Des Palmer Explained

Des Palmer
Fullname:Desmond Frederick Palmer
Birth Date:23 September 1931
Birth Place:Swansea, Wales
Position:Forward
Years1:1952–1959
Clubs1:Swansea Town
Caps1:84
Goals1:38
Years2:1959–1960
Clubs2:Liverpool
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1960-1961
Clubs3:Johannesburg Ramblers
Years4:1961–1962
Clubs4:Derby County
Caps4:18
Goals4:6
Years5:1963–1964
Clubs5:Slavia-Port Melbourne
Years6:1965
Clubs6:SSC Yugal
Years7:1965
Clubs7:Adamstown
Nationalyears1:1957
Nationalteam1:Wales
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:3

Desmond "Des" Frederick Palmer (born 23 September 1931) is a retired Welsh male international football forward. He was part of the Wales national football team, 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.[1] He scored a hat-trick during the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification 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.[2] He then moved to Liverpool, 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.[3]

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.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wales player database 1872 to 2013. eu-football.info. 30 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Desmond Frederick Palmer. national-football-teams.com. 30 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Australian Player Database - PA. Ozfootball.net.
  4. Web site: Australia Cup 1963 – Results (Final Report). 14 September 2017 . 10 August 2018 . Andrew Robinson.