Ivor Allchurch Statue

Known as ‘The Golden Boy’ of Welsh football, 3 (
) Allchurch played for Swansea Town (
.), Newcastle United (
.) and Cardiff City (
.), where he amassed 691 games scoring 249 goals. His record of 68 caps for Wales stood until 1986, when it was exceeded by Joey Jones (
) ’ total of 72 caps.4 (
) He also held the record number of goals scored for Wales, 23, which was eventually broken by Ian Rush (
). His talents were more widely recognised after his performance for Wales during the 1958 World Cup (
), in which he helped them to reach the quarter finals.
A true legend. In his rightful place, the Swans home at the Libert Stadium

Unveiled outside the Liberty Stadium in Swansea in 2005, this is a great life-​sized statue of Ivor John Allchurch, the Welsh international footballer.
On the plinth are inscribed the words:
Ivor Allchurch MBE
’Swansea’s Golden Boy’
16.10.29 09.07.97
The sculptor was Michael Field (born 1964) who lives in Cardiff (originally from Weybridge) who worked from photos supplied by Ivor’s widow. His other works include the bronze life-​size bust of Alec Stock which is now at Yeovil Football Club.