Noel Dwyer

Noel Dwyer (30 October 1934 – 27 December 1992)[1] was an Irish professional footballer.

The Republic of Ireland national football team had a match in Sweden against the Swedish national football team in May 1960 – players of the team from left to right, standing; Seamus Dunne, Noel Dwyer, Charlie Hurley. Michael McGrath, Pat Saward; crouched: Joe Haverty, George Cummins, Dermot Curtis, Ronnie Nolan, Ambrose "Amby" Fogarty and Fionan "Paddy" Fagan.

Born in Dublin, he was a goalkeeper who played his schoolboy football with Stella Maris before moving to Northern Ireland club Ormeau.[2] He went on to play 14 times for the Republic of Ireland national football team between 1959 and 1964.[3]

He began his English club career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he made just five appearances in the 1957–58 season.

He then had spells at West Ham United, Swansea Town, Plymouth Argyle, and Charlton Athletic. He made a total of 213 Football League appearances in his 12-year senior career, 140 of them with Swansea.

Dwyer died in December 1992 at the age of 58. His daughter was married to the footballer Frank Worthington who died in 2021.[4]

References
  1. probatesearch.service.gov.uk Wills and Probate 1858 - 1996, Read 11 September 2020.
  2. Sparks, Gordon (7 April 2018). "How 'keeper Noel Dwyer became a League Cup semi-finalist for Argyle". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. Noel Dwyer at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. Cadden, Phil (9 January 2013). "Where are the last semi-final Swans?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
Sources
  • The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle
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