Welsh Football Association Tour, 1929
Welsh players who made the trip:
Len Evans (Barry Town), Bert Gray (Manchester City), Moses Russell (Plymouth Argyle), Billy Jennings (Bolton Wanderers), Albert Lumberg (Wrexham), William Rogers (Wrexham), Fred Keenor (Cardiff City), Edward Lawrence (Clapton Orient), Samuel Raymond Bennion (Manchester United), Albert Waddell (Newport County), Thomas Henry Lewis (New Brighton), Bob Pugh (Newport County), Walter Robbins (Cardiff City), Fred Cook (Portsmouth), Fed Warren (Cardiff City), John Edward Neale (Wrexham), Charlie Jones (Arsenal), Ted Vizard (Bolton Wanderers), Reese Williams (Manchester United), Led Davies (Cardiff City).
June 2 Montreal 1: Welsh F.A. 3 in Montreal, Quebec
June 3 Hamilton 0: Welsh F.A. 1 in Hamilton, Ontario
June 5 Toronto 1: Welsh F.A. 4 in Toronto, Ontario
June 8 Manitoba 2: Welsh F.A. 7 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
June 10 Regina 2: Welsh F.A. 7 in Regina, Saskatchewan
June 12 Calgary 1: Welsh F.A. 10 in Calgary, Alberta
June 15 All Island 0: Welsh F.A. 3 in Nanaimo, British Columbia
June 17 B.C. Mainland 0: Welsh F.A. 8 in Vancouver, British Columbia
June 19 Victoria 0: Welsh F.A. 1 in Victoria, British Columbia
June 23 New Westminster 1: Welsh F.A. 2 in New Westminster, B.C.
June 25 Edmonton 1: Welsh F.A. 2 in Edmonton, Alberta
June 26 Saskatoon 1: Welsh F.A. 6 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
June 28 Manitoba 2: Reds 4 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
July 1 Ontario 1: Welsh F.A. 3 in Toronto, Ontario
July 2 Hamilton 0: Wales 2 in Hamilton, Ontario
July 3 Montreal 1: Welsh F.A. 2 in Montreal, Quebec
June 2, 1929, in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal 1 (Finlayson)
Welsh F.A. 3 (Neale, Jennings, Davies)
HT: Att: Ref:
Montreal: Jimmy Nelson (C.N.R.) – Carroll (National Breweries), Geddes (C.P.R.) – Malcolm Moon (Blue Bonnets), Dunlop (C.P.R.), Cowie (Bell Telephone) – Warnock (Carsteel), Jack Green (C.N.R.), Bill Finlayson (C.N.R.), Frank Henderson (C.N.R.), Bill Westwater (Carsteel).
Welsh: Gray – Russell, Lumberg – Bennion, Keenor, Jennings – Williams, Neale, Davies, Jones, Vizard.
June 3, 1929, in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton and District 0
Welsh F.A. 1 (Lewis)
HT: Att: Ref:
Hamilton: Jimmy Wallace (Hamilton Thistles) – Wilf Jackson (Brantford Cockshutts), Henry Craig (Hamilton Thistles) – Jack Haggen (Hamilton Corinthians), Jock Crawford (Hamilton Thistles), R. Marshall (Hamilton City) – Jimmy Tennant (Hamilton Thistles), Ollie Sutton (Hamilton City), George Chambers (Hamilton Thistles), Hugh Aird (Brantford Cockshutts), Bobby Richardson (Brantford Cockshutts).
Welsh: Evans - Russell, Jennings – Rogers, Keenor, Lawrence – Wardell, Lewis, Pugh, Robbins, Cook.
June 5, 1929, at Maple Leaf Stadium in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto 1 (Hunter)
Welsh F.A. 4 (Warren 2, Neale, Davies)
HT: Att: Ref:
Toronto: Art Halliwell (Toronto Scottish) – Forbes (T.T.C.), Jimmy Noke (Toronto Scottish) – Herring (Toronto Ulster), Joe Clulow (Toronto Ulster), Herring (?) – Harry Gibson (Toronto Ulster), Jimmy Galloway (Toronto Ulster), Christian Sathrang (Oshawa Nationals), Hunter (48th Highlanders), Jimmy Moir (Toronto Ulster).
