John Price (footballer, born 1854)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Price | ||
Date of birth | 1854 | ||
Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
Date of death | 30 November 1907 | (aged 52–53)||
Position(s) |
centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Wrexham Grosvenor F.C. | |||
–1877 | Civil Service (Wrexham) | ||
1877– | Wrexham | ||
International career‡ | |||
1877–1883 | Wales | 12 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 Feb 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 Feb 2015 (UTC) |
John Henry Price (1854 – 30 November 1907) was a Welsh
Club career
Price was born in Wrexham and was employed in a local leather works. He started his football career with Wrexham Grosvenor before joining the local Civil Service club, for whom he played as a full-back.[1]
In 1877, he was persuaded by Charles Murless, the Wrexham captain, to switch allegiance. Murless decided to move Price to play at centre forward where his speed "made him a difficult opponent to stop in front of goal".[1] Price was equally good with his head and his feet and was said "never to have played a foul game".[1] With Price in the forward line, and his ability to bring the wing players into the game, Wrexham were able to move one player to the half-back line, to be one of the first clubs to play a 2–3–5 formation.[1][2]
In his first season, Wrexham entered
The following season, Wrexham again reached the final of the Welsh Cup, where they lost by a single goal to Newtown White Star.[7]
International career
Price's first international appearance came in Wales' second match against Scotland on 5 March 1877.[8] He then became an automatic choice for the Welsh team over the next five seasons, missing only three of the first fifteen internationals.[1] He thus became the first footballer to make more than ten international appearances.
On 25 February 1882 at the
International appearances
Price made twelve appearances for Wales in official international matches, as follows:[11]
Date | Venue | Opponent | Result[12] | Goals | Competition |
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5 March 1877 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | Scotland | 0–2 | 0 | Friendly |
23 March 1878 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Scotland | 0–9 | 0 | Friendly |
18 January 1879 | Kennington Oval , London |
England | 1–2 | 0 | Friendly |
15 March 1880 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | England | 2–3 | 0 | Friendly |
27 March 1880 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Scotland | 1–5 | 0 | Friendly |
26 February 1881 | Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn | England | 1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
14 March 1881 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | Scotland | 1–5 | 0 | Friendly |
25 February 1882 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | Ireland | 7–1 | 4 | Friendly |
13 March 1882 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | England | 5–3 | 0 | Friendly |
25 March 1882 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Scotland | 0–5 | 0 | Friendly |
12 March 1883 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | Scotland | 0–3 | 0 | Friendly |
17 March 1883 | Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast |
Ireland | 1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
Honours
Wrexham
References
- ^ ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
- IFFHS. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "Welsh Cup 1877/78". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Welsh Cup Final 1877/78 (30 March 1878)". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "1877 Welsh Cup Action". The Story of Welsh Football: 1877–1879. www.wrexham.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. p. 38.
- ^ "Welsh Cup Final 1878/79 (29 March 1879)". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Wales 0–2 Scotland". Welsh Football Data Archive. 5 March 1877. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Wales 7–1 Ireland". Welsh Football Data Archive. 25 February 1882. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Ireland 1–1 Wales". Welsh Football Data Archive. 17 March 1883. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-86223-176-4.
- ^ Wales score first
- ^ "Info". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Info". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
External links
- John Price at EU-Football.info