Phil Dwyer is pictured above in action during Wales's 0-0 draw with
England at Wembley Stadium.
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Career Record: Played 10: Won 5, Drew 3, Lost 2
Goals: 2.
18/04/78 v Iran (A) W 1-0 (F)
03/05/78 v England (H) L 3-1 (HC)
17/05/78 v Scotland (A) D 1-1 (HC)
19/05/78 v N. Ireland (H) W 1-0 (HC)
29/11/78 v Turkey (H) W 1-0 (ECQ)
19/05/79 v Scotland (H) W 3-0 (HC)
23/05/79 v England (A) D 0-0 (HC)
25/05/79 v N. Ireland (A) D 1-1 (HC)
02/06/79 v Malta (A) W 2-0 (ECQ) sub
17/10/79 v W. Germany (A) L 5-1 (ECQ)
After making his debut against Iran in
April 1978 Phil went on to play in 9 of the
next 12 games for his country.
All his caps came during his time as a
Cardiff City player, for whom he scored
41 goals in 471 League appearances.
Besides his time at Cardiff Phil had a brief
loan spell at Rochdale, scoring once in his
15 League games.
After retiring from football, in 1985 Dwyer joined the South Wales Police force,
after being recommended by a friend who worked in the force. Despite being a
year older than the force's recruitment age limit, he took up a role in the town
of Wenvoe, where he lived with his wife Ann for twenty years. When asked about
Dwyer's age at the time a police chief constable commented that:
"Phil had qualities which would be valuable to the police.
He spent fifteen years as a police officer before leaving the
force after an incident of drunk-driving in 2000.