Team News – York City (home)
2025-09-06
Yeovil Town are unchanged from the midweek victory at Solihull Moors as they prepare to take on big-spending York City at Huish Park this afternoon (3pm kick-off).
Centre half Kyle Ferguson, who limped off with what appeared a nasty looking injury on Tuesday night, is fit to line up alongside Jake Wannell and Morgan Williams in the Glovers’ defence.
The only change comes on the substitutes’ bench where defender Alex Whittle, who is suffering with an injury, is replaced by Under-18s midfielder Ollie Hughes, underlining just how thin the squad is. If Hughes were to make an appearance today, he would become the second-youngest player to represent the club at 17 years, 3 months and 8 days.
Foot In The Opposition Camp – York City (H)
2025-09-06
After two away days, the Glovers are back at Huish Park today hosting York City. Ben’s caught up with our friend Simon from the ‘Same Old City Podcast’ about York and there’s plenty to talk about.
MOTM Result – Solihull Moors (A)
2025-09-05
Junior Morias was the difference maker in the midlands on Tuesday night and that was enough for the forward to land your votes for Man of the Match.
It was a close call though with the former Bristol Rovers man Luke McCormick coming second, but only just behind, and the current Bristol Rovers man Jed Ward came third.
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESPONSES | 1ST (Votes / Percent) | 2ND (Votes / Percent) | 3RD (Votes / Percent) |
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| August | |||||
| 09.08.2025 | HARTLEPOOL (Home, 0-0 draw) | 172 | JED WARD (52 / 32.4%) | Morgan Williams (44 / 25.6%) | Jake Wannell (22 / 12.8%) |
| 16.08.2025 | FOREST GREEN (Away, 2-0 loss) | 87 | JED WARD (39 / 44.8%) | Byron Pendleton (16 / 18.4%) | Morgan Williams (11 / 12.6%) |
| 20.08.2025 | BRACKLEY TOWN (Home, 2-1 win) | 153 | JED WARD (89 / 58.2%) | Josh Sims (23 / 15%) | Tahvon Campbell (14 / 9.2%) |
| 23.08.2025 | BRAINTREE TOWN (Away, 1-0 loss) | 71 | JED WARD (29 / 40.8%) | Josh Sims (15 / 21.1%) | James Plant (7 / 9.9%) |
| 25.08.2025 | GATESHEAD (Home, 4-3 loss) | 174 | HARVEY GREENSLADE (65 / 37.4%) | Junior Morias (59 / 33.9%) | Josh Sims (23 / 13.2%) |
| 30.08.2025 | HALIFAX (Away, 3-2 loss) | 93 | JOSH SIMS (36 / 38.7%) | Harvey Greenslade (29 / 31.2%) | Junior Morias (13 / 14%) |
| AUGUST PLAYER OF THE MONTH | 🥇 JED WARD (12 PTS, 3 MOTM) | 🥈 JOSH SIMS (8 PTS, 1 MOTM) | 🥉 HARVEY GREENSLADE (5 PTS, 1 MOTM) |
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| 02.09.2025 | SOLIHULL M (Away, 1-0 win) | 98 | JUNIOR MORIAS (28 / 28.3%) | Luke McCormick (24 / 24.2%) | Jed Ward (15 / 15.2%) |
| 06.09.2025 | YORK CITY (Home, 3-1 loss) | 108 | JOSH SIMS (48 / 44.4%) | Luke McCormick (33 / 30.6%) | Jed Ward (7 / 6.5%) |
| 13.09.2025 | WOKING (Home, 1-0 win) | 127 | LUKE MCCORMICK (47 / 37%) | Kyle Ferguson (37 / 29.1%) | Harvey Greenslade (11 / 8.7%) |
| 20.09.2025 | TAMWORTH (Away, 1-0 loss) | 62 | JED WARD (17 / 27.4%) | Kyle Ferguson (10 / 16.1%) | Josh Sims (7 / 11.3%) |
| 24.09.2025 | ALDERSHOT (Away, 4-1 win) | 94 | ANDREW OLUWABORI (36 / 38.3%) | Tahvon Campbell (25 / 26.6%) | Luke McCormick (10 / 10.6%) |
| 27.09.2025 | ALTRINCHAM (Home, 1-0 win) | 154 | ANDREW OLUWABORI (51 / 33.1%) | Jed Ward (37 / 24%) | Morgan Williams (18 / 11.7%) |
