Burton Swifts Football Club was a

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club based in

Burton upon Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 censu ...

, England. Established in 1871, the club joined

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in 1892, remaining members until merging with Burton Wanderers to form Burton United in 1901.

History

The club was in

1871 Events January–March * January 3 – Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Bapaume – Prussians win a strategic victory. * January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...

. In

1890 Events January * January 1 – The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony in the Horn of Africa. * January 2 – Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer in the White House. * January 11 – 1890 British Ultimatum: The Uni ...

they were founder members of

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. However, after one season they switched to the

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. When the Alliance merged with

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, the club were founder members of the new Second Division of the League.Dave Twyell (2001) ''Denied F.C.: The Football League election struggles'' , Yore Publications, p54, The club was not very successful, and never finished higher than sixth in their division. After finishing bottom of the Second Division in 1900–01 the club merged with neighbours Burton Wanderers to form Burton United. The new club took Swifts' place in the League and played at their Peel Croft ground.

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