Pat Welton Explained

Pat Welton
Fullname:Roy Patrick Welton
Birth Date:3 May 1928
Birth Place:Eltham, Greenwich, England
Death Place:Romford, London, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1949–1958
Clubs1:Leyton Orient
Caps1:263
Goals1:0
Years2:1958–1959
Clubs2:QPR
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Manageryears1:1959
Managerclubs1:St. Albans City[1]
Manageryears2:1960
Managerclubs2:Clapton[2]
Managerclubs3:Walthamstow Avenue
Manageryears4:1962–1964
Managerclubs4:England U-18
Manageryears5:1968–1969
Managerclubs5:Corinthian-Casuals

Pat Welton (1928-2010) was a former football player for Leyton Orient and Queens Park Rangers.

Following his retirement from playing, he took over as manager of St. Albans City F.C. in 1959. He later worked as Keith Burkinshaw's assistant manager during his time at Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and the Bahrain national football team.[3]

As head coach of the England under-18 national football team, he won the UEFA European Under-18 Championship twice, first winning in 1963 and retaining the title in 1964.

As well as his managerial career at amateur clubs, he was also a very well liked P.E. teacher at Forest School (Walthamstow) between 1959 and 1969.[4]

Pat was a popular figure around East Greenwich where he was pub landlord at the Old Friends on Trafalgar Road in Greenwich, where he also managed his pub football team the Greenwich Old Friends to great success.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pat Welton. neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. 28 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Past Managers. Clapton F.C. History. 28 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052720/http://claptonfchistory.co.uk/pastmanagers.html. 29 May 2014.
  3. Web site: PAT WELTON. tottenhamhotspur.com. 28 May 2014. 2 July 2010.
  4. Web site: Forest School Newsletter. forest.org.uk. 28 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052330/http://alumni.forest.org.uk/design/pdfs/FS%20Newsletter%20Lent%2011%20(3).pdf. 29 May 2014. dead.