John Welsh (English footballer)
Welsh with Preston North End in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Joseph Welsh | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Wavertree, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Preston North End | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2001 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Liverpool | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Hull City (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2006–2009 | Hull City | 30 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Chester City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Bury (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Tranmere Rovers | 130 | (11) |
| 2012– | Preston North End | 134 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2007 | England U21 | 8 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:33, 24 November 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 March 2006 |
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John Joseph Welsh (born 10 January 1984 in Liverpool) is an English football player who plays for Preston North End. He was also captain of the England under-20 team, and has been capped eight times for the under-21s. He represented England U20 at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Wavertree born Welsh, joined Liverpool at the age of 10. He progressed through the ranks, becoming captain of the Reserve Team in the process. Welsh trained with the Liverpool first team squad at their Melwood training ground from the middle of the 2001–02 season.
In the 2002–03 season John Welsh played only one game for the first team – his début match against Ipswich Town on 4 December 2002 in a League Cup fourth round tie at home – when he replaced Vladimír Šmicer in the 83rd minute. Also, John Welsh has been amongst the substitutes for a number of European games.
His first game in Premiership was against Arsenal on 4 October 2003, when he replaced Salif Diao in the 82nd minute, but he couldn't help his team avoid defeat – they lost 2–1, and unfortunately for Welsh, his first act was to be booked for a foul on Ray Parlour. Welsh featured in Liverpool's run to the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, coming on as a substitute in the round of 16 away tie against Bayer Leverkusen. Liverpool would go on to win the trophy but Welsh was left out of the final match day squad.
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