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{{shortShort description|English footballer (1908 – 1991)}}

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| fullname = Roderick Ernest Welsh<ref name="kent"/>

| birth_date = c.{{Birth 1912date|df=y|1908|8|26}}<ref name="kentENFA">{{ENFA}}</ref>

| birth_place = [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], England<ref name="kent"/>

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1991|||1908|8|26}}<ref name="ENFA"/>

| height = 5 ft 8 in<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-dispatch-sunday-dispatch-football/134154879/ |title=Port Vale. Famous coach |newspaper=Sunday Dispatch Football Guide |___location=London |date=23 August 1936 |page=xvi |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

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| position = [[Defender (association football)|Full-back]]

| youthyears1 = 1929–1930| youthclubs1 = Dipton United

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'''Roderick Ernest Welsh''' (born26 c.August 1912;1908 date– of death unknown1991) was an [[English people|English]] [[Association football|footballer]]. His great-grandson, [[Matthew Dallman]], also became a professional footballer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Matthew Dallman - 2006 Men's Soccer|url=http://www.portlandpilots.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=640|accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref>

==Playing careerCareer==

Welsh played for Dipton United, [[Annfield Plain F.C.|Annfield Plain]], and [[Durham City A.F.C.|Durham City]]. andHe played one [[Football League First Division|First Division]] game for [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], beforeon 6 May 1933.<ref>{{cite web |title=profile |url=http://pompeyrama.com/pompey-fc-players-722-Roderick-Welsh.html |website=pompeyrama.com |access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref> He joiningjoined [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in May 1935.<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=305|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}}</ref> He made 20 [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] and three [[FA Cup]] appearances in the [[1935–36 Port Vale F.C. season|1935–36]] [[promotion and relegation|relegation]] season, and [[Ankle fracture|broke an [[ankle]] at a 1–0 win over [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] at [[The Dell (Southampton)|The Dell]] on 31 March.<ref name="kent"/> He played 17 [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] games in the [[1936–37 Port Vale F.C. season|1936–37]] season and then played 27 league games in the [[1937–38 Port Vale F.C. season|1937–38]] season.<ref name="kent"/> He was given a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] away from the [[The Old Recreation Ground]] in May 1938.<ref name="kent"/>

==Career statistics==

==Statistics==

Source:<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="ENFA"/>

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!rowspan="2"|Club

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!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals

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|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]

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[[Category:19121908 births]]

[[Category:Year1991 of death missingdeaths]]

[[Category:Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne]]

[[Category:English men's footballers]]

[[Category:AssociationMen's association football fullbacksfull-backs]]

[[Category:Annfield Plain F.C. players]]

[[Category:Durham City A.F.C. players]]

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[[Category:Port Vale F.C. players]]

[[Category:English Football League players]]

[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]