Gwyn Manning

Gwyn Manning
Personal information
Full name Gwyn Thomas Manning
Date of birth 19 August 1915
Place of birth Wales
Date of death February 2003 (aged 87)
Playing position Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Troedyrhiw
Treharris
Merthyr Tydfil
National team
Wales amateur
1948 Great Britain 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Olympic Team GB football captain medal found in wardrobe". WalesOnline. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. "Profile". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. Gwyn ManningFIFA competition record


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