| 30.09.2025 | SUTTON UTD (Away 2-1 win) | 119 | JOSH SIMS (88 / 73.9%) | Andrew Oluwabori (20 / 16.8%) | Jed Ward (6 / 5%) |
| SEPTEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH | 🥇 ANDREW OLUWABORI (8 PTS / 2 MOTM) | 🥈 JED WARD (8 PTS / 1 MOTM) | 🥉 JOSH SIMS (7 PTS / 2 MOTM) |
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| 04.10.2025 | BOREHAM WOOD (Home - 0-3 loss) | 87 | JED WARD (61 / 70.1%) | Harvey Greenslade (10 / 11.5%) | Kyle Ferguson (5 / 5.7%) |
| 11.10.2025 | HEMEL HEMPSTEAD (Away 2-1 loss) | 44 | HARVEY GREENSLADE (18 / 40.9%) | Jed Ward (10 / 22%) | Byron Pendleton (6 / 13.6%) |
| 18.10.2025 | ROCHDALE (Away 3-0 loss) | 49 | JED WARD (17 / 34.7%) | Harvey Greenslade (10 / 20.4%) | Kyle Ferguson (5 / 10.2%) |
| 25.10.2025 | CARLISLE (Home 1-1 draw) | 140 | Max Jolliffe (60 / 42.9% | Harvey Greenslade (16 / 11.4%) | George Nurse (13 / 9.3%) |
| OCTOBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH | 🥇 HARVEY GREENSLADE (9 PTS / 1 MOTM) | 🥈 JED WARD (8 PTS / 1 MOTM) | 🥉 MAX JOLLIFFE (3 PTS / 1 MOTM) |
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| 04.11.2025 | WEALDSTONE (Home 0-2 loss) | 67 | LUKE MCCORMICK (13 / 19.4%) | Jed Ward (12 / 17.9%) | Aaron Jarvis (9 / 13.4%) |
| 08.11.2025 | SCUNTHORPE (Away 1-0 loss) | 46 | JAMES PLANT (15 / 32.6%) | Jed Ward (12 / 26.1%) | Harvey Greenslade (10 / 21.7%) |
| 15.11.2025 | SOUTHEND (Home 0-1 loss) | 89 | JED WARD (74 / 83.1%) | Max Jolliffe (5 / 5.6%) | Junior Morias (3 / 3.4%) |
| 22.11.2025 | MORECAMBE (Away 0-0 draw) | 49 | JED WARD (22 / 44.9%) | Harvey Greenslade (12 / 24.5%) | Finn Cousin-Dawson 4 (8.2%) |
| 29.11.2025 | BOSTON UNITED (Home 2-1 win) | 108 | LUKE MCCORMICK (68 / 63%) | Brett McGavin (10 / 9.3%) | James Plant (6 / 5.6%) |
| NOVEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH | 🥇 JED WARD (10 PTS, 2 MOTM) | 🥈 LUKE MCCORMICK (6 PTS / 2 MOTM) | 🥉 JAMES PLANT (4 PTS / 1 MOTM) |
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| 06.12.2025 | HARTLEPOOL UTD (Away, 2-0 win) | 106 | LUKE MCCORMICK (78 / 73.6%) | Jed Ward (11 / 10.4%) | Harvey Greenslade (7 / 6.6%) |
| 13.12.2025 | MAIDSTONE UTD (Home, 1-1 [4-2 on pens]) | 125 | JED WARD (83 / 66.4%) | Brett McGavin (10 / 8%) | Harvey Greenslade (9 / 7.2%) |
| 20.12.2025 | FOREST GEEEN (Home, 0-2 loss) | 94 | LUKE MCCORMICK (22 / 23.4%) | Harvey Greenslade (20 / 21.3%) | Jed Ward (17 / 18.1%) |
| 26.12.2025 | TRURO CITY (Away 0-1 loss) | 67 | JED WARD (55 / 82.1%) | Jake Wannell (3 / 4.5%) | Josh Tobin / Aaron Jarvis (2 / 3%) |
| 30.12.2025 | EASTLEIGH (Home 1-1 draw) | 113 | LUKE MCCORMICK (46 / 40.7%) | Jed Ward (29 / 25.7%) | Jake Wannell (10 / 8.8%) |
| DECEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH | 🥇 JED WARD (10 PTS, 2 MOTM) | 🥈 LUKE MCCORMICK (9 PTS / 3 MOTM) | 🥉 HARVEY GREENSLADE (4 PTS / 0 MOTM) |
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| 03.01.2026 | BRAINTREE (Home 3-1 win) | 164 | LUKE MCCORMICK (44 / 26.8%) | Aaron Jarvis (27 / 16.5%) | James Daly/Brett McGavin (20 / 12.2%) |
| 10.01.2026 | ALVECHURCH (Home 0-0 [3-1 on pens]) | 172 | DAKARAI MAFICO (86 / 50%) | Jed Ward (55 / 32%) | Josh Sims (9 / 5.2%) |
Match Preview: Yeovil Town vs York City
2025-09-05
Yeovil Town are back in action at Huish Park on Saturday as the Glovers face the difficult test of welcoming York City to Somerset.
FORM…
YEOVIL TOWN
