Gwyn Manning
Welsh footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gwyn Thomas Manning | ||
Date of birth | 19 August 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Wales | ||
Date of death | 15 February 2003(2003-02-15) (aged 87)[1] | ||
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 – 15 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.[2] He combined his playing career with a job as a painter and decorator.[2] He also played for the Wales amateur national team.[2]
He represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics,[3][4] and was the team's captain at the tournament.[2]
References
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Great Britain football squad – 1948 Summer Olympics – fourth place
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