Gwyn Manning
Welsh footballer
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Gwyn Thomas Manning (19 August 1915 – 15 February 2003) was a Welsh amateur footballer who captained Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Full name
Gwyn Thomas Manning
Date of birth
19 August 1915
Place of birth
Wales
Date of death
15 February 2003 (aged 87)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gwyn Thomas Manning | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Wales | ||
| Date of death | 15 February 2003 (aged 87)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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]
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