Richard Gough (Welsh footballer)

Richard Thomas Gough (April-June 1859[1] - 2 February 1934)[2][3] was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 1 match on 12 March 1883 against Scotland.[4]

Personal information
Full name Richard Thomas Gough
Date of birth 1859 (1859)
Place of birth Oswestry, England
Date of death 2 February 1934 (1934-02-03) (aged 74)
Place of death Oswestry, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1877-1887 Oswestry
National team
1883 Wales 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Richard Gough played for Oswestry Town[1] between 1877–1887. He first played as a half-back before eventually becoming a goalkeeper. He won the Welsh Cup with Oswestry in 1884.[5]

After retiring from playing he became a referee, and took charge of two international games.[5]

He also became president of the Shropshire FA.[5]

In 1911 he became president of the Football Association of Wales.[5]

Cricket career

Gough was also a cricketer who played at county level for Shropshire between 1884 and 1903 and at club level for Oswestry. Two brothers, Walter George (1857-1908) and Herbert Gough (1873-1954) also played at both levels.[6]

Honours

Oswestry

See also

References

  1. Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. p. 14. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Birthdate based on registration period given as '2Q {ie second quarter) 1859'.
  2. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  6. Percival, Tony. Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. pp. 14, 44.
  7. "PENMON FAMILY HISTORY AND RELATED TOPICS - Welsh Intern'l Footballers". www.penmon.org. Retrieved 4 June 2020.


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