Noel Dwyer

Noel Dwyer (30 October 1934 – January 1993) was an Irish professional footballer.

Born in Dublin, he was a goalkeeper who played his schoolboy football with Stella Maris before moving to Northern Ireland club Ormeau.[1] He went on to play 14 times for the Republic of Ireland national football team between 1959 and 1964.[2]

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 January 1993 at the age of 58. His daughter is married to retired footballer Frank Worthington.[3]

References
  1. Sparks, Gordon (7 April 2018). "How 'keeper Noel Dwyer became a League Cup semi-finalist for Argyle". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. Noel Dwyer at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Cadden, Phil (9 January 2013). "Where are the last semi-final Swans?". The Independent. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
Sources
  • The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle
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