Welsh: Gray – Russell, Lumberg – Bennion, Keenor, Jennings – Warren, Neale, Davies, Jones, Vizard.
June 8, 1929, at Carruthers Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manitoba 2 (McDonald, Gibson)
Welsh F.A. 7 (Davies 5, Warren, Neale)
HT: Att: 7500 Ref: Sandy McMahon (Winnipeg)
Manitoba: Eddie Derby (C.P.R.) – Jock Miller (C.P.R.), McQueen (Fort Rouge) – Shifty Jennings (Irish), Bill Matthews (United Weston), Alex Archer (Scottish) – Bill Gibson (Nationals), Bobby Johnstone (City Rovers), McDonald (Scottish), Johnny Lang (Fort Rouge), Radis (Hebrews). Sub: Mills (C.P.R.)
Welsh: Gray – Russell, Lumberg – Bennion, Keenor, Rogers – Warren, Neale, Davies, Jones, Cook.
June 10, 1929, at Park Hughes in Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina 0
Welsh F.A. 7 (Robbins 4, Lewis 2, Cook)
HT: Att: 2000 Ref:
Regina: Ross – Underhill, Taylor – Robertson, Lang, Laing – Gordon, Rogers, Brooks, Kelly, Forbes.
Welsh: Evans – Russell, Jennings – Lawrence, Keenor, Pugh – Williams, Lewis, Robbins, Jones, Cook.
June 12, 1929, at Hillhurst Park in Calgary, Alberta
Calgary 1 (Blair)
Welsh F.A. 10 (Jones 3, Neale 3, Davies 2, Vizard, Warren)
HT: Att: Ref: A. Gilhooley (Calgary)
Calgary: Charlie Pinnell (Hillhurst) – L. Crooks (Brewery), Patterson (Brewery) – Roy Austin (Hillhurst), H. Roberts (Brewery), A. Pate (Brewery) – A. Matheson (Callies), Bernie Cartwright (Hillhurst), W. Smith (C.P.R.), A. Blair (Callies), S. Tucker (A & N).
Welsh: Gray – Russell, Lumberg – Bennion, Keenor, Jennings – Warren, Neale, Davies, Jones, Vizard.
June 15, 1929, at Central Sports Ground in Nanaimo, British Columbia
Up Island 0
Welsh F.A. 3 (Robbins 2, Warren)
HT: Att: Ref: Matt Guiness
Up Island: Archie Boyd – Sandy Strang, Ernie Edmunds – Jim Knight, Sandy Thompson, Muir – R. Grey, Sandland, Fowler, Hallman, Stone.
Welsh: Grey – Russell, Lumberg – Bennion, Keenor, Jennings – Warren, Neale, Robbins, Davies, Cook.
June 17, 1929, at Athletic Park in Vancouver, British Columbia
B.C. Lower Mainland 0
Welsh F.A. 8 (Davies 7, Neale)
HT: Att: Ref:
B.C: Harold Singleton (St. Andrews) – Bill Constable (St. Saviours), George Anderson (Westminster Royals) – Tommy McNeill (Kerrisdale), George Russell (Westminster Royals), Murray West (St. Saviours) – Taylor (?), Alex Strang (Westminster Royals), David Turner (Westminster Royals) and George Stephen, Jock Smith or Jack d’Easum.
Welsh: Evans – Russell, Lumberg – Bennion, Keenor, Jennings – Williams, Neale, Davies, Jones, Vizard.
June 19, 1929, at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria 0
Welsh F.A. 1 (Warren)
HT: Att: Ref:
Victoria: Tommy Bridges (Victoria City) – Joe Crowe (Saanich Thistles), Frank Tupman (Rennie and Taylor) – Johnny Peden (Victoria West), Bob Preston (Victoria City), William McBay (Victoria City) – John Taylor (Tennie and Taylor), Darrell Bissell (Victoria City), Danny Glancy (Victoria City), Tommy Smith (Victoria City), Alex Cameron (Victoria City).
Welsh: Gray, Russell, Lumberg – Lawrence, Lewis, Pugh – Wardell, Rogers, Robbins, Warren, Cook.
