Gwyn Manning
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gwyn Thomas Manning | ||
Date of birth | 19 August 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Wales | ||
Date of death | February 2003 (aged 87) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Troedyrhiw | |||
Treharris | |||
Merthyr Tydfil | |||
International career | |||
Wales amateur | |||
1948 | Great Britain | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gwyn Thomas Manning (19 August 1915 – February 2003) was a Welsh amateur footballer who captained Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Career
Manning played club football with Troedyrhiw, Treharris and Merthyr Tydfil.[1] He combined his playing career with a job as a painter and decorator.[1] He also played for the Wales amateur national team.[1]
He represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics,[2][3] and was the team's captain at the tournament.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Olympic Team GB football captain medal found in wardrobe". WalesOnline. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Profile". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ Gwyn Manning – FIFA competition record (archived)
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1915 births
- 2003 deaths
- Welsh footballers
- Troedyrhiw F.C. players
- Treharris Athletic Western F.C. players
- Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players
- Association football fullbacks
- Wales amateur international footballers
- Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Great Britain
- Welsh football biography stubs