Brian Leonard Caswell (born 14 February 1956) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Walsall, Doncaster Rovers, Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Leonard Caswell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-02-14) 14 February 1956 (age 66)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wednesbury,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1985 | Walsall | 400 | (17) |
| 1985 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | (2) |
| 1985–1986 | Leeds United | 9 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 425 | (19) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Caswell was born in Wednesbury and began his career with Walsall making his debut in the 1972–73 season.[3] He became the regular in the "Saddlers" side whilst left back was the key position he was able to play in all outfield positions and was a key member of the side which lost narrowly to Liverpool in the semi-final of the League Cup in 1983–84.[3] After racking up 400 league appearances for Walsall he joined Billy Bremner at Doncaster Rovers however in November 1985 Bremner joined Leeds United and he signed Caswell for £30,000. Injuries disrupted his time at Elland Road and after spending a short time out on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers he decided to retire from playing.[3] He then joined Birmingham City's community team and then became youth coach.[3] In 1992, he became youth coach at Stoke City until 1995 when he became assistant manager to Wayne Clarke at Telford United.[3] He then returned to being youth coach at Northampton Town and Shrewsbury Town before leaving football in 2002 to work for BMW in Birmingham.[3]
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