Gary Emmanuel


John Gary Emmanuel is a former Wales under-23 international footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 372 appearances in the Football League, playing for Birmingham [City F.C.|Birmingham City], Bristol Rovers, Swindon [Town F.C.|Swindon Town], Newport [County A.F.C.|Newport County], Bristol City and Swansea City.
After his Football League career finished, he went on to play for several non-league clubs in Wales, and had a brief spell as manager of Haverfordwest County, while working for the Post Office.

Family

His father, Len was a Wales schoolboy international who played at left back for Swansea Town and Newport County. His uncle, Tom Emanuel played at left-back for Swansea Town and Southampton in the 1930s and 1940s.