<p>Former England defender Peter Swan, whose involvement in a betting scandal ended his hopes of playing at the 1966 World Cup finals, has died aged 84, his old club, Sheffield Wednesday, announced Thursday.</p>.<p>Swan won 19 England caps and was a member of the squad at the 1962 World Cup in Chile, although illness prevented him from playing.</p>.<p>It was widely thought he would feature at the 1966 World Cup, which England went on to win on home soil. But his involvement in a betting ring meant he missed out, with Swan jailed for four months.</p>.<p>The Owls said in a club statement: "Sheffield Wednesday are saddened to learn of the passing of our former player Peter Swan at the age of 84.</p>.<p>"Over two spells at Hillsborough the revered defender made over 300 appearances and represented England at international level.</p>.<p>"Our thoughts are with Peter's family and friends at this difficult time."</p>.<p>Swan's football career came to a shuddering halt in 1964.</p>.<p>That was when Britain's Sunday People newspaper revealed that Swan and fellow team-mates Tony Kay and David Layne had placed a bet on reigning English champions Ipswich Town to beat their Wednesday side in December 1962 following an approach from Jimmy Gauld -- a leading member of a betting ring.</p>.<p>All three players received four-month jail terms and lifetime bans, dashing Swan's hopes of becoming a member of the only England squad to have won the World Cup.</p>.<p>Swan, however, successfully appealed and returned to Hillsborough in 1972, before playing for Bury, Matlock and Worksop and then becoming a publican after his football career finished.</p>.<p>"We lost the game fair and square," Swan told The Times in a 2006 interview about the incident.</p>.<p>"But I still don't know what I'd have done if we'd been winning. It would have been easy for me to give away a penalty or even score an own goal. Who knows?"</p>
<p>Former England defender Peter Swan, whose involvement in a betting scandal ended his hopes of playing at the 1966 World Cup finals, has died aged 84, his old club, Sheffield Wednesday, announced Thursday.</p>.<p>Swan won 19 England caps and was a member of the squad at the 1962 World Cup in Chile, although illness prevented him from playing.</p>.<p>It was widely thought he would feature at the 1966 World Cup, which England went on to win on home soil. But his involvement in a betting ring meant he missed out, with Swan jailed for four months.</p>.<p>The Owls said in a club statement: "Sheffield Wednesday are saddened to learn of the passing of our former player Peter Swan at the age of 84.</p>.<p>"Over two spells at Hillsborough the revered defender made over 300 appearances and represented England at international level.</p>.<p>"Our thoughts are with Peter's family and friends at this difficult time."</p>.<p>Swan's football career came to a shuddering halt in 1964.</p>.<p>That was when Britain's Sunday People newspaper revealed that Swan and fellow team-mates Tony Kay and David Layne had placed a bet on reigning English champions Ipswich Town to beat their Wednesday side in December 1962 following an approach from Jimmy Gauld -- a leading member of a betting ring.</p>.<p>All three players received four-month jail terms and lifetime bans, dashing Swan's hopes of becoming a member of the only England squad to have won the World Cup.</p>.<p>Swan, however, successfully appealed and returned to Hillsborough in 1972, before playing for Bury, Matlock and Worksop and then becoming a publican after his football career finished.</p>.<p>"We lost the game fair and square," Swan told The Times in a 2006 interview about the incident.</p>.<p>"But I still don't know what I'd have done if we'd been winning. It would have been easy for me to give away a penalty or even score an own goal. Who knows?"</p>