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Don Welsh |
Charlton Athletic FC
3 appearances, 1 goal
P 3 W 2 D
0 L 1 F 9: A 5
67% successful
1936-46
disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Timeline |
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Donald Welsh |
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Birth |
25 February 1911 in Chorlton, Manchester,
Lancashire [registered in Chorlton, March 1911]. |
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According to the 1911
census, Donald, only one moth old, was the youngest of three children to
William and Clara (née Brown). The census does reveal that there
was one other sibling, who had died before this point. His Scottish father
is an enamellist for the water board. They live at 23 Bedford Street in
the Moss Side are of Manchester.
The Manchester School Admissions
Register reveals that Donald was admitted into Princess Road School on 28
August 1915 until 22 October, when it was stated he had 'left the
district', however, he was readmitted into on 9 November 1915, his address
was stated as 93 Bickley Street in Chorlton. He left school on 26 July
1919. |
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Marriage |
to
Ivy A. Baxter
[registered in Greenwich, June 1936]. |
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Then, according to Passenger Lists, Don Welsh was one of
seventeen
footballers who, courtesy of Canadian Pacific Railway Company, had left
the port of Southampton on 22 May 1937, bound for Quebec, Canada, on the
Empress of Australia. |
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Cannot be found on the 1939
register. |
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Again, Welsh was on the Queen Mary, leaving
Southampton for New York on 6 May 1953, under the mastership of C.I.
Thompson, along with other members of Liverpool FC. His address was stated
as 6 St Andrews Road in Liverpool. |
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Death |
2 February 1990
in Stevenage, aged
78 years 342 days
[registered in Stevenage, March 1990]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Played school football in
Manchester and represented both his town and county, as well as the Royal
Navy. Joined Torquay United FC on amateur forms in early 1933, turning
professional in July 1934. Within the year, on 5 February 1935, Charlton
Athletic FC paid a £3250 fee to take him to The Valley. He guested
for Liverpool FC and Worcester City FC, as well as playing for Charlton,
during the war, when he was an Army P.T. Instructor. He retired from
playing in November 1947 having played 199
league appearances, and scored 44 goals. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division
Three (south) winners 1934-35; FA Cup
runners-up 1945-46 (captain), winners
1946-47 (captain); |
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Individual honours |
Football League (one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
11½", 12st.
5½lbs [1938]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management Career |
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Club(s) |
Welsh was one of the ten men interviewed for the Newcastle United FC
manager's job in May 1947, the job going to George Martin.
However, he was appointed as the
secretary-manager of Brighton & Hove Albion in November 1947. Became
Liverpool FC manager on 5 March 1951 until his sacking in May 1956, it was
not a successful period, as the Reds were relegated into Division Two.
Returned as manager of Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic FC in July 1958
until he was sacked again in February 1961. Afterwhich, he became a coach
at Wycombe Wanderers FC between July 1963 and November 1964. Returned to
Charlton Athletic FC from December 1964, being a part of their
administration staff. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One
of two who became 645th
players (645) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half/inside-left |
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First match |
No. 216,
14 May 1938,
Germany
3
England 6, an end-of-season tour match at
Olympiastadion, Westend, Berlin, aged 27 years
78 days. |
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Last match |
No. 226, 24 May 1939,
Romania
0 England 2,
an end-of-season tour match at Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică, Bucureşti, aged 28 years
88 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England
wartime (eight appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Between managerial appointments,
Welsh worked as a Devon licensee and a youth centre manager. In 1962 he
worked for the London County Council Education Department as a Football
Coach/Teacher at Tollington Park School in North London. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.265. |
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Don Welsh - Career Statistics |
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Parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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7 |
3 |
0 |
270 |
1 |
270
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Don Welsh
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Away
- Friendly |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
| All |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
Match
History
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Club:
Charlton Athletic F.C. -
three full appearances (270 min) 1ᵍ |
F.A. International Select Committee - three full appearances (270
min) 1ᵍx
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apps |
match |
pic |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
shirt |
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manager: Walter
Winterbottom - no full
appearancesx |
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