The home side come into the game off the back of a win. However, this was the Glovers’ first three points since a 2–1 victory over Brackley in the third game of the season. The result did put to bed a three-game losing streak and ended a run of back-to-back matches where they had taken the lead, only to squander it.
In that last game against Solihull Moors on a very wet Tuesday night, Richard Dryden’s side played some good football in spells, though they made a poor Moors side look better than they were. It was at the end of a tentative first half from both teams that Yeovil took the lead, with a goal from Junior Morias. The ex-Peterborough man slotted the ball into the back of the net after a deflected shot from James Plant fell to him at the back post. The Glovers then saw out a tough second half in which Solihull threatened on several occasions.
A clean sheet and a lead kept was just what Yeovil needed after some disheartening results, but the visit of York will be no easy task.
York City
The Minstermen form has been solid with no defeats across their first four fixtures, with two win and two draws making some impressive reading. That good form to start the new campaign though wasn’t enough to keep former manager Adam Hinshelwood in a job, with Matt Uggla sacking him just over a week ago.
The Yorkshire side will be well rested for their visit to Huish Park having not played a game since Bank Holiday Monday, where they drew 1-1 with Woking. York were supposed to play Rochdale on the 30th August but the match was suspended due a Women’s Rugby World Cup fixture being played at the ground.
A fresh York side with a point to prove could be a scary prospect for the Glovers.
KEY PLAYERS…
Yeovil Town – Jed Ward
We focussed on Jed ward at the start of the season as being a key player if Yeovil were going to get wins, and on Tuesday night he showed everyone why.
After a couple of games where he had shipped in a fair amount of goals that weren’t all his fault, many may have predicted that young goalies head could drop. To Ward’s credit he didn’t let the tough results get to him and put in a fine performance to not only help his side to a win against Solihull Moors but also to his first clean sheet of the season.
In a second half full of chances for the midlands side, the Bristol Rovers loanee made save after save to thwart Moors and predominantly striker Jacob Wakeling. Hopefully can produce the same kind of performance on Saturday.
York City – Hiram Boateng
Boateng is the sort of the midfielder every club dreams of, always available and instantly brings a presence to the middle of the park. The 29-year-old does the ugly things well, he regains possession, tackles well and is the starting point for many attacks.
Playing the majority of his career in a defensive midfield role, Boateng has a wealth of experience that York can count on. The British-Ghanian, has 301 appearances in League One and Two, with this being his first season in non league.
So far this season Boateng has been an ever present for The Minstermen, having not missed a minute of football. It will be an intriguing battle to see the former Mansfield man going up against Brett McGavin et al.
THE GAFFER…
Stuart Maynard has taken charge at York following the club’s decision to sack Adam Hinshelwood. A familiar name to many non-league followers, Maynard spent 10 years as a player, mostly in the lower tiers of non-league football.
