Gwyn Manning

Gwyn Manning
Personal information
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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ Gwyn Manning at Olympedia
  2. ^ a b c d "Olympic Team GB football captain medal found in wardrobe". WalesOnline. 25 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. ^ Gwyn ManningFIFA competition record (archived)