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

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

1. Gwyn Manning at Olympedia (archive)
2. "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 Manning – FIFA competition record (archived)