He began his coaching career at Hemel Hempstead, the final club of his playing days. In 2012, the Tudors brought him in as assistant to former teammate Dean Brennan, and the pair built a strong partnership over six successful years. In 2018, they took over at Billericay Town as manager and assistant but left the club just four months later after the board terminated their contracts.
They then took charge at Kingstonian but chose to resign after five games, deciding the fit wasn’t right. Later, they joined Wealdstone during the COVID-shortened 2019–20 season and led the club to promotion as champions.
When Brennan stepped down in 2021, Maynard stepped up as manager. He impressed during his time at Wealdstone, which drew attention from Notts County in January last year. He accepted the County job and managed the side for just over a year. Despite leading the Magpies to the League Two Play-Off Semi-Finals, where they lost to AFC Wimbledon, the club chose to part ways with him shortly afterward.
Maynard has faced Yeovil five times in the past, winning one, drawing three, and losing one.
LAST TIME WE MET…
York have dominated this fixture in recent seasons, and Yeovil haven’t beaten them since 2016. In their most recent meeting, York earned a 1–0 win at Huish Park thanks to a penalty from star striker Ollie Pearce, who sealed all three points for the visitors.
When the two sides clashed at the LNER Community Stadium, York ran out 4–0 winners. Pearce caused problems for the Glovers once again, scoring a hat-trick, while Tyrese Sinclair also found the net. Yeovil finished the match with nine men after Finn Cousin-Dawson and Dom Bernard both received red cards.
DON’T I KNOW YOU…
THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE…
It will be Lewis Sandoe in the middle for the fixture on Saturday, with just one previous fixture at Huish Park. Read more here.
McGavin: We want to play attacking football
2025-09-04
Midfielder Brett McGavin has said Yeovil Town’s players are focusing on putting in good performances as they wait to see who will be their new manager.
The Glovers will be under the charge of interim manager Richard Dryden this weekend when they take on a York City side playing their first match under new manager, Stuart Maynard, at Huish Park.
Both Yeovil and York decided to make a change in the dug-out last week with the departure of Mark Cooper shortly after followed by the sacking of Adam Hinshelwood.
Asked about how the dressing room reacted to the managerial change, McGavin told BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah: “No-one enjoys it, I have had it a few times where the manager gets the sack. As an individual the thing to focus on is your performance, if you can take care of yourself then whatever needs sorting out will happen.
“From my point of view and the team’s point of view, it is about focusing on the things you can control and let the rest happen. You hear about new manager bounce and when the time is right, I am sure we can get a good manager in and enjoy that bounce, everyone can sense we needed a change and hopefully we can enjoy that change with a new manager.”
The midweek win at Solihull saw Yeovil grind out a result, sealed by striker Junior Morias’ third goal in as many matches, in a physical encounter, but McGavin said he was hoping Saturday would see the club’s attacking players come to the fore.
He said: “Everyone can see we have good players, but we need to really to dominate games and play offensive football. We have players like Simsy (Josh Sims), Junior (Morias), Harvey (Greenslade), everyone wants to see them get on the ball. Going forward I want to see as much enjoyable, attacking football as we can, everyone deserves to see that. The new lads and the lads that were already here have gelled really well, we just need to show that on the pitch.
“I have played a few times at Huish Park as an opposition player and it was not very enjoyable, so I think we need to get that back. Last season our home form was not very good and that Gateshead (defeat) may have killed that momentum a little bit, but Huish needs to be a fortress. Our away form has been very good, so if we can tie it together with better home form, hopefully we can do well.“
Dryden: Win has given us confidence
2025-09-04
Interim Yeovil Town boss Richard Dryden has said Tuesday night’s win at Solihull Moors has given his side a lift ahead of a tough test this weekend.
Big-spending York City are the visitors to Huish Park this weekend and Dryden believes the clean sheet and three points his side collected in midweek will give them a lift as they prepare to take on one of the favourites for the National League title.
The win followed two performances where the Glovers threw away leads in the 4-3 home defeat to Gateshead and the 3-2 loss at FC Halifax Town.
Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah on Thursday, Dryden said: “We obviously had questions about our defensive abilities after the last two games and that is not just the goalkeeper and the back three, it is the whole team. How we defended our box against Solihull was fantastic because we knew the ball was going to come in from long throws and corners, but we defended really well as a group. Coming in to the changing rooms after doing that was a really good atmosphere. There are always different ways to win a game, it is great to win 3-0 and sit back and relax, but the good thing was that everyone who was fit – apart from Matt Gould, the goalkeeper – came on and made a difference.”
York come in to the game unbeaten this season but actually one point below Yeovil in the table. The Minstermen have only played four matches this season, compared to the Glovers’ seven, due to the Women’s Rugby World Cup being played at their home stadium in recent weeks.
That early season form was enough for owners Matt and Julie-Anne Uggla, whose connections to Huish Park need little further explanation, to make the decision to sack manager Adam Hinshelwood around the same time Yeovil dispensed of the services of Mark Cooper.
However, they had a replacement lined up in the form of ex-Notts County and Wealdstone boss, Stuart Maynard, who will take charge of his first match this weekend.
Dryden said: “They are not going to be (in 19th place in the table) in 30 games time for certain and they have got some really good players. They have lost a good manager, but they have brought in a really good manager as well. They have added again, the frontline is good, a solid back three or four, they have good players but we are up for the fight and want to take our team to them as well. You have to respect every team you play, we have to have a game plan going forward and defensively. York will play a lot differently to how Solihull, so our game plans will change.”
The interim boss admitted it had been difficult for the players and coaching staff following the departure of Cooper at the end of last month. On Monday, owner Prabhu Srinivasan told supporters it would “take time” to appoint a new manager and vowed not to rush in to a decision, but the appearance of out of work bosses’ including ex-Hartlepool United manager Anthony Limbrick at Solihull on Tuesday suggest that there are options available to the Glovers.
Dryden said: “I have been in football long enough to know that someone has to take over whether that is someone coming in straight away or they leave it to the staff and at the moment they are leaving it to the staff, so we are just getting on with our jobs. The owner has been really good talking about calmness and we have been told the staff will stay which is good, because the first thing you think is ‘are we going to lose our jobs’, so it was good news that the job situation was secure and we can get on with our job. If someone else comes in, they do, and until then we will just do the best job we can.”
Dryden added there were “a few bumps and bruises” following the physical encounter at Solihull, one of which is presumably defender Kyle Ferguson who went off after taking a hefty whack to the knee, but the interim boss said he was optimistic he would have a similar squad to choose from against York.
He concluded: “You can see the confidence coming in to the lads. We know we can score goals and we know we can defend, it is just a case of getting that blend for every game. A big plus was keeping a clean sheet on Tuesday night and the goal now is to do that again on Saturday and stamp our authority when we go forward.“
McCormick in Team of the Week
2025-09-04
For the first time this season, the Glovers have some Team of the (mid)Week representation.
Luke McCormick makes the mythical team from official league sponsors Enterprise.
Shout out to Tom ‘DFILWF’ Knowles for also making the side.
Also, credit must got to ‘Ryan’ Nash of Aldershot Town, who despite not being called Ryan at all, still got noticed enough by the admin… but not enough to check that his actual name is Pat.
National League Wrap Up – Matchday 7
2025-09-04
Yeovil Town got back to winning ways on Tuesday night, registering their first three points under interim head coach Richard Dryden, as they beat Solihull Moors away from home in a 1-0 win (which you can read about here!) – let’s see what else went on across the league in a hectic couple of days…
We’ll run through the rest of Tuesday night’s action first, starting in Middlesex, where Wealdstone registered an impressive 3-2 win over Southend United. The hosts took the lead through Enzio Boldewijn, before Slavi Spasov bagged his first goal for the Shrimpers ten minutes later. Two goals in the space of four minutes from Sean Adarkwa regained the lead for Wealdstone, before holding onto their lead against a surge from Southend; Gus Scott-Morriss gave the visitors hope, but it wasn’t enough as Southend’s undefeated start to the season came to an end, while the Stones occupy the final playoff spot.
