Gary Emmanuel

Not to be confused with Gary Emanuel.

Gary Emmanuel
Personal information
Full name John Gary Emmanuel
Date of birth (1954-02-01)1 February 1954
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1971 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1978 Birmingham City 71 (6)
1978–1981 Bristol Rovers 65 (2)
1981–1984 Swindon Town 111 (8)
1984–1985 Newport County 12 (0)
1985 Bristol City 2 (0)
1985–1989 Swansea City 111 (5)
– Merthyr Tydfil
– Ton Pentre
– Llanelli
International career
1974–1975 Wales U-23 1 (0)
Managerial career
1993 Haverfordwest County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Gary Emmanuel (born 1 February 1954) is a former Wales under-23 international footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 372 appearances in the Football League, playing for Birmingham City, Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town, Newport County, Bristol City and Swansea City.

After his Football League career finished, he went on to play for several non-league clubs in Wales, and had a brief spell as manager of Haverfordwest County, while working for the Post Office.[2][3]

Family

His father, Len was a Wales schoolboy international who played at left back for Swansea Town and Newport County.[4] His uncle, Tom Emanuel played at left-back for Swansea Town and Southampton in the 1930s and 1940s.[4]

References

General
  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  • "Gary Emmanuel". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
Specific
  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ "Past players". Swansea City A.F.C. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Club guides: Haverfordwest County club history". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  4. ^ a b Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.


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