Albert Pryce-Jones
Welsh footballer (1870–1946)
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Albert Pryce-Jones (26 May 1870 – 17 August 1946) was a Welsh footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Westhead Pryce-Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Newtown, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 17 August 1946 | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shrewsbury School | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1891 | Cambridge University | ||
| 1891–1898 | Newtown | ||
| International career | |||
| 1895 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pryce-Jones was born in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales in 1870. He was the son of Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones, a former Conservative member of the British House of Commons.[2]
He was part of the Wales national team, playing one match on 18 March 1895 against England.[3][4]
In 1895 he played for Newtown in their Welsh Cup victory.[5] He appeared alongside his brother William Pryce-Jones who was also an international footballer for Wales.[6]
He emigrated to Calgary, Canada in 1910 where he established the department store Pryce-Jones Ltd.[2]
He served in the Canadian infantry in World War I.[7][8] He died in August 1946 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, aged 76.[9]
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