Morecambe succumbed to a 3-1 defeat at home to Forest Green Rovers, as Gwion Edwards’ impressive first half strike was cancelled out by Kyle McAllister and a brace from ex-Glover Tom Knowles, while Tamworth registered their first away win of the season at Braintree Town thanks to goals from Manny Duku and Beck-Ray Enoru, either side of a goal from former Glover Frankie Terry for the hosts.
Eastleigh and Scunthorpe United were playing out an entertaining 1-1 draw, with Declan Howe getting the visitors ahead in the 83rd minute, and Harvey Saunders equalising in the 91st minute. However, two serious head injuries occurred in an unfortunate clash between Archie Harris of Eastleigh, and Jéan Belehouan of Scunthorpe – both players received medical attention from paramedics, with Harris ending up going to hospital, and both have since been cleared and confirmed on social medias that they’re ok. The match was abandoned following 93 minutes of play with the scoreline remaining at 1-1, the National League hope to confirm in the coming days if the fixture will need to be replayed. York and Rochdale didn’t play due to the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
Onto Wednesday’s action, and we start with a goalfest, as Boreham Wood left Sutton United with all three points in a 3-4 thriller – Jeff King handed the Wood the lead just ten minutes in, before Jayden Harris and Lewis Simper struck to put the hosts ahead going into half-time. Abdul Abdulmalik made it two apiece, before an 85th minute Zak Brunt penalty gave the visitors the lead. Erico Sousa made it four with just a couple of minutes left on the clock, Sutton attempted to stage a late comeback with a cracker from Edon Pruti, but it wasn’t enough to stop the Wood’s impressive start to their return to the National League.
A fiery affair finished level in Cornwall, as Truro City and 9-man Aldershot Town played out a 2-2 draw – goalkeeper Marcus Dewhurst was sent off in extremely harsh circumstances in the 40th minute, but the Shots took the lead just before half-time with a Kwame Thomas effort. Former Glover Ryan Law equalised for Truro in the 65th minute, before Tyler Harvey scored twenty minutes later to set the Tinners on their way to a second win in a row. However, despite another red card, this time for Cameron Hargreaves, a 97th minute James Henry penalty meant the two sides shared the spoils.
Two first half goals from Lewis Banks and Tylor Golden meant Altrincham secured their first away win of the season, with Gateshead finishing the game with 10 men following a red card for Connor Pani, while there were two penalties in the draw between FC Halifax Town and Woking; both were scored, as Harry Beautyman gave the visitors the lead with his, before Adam Hmami equalised with his own penalty in the 91st minute. Hartlepool United and Boston United couldn’t be separated, as Luke Charman and Manni Norkett scored the goals for their respective sides, and finally, a Regan Linney strike was the difference as Carlisle United narrowly beat Brackley Town.
National League results – in full
Braintree Town 1-2 Tamworth
Eastleigh A-A Scunthorpe United
Morecambe 1-3 Forest Green Rovers
Solihull Moors 0-1 Yeovil Town
Wealdstone 3-2 Southend United
Brackley Town 0-1 Carlisle United
FC Halifax Town 1-1 Woking
Gateshead 0-2 Altrincham
Hartlepool United 1-1 Boston United
Sutton United 3-4 Boreham Wood
Truro City 2-2 Aldershot Town
Match Officials – York City (H)
2025-09-04
Yeovil Town return to Huish Park after a triumphant midweek in the midlands and it’s big spending York City who come to town.
We need an official for the game and it’s Mr Lewis Sandoe who will take charge.
It’s his first appointment in the middle this season, but he’s been a busy official over the last couple of seasons in the National League South.
20 matches in the league below saw him dish out 96 yellow cards, 3 reds and a few penalties for good measure.
Roll the clock back another year and there’s a 1-1 draw with Maidstone at Huish Park we can look back on.
He was happy with the cards then too, eight dished out in total, including ones for Alex Whittle, Matt Worthington and Rhys Murphy.
He’ll be assisted by Ivan Stankovic and Stuart Kane (Kane is something of a regular appointment at HP) and Steven Swan will be monitor the dugouts.
Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v YORK CITY (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Sandoe, Lewis
Assistant Referee: Stankovic, Ivan
Assistant Referee: Kane, Stuart
Fourth Official: Swan, Steven