Ivor
John
Allchurch
MBE
Born in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Ancestors 
Brother of
William George Ernest Miller [half], Howard Allchurch, Arthur Allchurch, [private sister (1920s - unknown)], [private sister (1920s - unknown)] and Leonard Allchurch
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 67
in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
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Contents |
Biography
Club Appearances
| Years | Team | Appearances | Goals |
| 1947-1958 | Swansea Town | 327 | 124 |
| 1958-1962 | Newcastle United | 143 | 46 |
| 1962-1965 | Cardiff City | 103 | 39 |
| 1965-1968 | Swansea Town | 118 | 40 |
International Appearances
| Competition | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| Friendly | 15 November 1950 | Roker Park, Sunderland | England | 4-2 | Trevor Ford (2) | 59,137 |
| Friendly | 7 March 1951 | Windsor Park, Belfast | Northern Ireland | 1-2 | Roy Clarke (2) | 12,000 |
| Friendly | 12 May 1951 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Portugal | 2-1 | Mal Griffiths, Trevor Ford | 60,000 |
| Friendly | 16 May 1951 | Racecourse, Ground, Wrexham | Switzerland | 3-2 | Trevot Ford (2), Ron Burgess | 18,500 |
| Friendly | 20 October 1951 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | England | 1-1 | Billy Foulkes | 51,500 |
| Friendly | 14 November 1951 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Scotland | 0-1 | Ivor Allchurch | 71,272 |
| Friendly | 19 March 1952 | Vetch Field, Swansea | Northern Ireland | 3-0 | Walley Barnes, Ivor Allchurch, Roy Clarke | 30,000 |
| Friendly | 18 October 1952 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Scotland | 1-2 | Trevor Ford | 60,261 |
| Friendly | 12 November 1952 | Wembley Stadium, London | England | 5-2 | Trevor Ford (2) | 94,094 |
| Friendly | 15 April 1953 | Windsor Park, Belfast | Northern Ireland | 2-3 | John Charles (2), Trevor Ford | Unknown |
| Friendly | 14 May 1953 | Stade de France, Paris | France | 6-1 | Ivor Allchurch | 33,020 |
| Friendly | 21 May 1953 | Unknown | Yugoslavia | 5-2 | Trevor Ford (2) | 50,000 |
| World Cup Qualifier | 10 October 1953 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | England | 1-4 | Ivor Allchurch | 61,000 |
| World Cup Qualifier | 4 November 1953 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Scotland | 3-3 | John Charles (2), Ivor Allchurch | 71,387 |
| World Cup Qualifier | 31 March 1954 | Racecourse, Ground, Wrexham | Northern Ireland | 1-2 | John Charles | 32,187 |
| Friendly | 9 May 1954 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna | Austria | 2-0 | 58,000 | |
| Friendly | 22 September 1954 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Yugoslavia | 1-3 | Ivor Allchurch | 20,000 |
| Friendly | 16 November 1954 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Scotland | 0-1 | 53,000 | |
| Friendly | 10 November 1954 | Wembley Stadium, London | England | 3-2 | John Charles (2) | 91,112 |
| Friendly | 20 April 1955 | Windsor Park, Belfast | Northern Ireland | 2-3 | John Charles (3) | 28,000 |
| Friendly | 22 October 1955 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | England | 2-1 | Derek Tapscott, Cliff Jones | 60,000 |
| Friendly | 9 November 1955 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Scotland | 2-0 | 53,887 | |
| Friendly | 23 November 1955 | Racecourse, Ground, Wrexham | Austria | 1-2 | Derek Tapscott | 39,000 |
| Friendly | 11 April 1956 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Northern Ireland | 1-1 | Roy Clarke | 37,510 |
| Friendly | 20 October 1956 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Scotland | 2-2 | Trevor Ford, Terry Medwin | 60,000 |
| Friendly | 14 November 1956 | Wembley Stadium, London | England | 3-1 | John Charles | 93,796 |
