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 Swansea City A.F.C. 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 Johannesburg Ramblers before playing a final season (1961–62) in England with Derby County F.C. 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 1963 Australia Cup, 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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