Noel Dwyer
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Noel Dwyer (30 October 1934 – January 1993) was an Irish professional footballer.
Born in Dublin, he was a goalkeeper who played his schoolboy football with Stella Maris before moving to Northern Ireland club Ormeau.[1] He went on to play 14 times for the Republic of Ireland national football team between 1959 and 1964.[2]
He began his English club career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he made just five appearances in the 1957-58 season.
He then had spells at West Ham United, Swansea Town, Plymouth Argyle, and Charlton Athletic. He made a total of 213 Football League appearances in his 12-year senior career, 140 of them with Swansea.
Dwyer died in January 1993 at the age of 58. His daughter is married to retired footballer Frank Worthington.[3]
References
- ^ Sparks, Gordon (7 April 2018). "How 'keeper Noel Dwyer became a League Cup semi-finalist for Argyle". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Noel Dwyer at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Cadden, Phil (9 January 2013). "Where are the last semi-final Swans?". The Independent. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- Sources
- The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle
- Association footballers from County Dublin
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Republic of Ireland B international footballers
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- 1934 births
- 1993 deaths
- English Football League players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Stella Maris F.C. players