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Reginald Welch
Wanderers FC, Harrow Chequers FC

 
2 caps 0 goals, 2 goals against
25% successful
1872-74		 disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 180


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Reginald Welch Profile
Full name Reginald Courtenay Welch
Popular name Reginald Welch
Notes According to an 1872 document, an autograph sheet done on 30 November, Welch signed himself as de C. Welch.  He could well have used this name before his marriage in 1888;  He cannot be found in the 1881 census;
Born  17 October 1851 in Kensington, London
Died 4 June 1939 as Reginald de Courtenay Welch.  Named altered sometime before marriage in 1888.
Height/Weight -

Club Career
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
Club honours FA Cup winners 1871-72, 1872-73;
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

England Career
Player number One of eleven who became the first players to appear for England.
Position(s) Full back and goalkeeper;
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.
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.
Major tournaments None.
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England

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.

 

Reginald Welch - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Mins. Goals GA GA Avg
min		 Capt. Disc.
2 2 (1 as gk) 180 0 2 45 min 0 None

 

Reginald Welch - Match Record - All Matches
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
All 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 1 0.50 1.00 25.0 -1

 

Reginald Welch - Match Record  - By Type of Match
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

 

Reginald Welch - Match History
Club: Wanderers F.C. - 1 cap
Coach: F.A. Committee - 2 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 1 Scotland 30-Nov-1872 The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow F 0 0 AD Start n/a
Club: Harrow Chequers F.C. - 1 cap
2 3 Scotland 07-Mar-1874 The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow F 1 2 AL Start n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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CG