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Ivor Allchurch

 
 

Ivor was Player Manager of Haverfordwest County in the Welsh Premier Division 1970-71 (unconfirmed)

Ivor John Allchurch

Born: swansea, 12 December, 1929. Died 1997.

Inside Forward

League Appearances:

League club Source Date signed Seasons Played Subs. Goals
Swansea Town Plasmarl 05.47 49-58 327 - 124
Newcastle United Transfer 10.58 58-61 143 - 46
Cardiff City Transfer 08.62 62-64 103 - 39
Swansea Town Transfer 07.65 65-67 116 2 40
Total: 691 / 249       689 2 249



Wales Appearances:

Full 68 23



In the Guestbook on the 26th March 2000, Henry Ventura wrote ...

Bob its brought tears to my eyes being exiled onto the west coast of Calif: and you pulling out the Newcastle Fairs cup team , so many good memories , this page I discovered by chance , I'm now 62 and I've got so many good gifted days with all the division one teams back then. have you anything on my dear old friend :Ivor Allchurch: thank you so much for a very pleasant hour or two......Henry Ventura,Calif:

Ever happy to oblige here's a couple of pictures of Ivor.

First off here's (left to right) Melvyn and John Charles, and Len and Ivor Allchurch.

Taken playing for Wales at Winsor Park, Belfast in 1955. Wales beat Northern Ireland 3-2 and John scored a hatrick.

Left to right Daniel (Sunderland), Hopkins (Spurs), Kelsey (Arsenal), Sullivan (Cardiff City), Harrington (Cardiff City), Ivor Allchurch (Swansea Town).

Medwin (Spurs),John Charles (Juventus), Sherwood (Newport County), Ford (Eindhoven), Cliff Jones (Swansea Town).

For Further links see...

Sons and Daughters: Brothers

There is a statue of Ivor at Swansea City's Liberty Stadium, Statues


On other sites see...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Allchurch

An article at http://www.scfc.co.uk/dta19.html



Note: Birth information and League career statistics from:
"The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005"
Edited and compiled by Barry J. Hugman. Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2005.
See
www.since1888.co.uk

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