Albert Pryce-Jones
Albert Pryce-Jones (26 May 1870 – 17 August 1946) was a Welsh international footballer.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Westhead Pryce-Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Newtown, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 17 August 1946[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shrewsbury School | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| -1891 | Cambridge University | ||
| 1891-1898 | Newtown | ||
| National team | |||
| 1895 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Pryce-Jones was born in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales in 1870. He was the son of Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones, a former Conservative member of the British House of Commons.[3]
He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 1 match on 18 March 1895 against England.[4][5]
In 1895 he played for Newtown in their Welsh Cup victory.[6] He appeared alongside his brother William Pryce-Jones who was also an international footballer for Wales.[7]
He emigrated to Calgary, Canada in 1910 where he established the department store Pryce-Jones Ltd.[3]
He served in the Canadian infantry in World War I.[8][9] He died in August 1946 aged 76.
References
- Barrett, Matthew K. (9 March 2015). "The Welshman".
- "Newtown's Welsh internationals". Penmon. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020.
- "Albert Pryce-Jones". Patriots, Crooks and Safety-Firsters.
- "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- "Remembering Newtown Football Club's golden generation". County Times.
- "NOTES ON FOOTBALL.|1895-04-20|The Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- "Pryce-Jones William Ernest". www.newtownremembers.org.uk.
- "Lieutenant-Colonel Albert Westhead Pryce-Jones". www.canadiangreatwarproject.com.
- "Pryce-Jones Albert Westhead Obe Td". www.newtownremembers.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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