Career
Born in Dublin, he was a goalkeeper who played his schoolboy football with Stella Maris. He went on to play 14 times for the Republic of Ireland national football team between 1959 and 1964. He began his English club career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he made just five appearances in the 1957-1958 season.
He then had spells at West Ham United, Swansea Town, Plymouth Argyle, and Charlton Athletic.
He made a total of 213 Football League appearances in his 12-year senior career, 140 of them with Swansea. Dwyer died in January 1993 at the age of 58.