Jack Mates Explained

Jack Mates
Birth Date:28 February 1870
Birth Place:Wales
Nationalyears1:1891–1897
Nationalteam1:Wales
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Jack Mates (28 February 1870 – date of death unknown) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1891 and 1897, playing 3 matches.

Mates was a member of the Chirk team that won the Welsh Cup in 1889–90, and was one of twenty internationals to have originated from the club.[1] He played his first match for Wales on 7 February 1891 against Ireland and his last match on 29 March 1897 against England.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Welsh Football Academy: T.E.Thomas and Chirk AAA. Before the "D": Association Football around the world 1863-1937. 1 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Wales player database 1872 to 2013. eu-football.info. 30 April 2016.