Richard Gough (Welsh footballer) explained

Fullname:Richard Thomas Gough
Birth Place:Oswestry, England
Death Place:Oswestry, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1877–1887
Clubs1:Oswestry
Nationalyears1:1883
Nationalteam1:Wales
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

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

Football career

Tom Gough played for Oswestry Town[1] between 1877 and 1887. He first played as a half-back before eventually becoming a goalkeeper. He won the Welsh Cup with Oswestry (then named Oswestry White Star) in 1884.

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

He also became president of the Shropshire FA.

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 (Bert) Gough (1873-1954) also played at both levels.[6]

Honours

Oswestry

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Percival, Tony. Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. 1999. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. 14. 1-902171-17-9. published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Birthdate based on registration period given as '2Q (i.e. second quarter) 1859'.
  2. News: Register . 26 August 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  3. News: Register . 26 August 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Web site: Wales player database 1872 to 2013. eu-football.info. 30 April 2016.
  5. News: Register . 26 August 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Book: Percival, Tony. Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. 14, 44.
  7. Web site: PENMON FAMILY HISTORY AND RELATED TOPICS - Welsh Intern'l Footballers. 2020-06-04. www.penmon.org.