| World Cup Qualifier Playoff | 15 January 1958 | Nationalstadion, Ramat Gan | Israel | 0-2 | Ivor Allchurch, Dave Bowen | 60,000 |
| World Cup Qualifier Playoff | 5 February 1958 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Israel | 2-0 | Ivor Allchurch, Cliff Jones | 30,000 |
| Friendly | 16 April 1958 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Northern Ireland | 1-1 | Own Goal | 25,667 |
| World Cup Finals, Group Stage | 7 June 1958 | Jernvallen, Sandviken | Hungary | 1-1 | John Charles | 15,343 |
| World Cup Finals, Group Stage | 11 June 1958 | Rasunda Fotbollstadion, Solna | Mexico | 1-1 | Ivor Allchurch | 15,150 |
| World Cup Finals, Group Stage | 15 June 1958 | Rasunda Fotbollstadion, Solna | Sweden | 0-0 | 30,287 | |
| World Cup Finals, Group Stage, Playoff | 17 June 1958 | Rasunda Fotbollstadion, Solna | Hungary | 2-1 | Ivor Allchurch, Terry Medwin | 2,823 |
| World Cup Finals, Quarter Final | 19 June 1958 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg | Brazil | 1-0 | 25,920 | |
| Friendly | 18 October 1958 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Scotland | 0-3 | 59,162 | |
| Friendly | 26 November 1958 | Villa Park, Birmingham | England | 2-2 | Derek Tapscott, Ivor Allchurch | 41,581 |
| Friendly | 22 April 1959 | Windsor Park, Belfast | Northern Ireland | 4-1 | Derek Tapscott | 45,000 |
| Friendly | 17 October 1959 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | England | 1-1 | Graham Moore | 62,634 |
| Friendly | 4 November 1959 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Scotland | 1-1 | John Charles | 55,813 |
| Friendly | 12 April 1961 | Windsor Park, Belfast | Northern Ireland | 1-5 | Mel Charles, Ivor Allchurch, Ken Leek, Cliff Jones (2) | 30,000 |
| World Cup Qualifier | 19 April 1961 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Spain | 1-2 | Phil Woosnam | 45,000 |
| World Cup Qualifier | 18 May 1961 | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid | Spain | 1-1 | Ivor Allchurch | 65,466 |
| Friendly | 28 May 1961 | Ferenc-Puskás-Stadion, Budapest | Hungary | 3-2 | Cliff Jones, Ivor Allchurch | 40,000 |
| Friendly | 14 October 1961 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | England | 1-1 | Graham Williams | 61,566 |
| Friendly | 8 November 1961 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Scotland | 2-0 | 74,329 | |
| Friendly | 11 April 1962 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Northern Ireland | 4-0 | Mel Charles (4) | 13,250 |
| Friendly | 12 May 1962 | Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 3-1 | Ivor Allchurch | 100,000 |
| Friendly | 16 May 1962 | Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho , Sao Paulo | Brazil | 3-1 | Ken Leek | 60,000 |
| Friendly | 22 May 1962 | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City | Mexico | 2-1 | John Charles | 75,000 |
| Friendly | 20 October 1962 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Scotland | 2-3 | Ivor Allchurch, John Charles | 50,000 |
| European Qualifier | 7 November 1962 | Ferenc-Puskás-Stadion, Budapest | Hungary | 3-1 | Terry Medwin | 40,000 |
| Friendly | 21 November 1962 | Wembley Stadium, London | England | 4-0 | 27,500 | |
| European Qualifier | 20 March 1963 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Hungary | 1-1 | Cliff Jones | 30,413 |
| Friendly | 3 April 1963 | Windsor Park, Belfast | Northern Ireland | 1-4 | Phil Woosnam, Cliff Jones (3) | 25,000 |
| Friendly | 12 October 1963 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | England | 0-4 | 48,350 | |
| Friendly | 3 October 1964 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Scotland | 3-2 | Wyn Davies, Ken Leek (2) | 37,093 |
| Friendly | 18 November 1964 | Wembley Stadium, London | England | 2-1 | Cliff Jones | 40,000 |
