Place of birth Swansea, Wales Years Team Position Forward | Playing position Team Apps | |
Full name Desmond Frederick Palmer Date of birth (1931-09-23)23 September 1931 | ||
Desmond "Des" Frederick Palmer ((1931-09-23)23 September 1931 in Wales – ) was a Welsh male international footballer 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. He scored a hat-track 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. He then moved to Liverpool F.C., but didn't play a match for their senior team. He had a stint with Durban City before playing a final season (1961–62) in England with Derby County F.C. during which he made 18 appearances and scored 6 goals.
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.