James Welford

James William Welford (27 March 1869 – 17 January 1945) was an English cricketer and footballer. In cricket, Welford was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born in Barnard Castle, County Durham.

James Welford
Personal information
Full nameJames William Welford
Born(1869-03-27)27 March 1869
Barnard Castle,
County Durham, England
Died17 January 1945(1945-01-17) (aged 75)
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1896Warwickshire
1895Durham
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 13
Runs scored 459
Batting average 21.85
100s/50s 1/1
Top score 118
Balls bowled 280
Wickets 2
Bowling average 90.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/13
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2011

Cricket

Welford made his debut for Durham in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He made five further appearances in that season for the county.[1] He joined Warwickshire for the 1896 season, making his first-class debut for the county in the County Championship against Surrey. He made 12 further first-class appearances in 1896, the last of which came against Hampshire.[2] In this thirteen first-class appearances for Warwickshire, he scored 459 runs at an average of 21.85, with a high score of 118.[3] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Leicestershire.[4] With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 90.00, with best figures of 1/13.[5]

Football

Welford's playing position was as a full-back, he had played for Stockton F.C. and Bishop Auckland F.C., before joining Birmingham St George's F.C., from where he joined Aston Villa F.C. in 1893. He played for Aston Villa from 1893 to 1896, making a total of 83 appearances in both League and Cup, scoring one goal.[6] While at Villa, he formed a key partnership in defence with Bob Chatt. He won the 1895 FA Cup with Aston Villa.[7] From Aston Villa he moved to Celtic in Scotland,[6] where he played for three seasons and won the Scottish Football League in 1897–98 followed by the Scottish Cup in 1899.[8]

He died in Glasgow, Scotland on 17 January 1945.

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by James Welford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by James Welford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Welford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  4. "Leicestershire v Warwickshire, 1896 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  5. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by James Welford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  6. "Player profile: James Welford". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  7. "Wisden – Obituaries in 1945". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  8. (Celtic player) Welford, James, FitbaStats
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