Roderick Welsh

Roderick Welsh
Personal information
Full name Roderick Ernest Welsh[1]
Date of birth (1908-08-26)26 August 1908[2]
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England[1]
Date of death 1991(1991-00-00) (aged 82–83)[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
1929–1930 Dipton United
1930–1931 Annfield Plain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1932 Durham City
1932–1935 Portsmouth 1 (0)
1935–1938 Port Vale 64 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roderick Ernest Welsh (26 August 1908 – 1991) was an English footballer. His great-grandson, Matthew Dallman, also became a professional footballer.[4]

Career

Welsh played for Dipton United, Annfield Plain and Durham City. He played one First Division game for Portsmouth on 6 May 1933.[5] He joined Port Vale in May 1935.[1] He made 20 Second Division and three FA Cup appearances in the 1935–36 relegation season, and broke an ankle at a 1–0 win over Southampton at The Dell on 31 March.[1] He played 17 Third Division North games in the 1936–37 season and then played 27 league games in the 1937–38 season.[1] He was given a free transfer away from The Old Recreation Ground in May 1938.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portsmouth 1932–33 First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Port Vale 1935–36 Second Division 20 0 3 0 0 0 23 0
1936–37 Third Division North 17 0 1 0 3 0 21 0
1937–38 Third Division North 27 0 2 0 2 0 31 0
Total 64 0 6 0 5 0 75 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 305. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ a b c Roderick Welsh at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Port Vale. Famous coach". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xvi – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Matthew Dallman - 2006 Men's Soccer". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. ^ "profile". pompeyrama.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.