| World Cup Qualifier | 17 March 1965 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Greece | 4-1 | Ivor Allchurch (2), Mike England, Roy Vernon | 11,159 |
| Friendly | 31 March 1965 | Windsor Park, Belfast | Northern ireland | 0-5 | Ivor Allchurch, Graham Williams, Cliff Jones, Roy Vernon (2) | 15,000 |
| Friendly | 1 May 1965 | Artemio Franchi, Firenze | Italy | 4-1 | Brian Godfrey | 43,000 |
| World Cup Qualifier | 30 May 1965 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow | Soviet Union | 2-1 | Ron Davies | 86,015 |
| Friendly | 2 October 1965 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | England | 0-0 | 30,000 | |
| World Cup Qualifier | 27 October 1965 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Soviet Union | 2-1 | Roy Vernon, Ivor Allchurch | 24,626 |
| Friendly | 24 November 1965 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Scotland | 4-1 | Ivor Allchurch | 49,888 |
| World Cup Qualifier | 1 December 1965 | Racecourse, Ground, Wrexham | Denmark | 4-2 | Wyn Davies, Roy Vernon (2), Ronnie Rees | 4,839 |
| Friendly | 15 May 1966 | Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 3-1 | Ron Davies | 64, 620 |
| Friendly | 18 May 1966 | Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 1-0 | 25,321 | |
| Friendly | 22 May 1966 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago de Chile | Chile | 2-0 | 5,400 |
Ivor's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1929 in Swansea.[1]
In 1939 Ivor (age 9), At School, was recorded as at 39, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.[2]
| Name | Status | Sex | Birth Date | Occupation |
| Charles Allchurch | Married | M | 27 Apr 1895 | Sand Astisher Canldege Case |
| Mabel Allchurch | Married | F | 29 Dec 1895 | Unpaid Domestic Duties |
| Howard Allchurch | Single | M | 4 Sep 1917 | Sheetmill Worker |
| Closed Record | ||||
| Arthur Allchurch | Single | M | 7 Oct 1922 | Brickworks, Labourer |
| Evelyn Huxtable | Single | F | 7 Feb 1924 | Unemployed |
| Dilys Rees | Single | F | 2 Aug 1927 | At School |
| Ivor J Allchurch | Single | M | 16 Oct 1929 | At School |
| Closed Record |
Ivor's marriage to Esme Thomas was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1953 in Swansea, Glamorganshire.[3]
Ivor's death (age 68) was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1997 in Swansea.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database, GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 8 October 2022), Allchurch, Ivor John. GRO Reference: 1929 Oct-Nov-Dec in Swansea Volume 11A Page 1475.
- ↑ 1939 Register:
"1939 England and Wales Register", database with images,
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/7303d; Line Number: 20; Schedule Number: 204; Sub Schedule Number: 8,
Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
Ancestry Record 61596 #41286213 (subscription required, accessed 8 October 2022), Ivor J Allchurch (born 16 Oct 1929), single, At School, at 39, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. - ↑ Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005", database with images,
General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 8b; Page: 1187,
Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
Ancestry Record 8753 #33737445 (subscription required, accessed 8 October 2022), Ivory J Allchurch marriage to Esme Thomas registered Apr-May-Jun 1953 in Swansea. - ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database, GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 8 October 2022), Allchurch, Ivor John (Year of birth: 1929). GRO Reference: 1997 Jul-Aug-Sep in Swansea (8971C) Reg C123 Entry Number 28.
See Also:
Dictionary of Welsh Biography: Ivor Allchurch
Welsh Sports Hall of Fame: Ivor Allchurch
Wikipedia: Ivor Allchurch
Wikidata: Q944231
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