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Welford, Jim (1897-1900); Arkleston Cemetery, Paisley?
Topic Started: May 27 2011, 10:57 AM (1,693 Views)
steve

Found a reference to "the Celtic Footballer" in a cricket report. Hadn't heard of him before.

http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Welford%2C+Jim

Englishman Jim played in the Scottish Cup winning team of 1899, and died in Paisley in 1945.

Here's his death notice in The Herald on Jan 19 1945 ( http://goo.gl/jBuUh )

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The Wee Shamrock

That is a great find S. If he's in Arkleston then he's lying close to Patsy Gallagher. He was part of a generation of big signings that Celtic made, mostly from England, to strengthen the team. Looks like he lived to a great age.

Think Camillo has an interest in Celtic's cricket connections of which there are a fair few.
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i'm sure one of his descendants contacted the wiki, i just can't remember his username! d'oh!
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