Desmond "Des" Frederick Palmer (born 23 September 1931) is a retired

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male international

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forward. He was part of the

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, playing 3 matches and scoring 3 goals. He played his first match on 26 May 1957 against Czechoslovakia and his last match on 19 October 1957 against England. He scored a hat-trick during the

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of the match against East Germany on 25 September 1957. On club level he played for

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between 1952 and 1959. He then moved to

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, but didn't play a match for their senior team. He had a successful stint with

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before playing a final season (1961–62) in England with

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during which he made 18 appearances and scored 6 goals. After this, Palmer moved to Australia and played two seasons with Port Melbourne Slavia in the Victorian State League. He guided his team to victory in the

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, scoring a hat-trick in their 3–2 win in the Final Replay against Polonia Melbourne.

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* 1931 births Welsh men's footballers Wales men's international footballers Place of birth missing Year of death missing Men's association football forwards Footballers from Swansea {{Wales-footy-forward-stub

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