Alan Dwyer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Alan Dwyer | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 October 1952||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-Back | ||
Youth career | |||
Halewood Youth Club | |||
Wrexham | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1981 | Wrexham | 180 | (2) |
1981–1982 | Stockport County | 4 | (0) |
Oswestry Town | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Robert Alan Dwyer (born 5 October 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made 180 league appearances for Wrexham in the 1970s and 1980s.[3]
Career[]
Dwyer would be discovered by Wrexham's scouting team whilst playing for Halewood Youth Club in his hometown of Liverpool. Initially signed as a forward, Wrexham manager John Neal would move him to left-back.[3]
His biggest success came in the 1977–78 season where he help Wrexham win the Third Division.[3]
He left Wrexham in 1981, eventually ending up at Stockport County, however injury prevented him from a regular first team place,[3] and he eventually move to non-league Oswestry Town.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Alan Dwyer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Alan Dwyer". Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Wrexham FC's top 20 signings: Alan Dwyer". Rob Griffiths. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
Categories:
- 1952 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Oswestry Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1950s birth stubs