John Emanuel is a former Wales international footballer. A midfielder, he began his career at Bristol City, also spending time on loan at Swindon Town and Gillingham. He joined Newport County

Newport County A.F.C.

Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

 in 1976 and made 79 Football League appearances for Newport, scoring 4 goals. In 1978 he joined Barry Town.

Emanuel attained 2 caps for the Wales national football team

Wales national football team

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...

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