Birthday profile

Terry Medwin

Terry Medwin, Welsh footballer and manager (died 2024)

Born
September 25, 1932
Died
May 1, 2024
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1932

About Terry Medwin

Terence Cameron Medwin (25 September 1932 – 1 May 2024) was a Welsh footballer who played as an outside right for Swansea Town and Tottenham Hotspur. At international level, he made 30 appearances for the Wales national team scoring six goals. == Early life == Terry Medwin's father was a warden who worked at Swansea prison, and Terry was born in one of the flats. Going to school in Swansea, Medwin went on to captain the Swansea Schoolboys team which also included John Charles. After school it was noted that he worked at Morsmith Motors as a trainee mechanic. == Club career == Medwin signed for his 'home town' team Swansea Town as an amateur, and in 1949, he signed professional papers with the club. It was not until January 1952 that he made his senior team debut against Blackburn Rovers. Medwin went on to make 147 Football League appearances for the Swans. Medwin moved to Tottenham Hotspur for £25,000 in May 1956. He scored twice on his debut in a 4–1 victory over Preston North End at Deepdale in August 1956.

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Career and life highlights

Terry Medwin timeline

  1. Medwin made first appearance for Wales in April 1953 in a 3–2 away victory against Ireland.
  2. During this period he scored 72 goals in 215 matches in all competitions and helped the club win the Double in 1960–61, and he also appeared for them in the victorious 1962 FA Cup Final.

The world when Terry Medwin was born

Terry Medwin was born in 1932. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1932

  • #1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • Top movieGrand Hotel
  • Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
  • Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
  • Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
  • Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
  • Notable inventionPolaroid filters
  • World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Terry Medwin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19322026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population124.8M341 million

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