Terence Cameron Medwin (25 September 1932 – 1 May 2024) was a Welsh

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who played as an outside right for Swansea Town and

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. At international level, he made 30 appearances for the Wales national team scoring six goals.

Early life

Terry Medwin's father was a warden who worked at Swansea prison, and Terry was born in one of the flats. Going to school in Swansea, Medwin went on to captain the Swansea Schoolboys team which also included

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. After school it was noted that he worked at Morsmith Motors as a trainee mechanic.

Club career

Medwin signed for his 'home town' team Swansea Town as an amateur, and in 1949, he signed professional papers with the club. It was not until January 1952 that he made his senior team debut against Blackburn Rovers. Medwin went on to make 147

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appearances for the Swans. Medwin moved to

for £25,000 in May 1956. He scored twice on his debut in a 4–1 victory over Preston North End at

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in August 1956. Medwin played for Spurs until May 1963 when on a tour of South Africa he broke his leg that forced his early retirement. During this period he scored 72 goals in 215 matches in all competitions and helped the club win the

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in 1960–61, and he also appeared for them in the victorious 1962 FA Cup Final.Profile at Spurs webpage
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International career

Medwin made first appearance for

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in April 1953 in a 3–2 away victory against

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. He represented Wales in the

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, playing in four of the five games in which Wales played and scoring the game-winning goal in the first round 2–1 play-off against Hungary which sent Wales to the quarter-finals. He was the last player to score for Wales in the finals of a major tournament, until

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scored in Wales' opening game of

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. In total he earned 30 caps and scored six goals for Wales from 1953 to 1963.

After retirement

After his playing career ended, Medwin managed

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, coached at Cardiff City,

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, Norwich City and was assistant manager to

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at Swansea. In 1971, he was the trainer of a ''Wales XI'' side that toured Asia and Oceania and which was managed by Dave Bowen. Medwin died on 1 May 2024 at the age of 91.

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur *

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: 1960–61 *

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: 1960–61, 1961–62 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Medwin, Terry 1932 births 2024 deaths Welsh men's footballers Footballers from Swansea Men's association football outside forwards Wales men's international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players English Football League players Swansea City A.F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players London XI players Welsh football managers Cheshunt F.C. managers Fulham F.C. non-playing staff Swansea City A.F.C. non-playing staff Welsh football coaches