Roderick Welsh
English footballer (1908 – 1991)
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Roderick Ernest Welsh (26 August 1908 – 1991) was an English footballer. His great-grandson, Matthew Dallman, also became a professional footballer.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roderick Ernest Welsh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1908[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1991 (aged 82–83)[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | ||