Pat Welton (1928-2010) was a former football player for Leyton Orient and Queens Park Rangers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Patrick Welton | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Eltham, Greenwich, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 June 2010 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Romford, London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1958 | Leyton Orient | 263 | (0) |
| 1958–1959 | QPR | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1959 | St. Albans City[1] | ||
| 1960 | Clapton[2] | ||
| Walthamstow Avenue | |||
| 1962–1964 | England U-18 | ||
| 1968–1969 | Corinthian-Casuals | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
References
edit- ^ "Pat Welton". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Past Managers". Clapton F.C. History. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "PAT WELTON". tottenhamhotspur.com. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Forest School Newsletter" (PDF). forest.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.