Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
He captained the Wales national football team until retiring from international football in 2004. He was the most capped outfield player for Wales and the second overall with 85 caps between 1990 and 2004 until being overtaken by Chris Gunter in 2018, [5] playing mainly as a left-sided attacking midfielder. Speed was appointed manager of ...
William David Davies (1 April 1948 – 10 February 2021) was a Welsh professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper between 1969 and 1987. He made 52 appearances for the Wales national team and played for Everton, Wrexham (twice), Tranmere Rovers and at Swansea City (three spells).
Oswestry Town (player manager) *Club domestic league appearances and goals John Griffith Roberts (11 September 1946 – 4 January 2016) was a Welsh footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League and won 22 caps for Wales .
In November 2009, Jones was honoured with a long service award by the Football Association of Wales. [ 5 ] Jones died at the age of 77 on 18 January 2013, presumably of natural causes.
Medwin made first appearance for Wales in April 1953 in a 3–2 away victory against Ireland. [8] He represented Wales in the 1958 FIFA World Cup , playing in four of the five games in which Wales played and scoring the game-winning goal in the first round 2–1 play-off against Hungary which sent Wales to the quarter-finals.
On the return of The Football League in 1946, Baker was converted into a wing half. The presence of Ron Burgess in his position at national level restricted Baker's appearances for Wales , winning a single cap in 1948 in a 2–0 defeat to Northern Ireland when Burgess was unavailable for selection after being chosen to play for his club in an ...
Died following a suspected cardiac arrest during a match. [227] 4 September 2021: Jens De Smet 27 FCC Filosoof Amateur player who collapsed at a field and died. [228] 25 September 2021: Guillermo Arias 31 Camaguán FC In the quarterfinals of the third division tournament, he collapsed on the field and died of cardiac arrest. [229] 12 November 2021
William Terrence Hennessey (born 1 September 1942) is a Welsh former international footballer who gained 39 caps for Wales.He played as a defender and made 400 Football League appearances in the 1960s and 1970s with Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest and Derby County.