Dave Gwyther

Dave Gwyther

Personal information
Full name	David Gwyther
Date of birth	6 December 1948 (1948-12-06) (age 62)
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1965-1973	Swansea City	218	(58)
1973-1976	Halifax Town	104	(26)
1976-1980	Rotherham United	162	(45)
1980-1983	Newport County	105	(29)
1981-1982	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	7	(1)
1983-1984	Port Talbot Athletic	?	(?)
1984	Newport County	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David Gwyther is a former Wales Under-23 international footballer.

A tall, strong striker he began his career with Swansea Town and was their top scorer for four successive seasons scoring 60 goals in 216 matches. In 1971 Gwyther was selected for the Football Association of Wales tour of Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia but these matches were not classed as international cap matches.^[1]

He moved on to Halifax Town and Rotherham United.

In 1979 he joined Newport County and played in the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the European Cup Winners Cup.^[2]

He finished his career with Crewe Alexandra and Port Talbot Town.

References

1. ^ FAW Tour
2. ^ Newport County A-Z of transfers

Persondata
Name	Gwyther, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	Welsh footballer
Date of birth	1948-12-06
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Date of death
Place of death