Terence Cameron Medwin (born 25 September 1932 in

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) is a Welsh former international

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who played as a winger.

Club career

Medwin made his debut for his 'home town' team Swansea Town in 1951–52 and went on to make 148

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appearances for the Swans. Medwin moved to

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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. And Medwin played for Spurs until 1963 when a broken leg 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 represented

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in the

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, scoring the game-winning goal in the first round play-off 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 6 goals for Wales from 1953 to 1963.

After retirement

After his playing career ended, Medwin managed

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Cheshunt F.C. 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

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Honours

Tottenham Hotspur *

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: 1960–61 *

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: 1960–61, 1961–62 * FA Community Shield:

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, 1962 *

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: 1962–63

References

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