June 23, 1929, in New Westminster, British Columbia
Westminster Royals 1 (Bradbury)
Welsh F.A. 2 (Warren, Davies)
HT: Att: 6000 Ref: Sam Clifton
Royals: George Lindsay – Andy Watson, Joe Millburn – Tom Trotter, George Lindsay, Bill Hogg – Owen Bird, Robert McDougall, Ernie Bradbury, David Turner, Adam Kerr.
Welsh: Gray – Russell, Lumberg – Bennion, Keenor, Jennings – Warren, Neale, Davies, Jones, Cook.
June 25, 1929, at Diamond Park in Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton 1 (Findler)
Welsh F.A. 2 (Robbins 2)
HT: Att: 3000 Ref: Billy Thompson
Edmonton: W. Wallis (Radial Rovers) – Teddy Geldert (C.N.R.), Jack Savage (C.N.R.) – Jimmy Winters (C.N.R.), Colin McKay (C.N.R.), Joe Thompson (Canadian Legion) – Jimmy Ross (Callies), Jimmy Graham (C.N.R.), Bill Findler (C.N.R.), Freddy Hall (C.N.R.), Tommy Minchin (C.N.R.).
Welsh: Evans – Russell, Lumberg – Pugh, Keenor, Bennion – Williams, Jones, Davies, Robbins, Vizard.
June 26, 1929, at Mayfair Park in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Saskatoon 1 (Rivett)
Welsh F.A. 6 (Neale 4, Jones, Keenor)
HT: Att: Ref:
Saskatoon: Edwards – Harrison, McCubbin – McInnes, Webster, Baldie – Doig, Rivett, Garrett, Hugh Carson, Reid.
Welsh: Gray – Russell, Jennings – Bennion, Keenor, Rogers – Warren, Neale, Robbins, Jones, Cook.
June 28, 1929, at Carruthers Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manitoba 2 (Robbins, Vizard)
Reds: 6 (Keenor, Gibson, Rogers, Cook)
HT: Att: Ref: Sandy McMahon (Winnipeg)
Manitoba: Gray – Russell, Lennon (Winnipeg Irish) – Bennion, Richardson (Westbrook), Lewis – Williams, Munsen (Fort Rouge), Robbins, Jones, Vizard.
Reds: Evans – Lumberg, Shields (Westbrook) – Lawrence, Keenor, Alex Archer (Scottish) – Warren, Neale, Bill Gibson (Nationals), Rogers, Cook.
July 1, 1929, at Ulster Stadium in Toronto, Ontario
Ontario 1 (Sathrang)
Welsh F.A. 3 (Warren 2, Robbins)
HT: Att: Ref:
Ontario: Art Halliwell – Dave Eadie, Harold Begbie – Wilson, Fred Williams, Joe Clulow – Dougall, Christian Sathrang, George Graham, Jimmy Galloway, Jimmy Moir.
Welsh: Evans – Russell, Lumberg – Bennion, Keenor, Jennings – Warren, Neale, Robbins, Jones, Cook.
July 2, 1929, in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton 0
Welsh F.A. 2 (Warren, o.g.)
HT: Att: 3000 Ref: Bill Cook
Hamilton: Jimmy Wallace – H. Jackson, Henry Craig – J. Haggen, Jock Crawford, R. Marshall – Jimmy Tennant, Ollie Sutton, George Chambers, H. Aird, R. Richardson.
Welsh: Gray – Russell, Lumberg – Bennion, Keenor, Jennings – Warren, Neale, Robbins, Jones, Vizard.
July 3, 1929, at the M.A.A.A. Grounds in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal 1 (Henderson)
Welsh F.A. 2 (Cook, Warren)
HT: Att: Ref: T. Buchan
Montreal: Jamieson – Malcolm Moon, Geddes – Naismith, Nicholson, Dunlop – Cadman, Horne, Fallon, Frank Henderson, Jack Green.
Welsh: Gray – Russell, Lumberg – Lawrence, Keenor, Jennings – Williams, Rogers, Warren, Cook Vizard.
Note: The records of this tour held by the Welsh F.A. omit the second game against Hamilton, which was not on the original schedule.