Alan Dwyer

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Alan Dwyer
Personal information
Full name Robert Alan Dwyer
Date of birth (1952-10-05) 5 October 1952 (age 70) [1]
Place of birth Liverpool, England [2]
Position(s) Left-Back
Youth career
Halewood Youth Club
Wrexham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1981 Wrexham 180 (2)
1981–1982 Stockport County 4 (0)
Oswestry Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Alan Dwyer (born 5 October 1952) is a former professional English 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alan Dwyer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Alan Dwyer". Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Wrexham FC's top 20 signings: Alan Dwyer". Rob Griffiths. Retrieved 30 August 2018.


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