died, aged 84.

Swan played over 300 times for the Owls and made 19 England appearances in the 1960s.

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