Terry Medwin

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Terence "Terry" Medwin (born 25 September 1932 in Swansea) is a former Welsh footballer.

He moved from Swansea Town to Tottenham Hotspur for £25,000 in May 1956, and played there until 1963 when a broken 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 double in 1961 and the FA Cup in 1962. He also represented Wales in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, scoring the game-winning goal in the first round play-off which sent Wales to the quarterfinals. In total he earned 30 caps and scored 6 goals for Wales from 1953 to 1963.

After retirement, he was manager of Cheshunt then coached at Fulham and was assistant manager to John Toshack at Swansea.

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Profile at Spurs webpage

v • d • e Wales squad - 1958 FIFA World Cup

1 Kelsey • 2 Williams • 3 Hopkins • 4 Sullivan • 5 M. Charles • 6 Bowen • 7 Medwin • 8 Hewitt • 9 J. Charles • 10 I. Allchurch • 11 C. Jones • 12 K. Jones • 13 Vearnecombe • 14 Edwards • 15 C. Baker • 16 Crowe • 17 Leek • 18 Vernon • 19 Webster • 20 Elsworthy • 21 L. Allchurch • 22 T. Baker • Coach: Murphy