John Welsh

John Joseph Welsh (born 10 January 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as midfielder.

John Welsh
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Welsh with Preston North End in 2016
Personal information
Full nameJohn Joseph Welsh[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birthWavertree, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1994–2001Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2006Liverpool4(0)
2005–2006Hull City (loan)20(2)
2006–2009Hull City30(1)
2008Chester City (loan)6(0)
2008Carlisle United (loan)4(0)
2009Bury (loan)5(0)
2009–2012Tranmere Rovers130(11)
2012–2018Preston North End143(3)
2018–2019Grimsby Town13(0)
2019–2020Atherton Collieries19(0)
2020–2021Stafford Rangers28(1)
Total402(18)
National team
England U16
England U20
2004–2007England U218(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:41, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 March 2006

Welsh notably played in the Premier League for Liverpool, where he began his career before playing for Hull City, Chester City, Carlisle United, Bury, Tranmere Rovers and Grimsby Town. In 2019 he dropped down to play at semi-professional level with Atherton Collieries before finishing his career with Stafford Rangers.

Career statistics

As of match played 21 August 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2002–03[3] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2003–04[4] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
2004–05[5] 3 0 1 0 2 0 1[b] 0 7 0
Total 4 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 10 0
Hull City (loan) 2005–06[6] Championship 20 2 0 0 1 0 21 2
Hull City 2005–06[6] Championship 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2006–07[7] 18 1 0 0 3 0 21 1
Total 30 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 33 1
Chester City (loan) 2007–08[8] League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Carlisle United (loan) 2008–09[9] League One 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Bury (loan) 2008–09[9] League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Tranmere Rovers 2009–10[10] League One 45 4 4 0 2 0 1[c] 0 52 4
2010–11[11] 41 4 1 0 2 0 4[c] 0 48 4
2011–12[12] 44 3 1 0 1 0 3[c] 0 49 3
Total 130 11 6 0 5 0 8 0 149 11
Preston North End 2012–13[13] League One 36 1 2 0 2 0 2[c] 0 42 1
2013–14[14] 36 2 5 0 1 0 3[d] 0 45 2
2014–15[15] 32 0 4 0 1 0 7[e] 0 44 0
2015–16[16] Championship 24 0 1 0 1 0 26 0
2016–17[17] 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
2017–18[18] 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 143 3 14 0 7 0 12 0 176 3
Grimsby Town 2018–19[19] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 1[f] 0 5 0
Career total 347 17 23 0 19 0 23 0 412 17
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  4. One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League One play-offs
  5. Four appearances in the Football League Trophy and three in the League One play-offs
  6. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Preston North End

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. "John Welsh: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "Games played by John Welsh in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. "Games played by John Welsh in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. "Games played by John Welsh in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Games played by John Welsh in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  7. "Games played by John Welsh in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. "Games played by John Welsh in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Games played by John Welsh in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  10. "Games played by John Welsh in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  11. "Games played by John Welsh in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  12. "Games played by John Welsh in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  13. "Games played by John Welsh in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  14. "Games played by John Welsh in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  15. "Games played by John Welsh in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  16. "Games played by John Welsh in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  17. "Games played by John Welsh in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  18. "Games played by John Welsh in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  19. "Games played by John Welsh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  20. Middleton, Nathan (24 May 2015). Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32770740. Retrieved 26 December 2018.