Denis Thwaites
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Denis Thwaites[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 14 December 1944||
Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
Date of death | 26 June 2015[2] | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | ||
Position(s) |
Outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
1960–1961 | Birmingham City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961–1972 | Birmingham City | 86 | (18) |
International career | |||
England Schools | |||
1961–1963 |
England Youth | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Denis Thwaites (14 December 1944 – 26 June 2015) was an English professional
Life and career
Thwaites was born and raised in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[2] As a youngster, he was a member of the Stockton Schools team that reached the semifinal of the English Schools' Shield in 1960,[3] represented his county at under-15 level,[4] and played several times for England Schoolboys. In April 1960, he created a goal for Bill Atkinson in a 3–0 defeat of Wales Schools;[5] a few weeks later, the favour was returned in a 5–3 win against the Scottish Schools XI, when "England scored within 30 seconds of the start, the ball flowing sweetly from right to left, for Atkinson's centre to be summarily despatched into the net by Thwaites".[6]
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Thwaites was married to Elaine Stanley, a hairdresser.
References
- ^ "Denis Thwaites". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Shaw, Phil (2 July 2015). "Denis Thwaites: Fast and skilful footballer who played for Birmingham City and was murdered in a terrorist attack in Tunisia". The Independent. London. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Stockton Schoolboys Football Team – 1960". Picture Stockton. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Results and Players 1950–51 to 1959–60". Durham County Schools Football Association. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Welsh schoolboys no match for the English". The Times. London. 11 April 1960. p. 4.
- ^ "Scots schoolboys fight back". The Times. London. 2 May 1960. p. 5.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. p. 197.
- ^ Evans, Willie (22 November 1962). "Alf looks to the future". Daily Mirror. London. p. 31.
- ISBN 9780553819250.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. p. 249.
- ^ "Quick promotion". Liverpool Echo. 1 September 1962. p. 13.
Birmingham City outside left Denis Thwaites has not had long to wait for his big chance. Aged 17, and a full time professional only since May, Thwaites has ousted former Scottish international Bertie Auld from City's team.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. p. 198.
- ^ "RIP Denis Thwaites". Birmingham City F.C. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Authi, Jasbir (30 June 2015). "Ex-Birmingham City player Denis Thwaites and his wife confirmed dead in Tunisian terror attacks". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. p. 206.
- ^ a b c Cross, Charlotte (26 January 2017). "Tunisia Inquests: Elaine and Denis Thwaites". ITV News. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Steve Lilwall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Tunisia attack: Minute's silence for Denis Thwaites". BBC News. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
External links
- Denis Thwaites at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database