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Players
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Reginald Welch Profile |
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Full
name |
Reginald
Courtenay Welch |
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Popular name |
Reginald Welch |
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Born |
17 October 1851
in Kensington, London; |
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Died |
4 June 1939 as
Reginald de Courtenay Welch. Named altered sometime before marriage
in 1888. |
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Height/Weight |
- |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Welch attended
Harrow School whom he represented at "soccer", going on to play for Old
Harrovians FC before joining Harrow Chequers. As an amateur he also played
for Wanderers FC, with whom he played as goalkeeper in the final of the
first ever FA Cup tournament. Also appeared for Remnants FC |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winners
1871-72, 1872-73; |
| Individual
honours |
None. |
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Distinctions |
None. |
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England Career |
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Player
number |
One of
eleven who became the first players to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Full back and
goalkeeper; |
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First match |
No. 1, 30
November 1872,
Scotland 0 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow. Aged 21 years, 164 days. |
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Last match |
No. 3, 7 March 1874,
Scotland 2 England 1, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow. Aged 22 years, 260 days. |
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Major
tournaments |
None. |
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Team honours |
None. |
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Individual
honours |
None. |
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Distinctions |
None. |
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Beyond
England |
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He was also a member of The F.A.
committee between 1873 and 1875, and again from 1879 to 1890. He was also
an Army tutor between 1883 and 1895, going on to become principal of the
Army College at Farnham, Surrey in 1895. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.112. |
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Reginald Welch
- Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av. |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 2 |
2
(1 as gk) |
180 (90 as gk) |
0 |
2 |
45 min |
0 |
0% |
0 |
None |
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Reginald Welch
- Match Record - All Matches |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
| Away |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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All |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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Reginald Welch
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| Friendly |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
| All |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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Reginald Welch - Match History |
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Club:
Wanderers F.C. - 1
full cap |
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Coach:
F.A. Committee - 2 full caps |
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1 |
1 |
30-Nov-1872 |
Scotland 0 England 0 |
The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow |
Fr |
AD |
Start |
n/a |
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Club:
Harrow Chequers F.C. - 1 full cap |
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2 |
3 |
07-Mar-1874 |
Scotland 2 England 1 |
The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow |
Fr |
AL |
Start |
GK |
Notes
[Biographical sketch to
come]
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