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Llewelyn Kenrick

Samuel Llewelyn Kenrick (9 June 1847 – 29 May 1933)[citation needed] was a Welsh solicitor who became the founder of the Football Association of Wales and organised the first Welsh international football match against Scotland in 1876. As such he became the "father of Welsh football".

Samuel Llewellyn Kenrick
Born(1847-06-09)9 June 1847
Died29 May 1933(1933-05-29) (aged 85)
Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
NationalityWelsh
OccupationSolicitor
Known forFounded Football Association of Wales

Early life and family edit

Kenrick was born into the land-owning, industrialist Kenrick dynasty of Wynn Hall, Ruabon, Wales, the son of William Kenrick (1798–1865) who had founded the Wynn Hall Colliery, and a descendant of the Wynn family.[1] After attending Ruabon Grammar School, Kenrick trained as a solicitor (admitted 1871) and practised at Ruabon.[2]

Two of his cousins, Harriet and Florence Kenrick, were the first and second wives of the politician Joseph Chamberlain.[3]

In 1909 Kenrick married Lillian Maud, daughter of the Rev. A. L. Taylor, headmaster of Ruabon Grammar School, although they had no children.[4]

Football career edit

His earliest football appearances were in England when he played for Priorslee at Shifnal, Shropshire.[2]

Druids Football Club edit

In 1872, he assisted brothers David and George Thomson in amalgamating the Ruabon-based, Plasmadoc club with two other Ruabon clubs, "Ruabon Rovers" and "Ruabon Volunteers", to form the Ruabon Druids. The newly created club played their home matches at Plasmadoc Park in the village of Rhosymedre, before a new ground was created in the nearby Wynn family estate at Wynnstay in 1879.[5] At this time, there was no organised league system and Druids played friendly matches against other local clubs although they occasionally ventured further afield to play in England and Scotland, including a match against Queens Park at Hampden Park in 1877.[6]

Shropshire Wanderers edit

Kenrick also played for the Shropshire Wanderers[2] in the 1874–75 season in which he helped them reach the semi-final of the FA Cup, when they were defeated 1–0 by the Old Etonians.

First international match edit

In January 1876, a London-based Welshman, G. Clay-Thomas, placed an advertisement in The Field newspaper proposing that a Welsh team be formed to play Scotland or Ireland at rugby.[2][7] Kenrick saw the advertisement but decided that the international match should be Association football.[8]

He told The Field that the footballers of North Wales accepted the challenge and he advertised for players:

Test matches will take place at the ground of the Denbighshire County Cricket Club at Wrexham for the purpose of choosing the Cambrian Eleven. Gentlemen desirous of playing are requested to send in their names and addresses.[8]

To be selected, the players had to be born in Wales or have sufficient residence in the Principality. Although Kenrick corresponded with several Welsh clubs and the Universities in order to raise a team he was criticised for allegedly overlooking players from the south.[2]

The test matches took place in February 1876 under the auspices of the newly created Football Association of Wales (see below). Kenrick selected six players from his own club, Druids, plus two from local rivals, Wrexham, and one from English club, Oswestry. William Evans (of Oxford University) was the only player from South Wales selected, with the others all from North Wales, other than John Hawley Edwards who was born in Shrewsbury in England and had previously represented the England national football team. Edwards was a fellow solicitor and member of the Shropshire Wanderers.

The match against Scotland was played at Hamilton Crescent, Partick, the home of the West of Scotland Cricket Club on 25 March 1876. The Welsh were well defeated, conceding four goals without reply.[9] Kenrick played at left back[10] and acquitted himself well, with the match report commenting: "Evans and Kenrick, the backs, played splendidly for Wales".[11]

Football Association of Wales edit

 
The Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Ruabon.

Provisionally known as the "Cambrian Football Association", the Football Association of Wales was founded at a meeting held on 2 February 1876 at the Wynnstay Arms Hotel in Wrexham, initially to formalise the arrangements for the forthcoming match against Scotland.[8]

In May 1876, a further meeting was called, this time in the ballroom of the identically named Wynnstay Arms Hotel in Ruabon where the name was agreed as the "Football Association of Wales" and the constitution was drawn up.[12] The arguments and discussions continued so long that the local policeman came in to call time.

Sadly we have no record of the words actually used by the police constable as he stood sternly surveying the scene in the Wynnstay Arms, Ruabon, on that May night in 1876; but what they amounted to was that even if the gentlemen were busy forming the Football Association of Wales it was past closing time so would they mind forming it somewhere else…[13]

Fortunately, Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn was in attendance; as the local JP (and also the sitting Member of Parliament), he went next door, opened the Court, extended the hotel's licensing hours, thus enabling the meeting to continue.[12] The meeting ended with Kenrick appointed as the first chairman and honorary secretary[2] with John Hawley Edwards as first treasurer.[14]

Kenrick continued to serve the FAW until 1884, when he left, probably because of the trend towards professionalism. In 1897, when the FAW secretary was charged with fraud, Kenrick returned to guide the association through the crisis. He made the final break a few months later over the minor issue of the allocation of gate money to Welsh Cup semi-finalists and finalists.[2]

The Welsh Cup edit

In 1877, the FAW inaugurated the first Welsh domestic football competition, the Welsh Cup, which kicked off in the autumn. 19 clubs entered though only 17 actually fielded a team.[15] The first match was played on Saturday 13 October at Newtown against the Druids and ended in a 1–1 draw. The game started at 2.30 in front of a large crowd with the high wind causing problems. Evans scored for Newtown in the first half, although Druids equalised through Daniel Grey to take the match to a replay. The match report says that "Ll. Kendrick (was) prominent for Druids."[16]

Druids won the replay 4–0 and progressed to the final against Wrexham. The match was a cliffhanger, with no score until the Wrexham forwards charged the Druids' defenders to take the ball over the line to win the game in the final minute, with James Davies being credited with the goal.[15][17][18]

Following the loss of their Plasmadoc ground in the autumn of 1878, Druids were temporarily disbanded.[5] During this period, Kenrick first played one game for Wrexham[19] however decided not to join them and instead Kenrick and several of his Druids team-mates joined the Oswestry club.[2] In 1879, the Druids had gained the use of the ground at Wynnstay and Kenrick returned to the Druids for one further season as captain, leading them to the Welsh Cup Final when they defeated Ruthin 2–1 (with goals from Jack Vaughan and John Jones).[20] As captain of the Druids, Kenrick collected the cup from Sir Evan Morris, who acclaimed him as the founder of Welsh football.[4]

Later international career edit

The return match against Scotland came on 5 March 1877 at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, with Kenrick retaining his place at left-back.[21] The Scots were again victorious, winning 2–0.[22] The match report in the Wrexham Advertiser stated:

Both teams played remarkably well and the contest throughout was an exceedingly close one. The Scotchmen exhibiting the utmost proficiency in the essential art of passing while the home team worked admirably, the "Backs" exhibiting some really excellent play. It was noticeable that the Scotch forwards were not ambitious of doing the work of the back players and this was in contrast to the Welsh team. Had the Cymry forwards played well up in the first half several goals would have been scored in their favour, but they would persist in following the ball up and down the ground.[23]

Kenrick missed the 1878 match against Scotland (lost 9–0)[24] but returned to the side the following year for matches against England[25] and Scotland.[26] Described as "a small, muscular player and a full-back with a reputation as a fearsome shoulder-charger",[2] Kenrick had retired from playing and was attending the match against England at Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn on 26 February 1881 as a spectator. Jack Powell missed his train connection at Chester and Kenrick turned out in his everyday clothes to give "a splendid performance" at right-back.[2] Some years later, William Pierce Owen recalled the match at Blackburn:

It was snowing and hailing and we had been playing for some time, when I saw what I thought was a spectator breaking into the field and making a violent attack upon Marshall and Rostron, the English right wing. Upon closer inspection I found it was Llewelyn Kenrick of Ruabon. He was dressed in long tweed trousers, wore ordinary boots and sported a smart Oxford shirt. He played with the utmost vigour until unfortunately his knee gave way and once more Wales had only ten men on the field.[27]

According to the Wrexham Advertiser:

(John) Hawtrey, the English goalkeeper, threw the ball out but was charged over at the same time and (Jack) Vaughan running up placed the leather safely through the goal for Wales. The Englishmen strove hard to get on terms with their opponents. Shot after shot was aimed at the Welsh goal but each attempt was rendered futile. When time was called Wales were declared winners by one goal to love.[28]

This was the first victory by the Welsh international side, five years after their first international match.[29]

Legal career edit

Kenrick was Clerk to the Ruabon Magistrates from 1896 and was appointed coroner for East Denbighshire in 1906, a post he held until his death in 1933.[2]

Shortly after his appointment, he presided over an inquest into the death of a footballer at Chirk and, after amusing himself with a remark that the jury probably knew more about the game than he did, made the following comment on the game:

Football was one of the best pastimes which young men could engage in and within reasonable limits and provided that it was indulged in simply as a pastime only. It was far better for a young man to take part in football, cricket or any other healthful experience in the fresh air than to be hanging around billiard tables and public houses in an atmosphere meeting with tobacco smoke and the smell of intoxicating liquor.[2]

One writer who knew Kenrick well described him as "thoroughly straightforward and conscientious. He has never been the man to court favour and popularity. His somewhat brusque manner perhaps offended many, but no one ever doubted his sincerity."[2]

International appearances edit

Kenrick made five appearances for Wales as follows:[30]

Date Venue Opponent Result[31] Goals Competition
25 March 1876 Hamilton Crescent, Partick   Scotland 0 Friendly
5 March 1877 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham   Scotland 0 Friendly
18 January 1879 Kennington Oval, London   England 0 Friendly
7 April 1879 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham   Scotland 0–3 0 Friendly
26 February 1881 Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn   England 1–0 0 Friendly

Death edit

Kenrick died on 29 May 1933 in Ruabon at the age of 85. He was buried at Ruabon Cemetery.[32]

References edit

  1. ^ A. N. Palmer, "The History of the Parish of Ruabon"
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Davies and Garland (1991), p. 119-120.
  3. ^ Wall, Graeme. "Descendants of Archibald Kenrick (Nov 1760–26 Oct 1835)". greywall.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  4. ^ a b Lerry, George Geoffrey. "Kenrick, Samuel (1848–1933)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  5. ^ a b . Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  6. ^ . ww.cefndruidsafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  7. ^ Gibbons (2001), p. 54.
  8. ^ a b c "1876 Kenrick's Challenge". The Story of Welsh Football. Wrexham County Borough Council. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  9. ^ . Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  10. ^ "1876 Programme". The Story of Welsh Football. wrexham.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  11. ^ Davies and Garland (1991), p. 62.
  12. ^ a b "Who was the inspiration behind Wales' first football team?". The Story of Welsh Football. Wrexham County Borough Council. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  13. ^ 100 Years of Welsh Soccer – The Official History of The Football Association of Wales. Peter Corrigan, 1976.
  14. ^ Davies and Garland (1991), p. 53.
  15. ^ a b "1877 Welsh Cup Action". The Story of Welsh Football. Wrexham County Borough Council. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  16. ^ "1877". History of Football – Mid Wales. penmon.org. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  17. ^ Davies and Garland (1991), p. 38.
  18. ^ . Welsh Cup Final. Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  19. ^ "CUP NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS.|1879-01-11|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  20. ^ . Welsh Cup Final. Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  21. ^ . Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  22. ^ "Wales 0 Scotland 2 (5 March 1877)". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  23. ^ "1877 Scots Soccer Stars in Wrexham First". The Story of Welsh Football. Wrexham County Borough Council. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  24. ^ . Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  25. ^ . Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  26. ^ "Wales 0 Scotland 3 (7 April 1879)". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  27. ^ Davies and Garland (1991), p. 157
  28. ^ "February 26th 1881 The Dragon roars". The Story of Welsh Football. Wrexham County Borough Council. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  29. ^ "England 0 Wales 1 (26 February 1881)". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  30. ^ Samuel (2009), p. 5-6.
  31. ^ Wales score first
  32. ^ "Samuel Llewelyn Kenrick". Find a Grave. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

Bibliography edit

  • Davies, Gareth M; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
  • Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing. ISBN 1-84426-035-6.
  • Garland, Ian (1993). The History of the Welsh Cup. Bridge Books. ISBN 1-872424-37-6.
  • Samuel, Bill (2009). The Complete Wales FC 1876-2008. Soccer Books. ISBN 978-1-86223-176-4.

External links edit

  • Football Association of Wales (FAW)
  • (WFDA)
  • The Story of Welsh Football wrexham.gov.uk
  • Biography on BBC Wales

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Samuel Llewelyn Kenrick 9 June 1847 29 May 1933 citation needed was a Welsh solicitor who became the founder of the Football Association of Wales and organised the first Welsh international football match against Scotland in 1876 As such he became the father of Welsh football Samuel Llewellyn KenrickBorn 1847 06 09 9 June 1847Ruabon Denbighshire WalesDied29 May 1933 1933 05 29 aged 85 Ruabon Denbighshire WalesNationalityWelshOccupationSolicitorKnown forFounded Football Association of Wales Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Football career 2 1 Druids Football Club 2 2 Shropshire Wanderers 3 First international match 4 Football Association of Wales 5 The Welsh Cup 6 Later international career 7 Legal career 8 International appearances 9 Death 10 References 10 1 Bibliography 11 External linksEarly life and family editKenrick was born into the land owning industrialist Kenrick dynasty of Wynn Hall Ruabon Wales the son of William Kenrick 1798 1865 who had founded the Wynn Hall Colliery and a descendant of the Wynn family 1 After attending Ruabon Grammar School Kenrick trained as a solicitor admitted 1871 and practised at Ruabon 2 Two of his cousins Harriet and Florence Kenrick were the first and second wives of the politician Joseph Chamberlain 3 In 1909 Kenrick married Lillian Maud daughter of the Rev A L Taylor headmaster of Ruabon Grammar School although they had no children 4 Football career editHis earliest football appearances were in England when he played for Priorslee at Shifnal Shropshire 2 Druids Football Club edit In 1872 he assisted brothers David and George Thomson in amalgamating the Ruabon based Plasmadoc club with two other Ruabon clubs Ruabon Rovers and Ruabon Volunteers to form the Ruabon Druids The newly created club played their home matches at Plasmadoc Park in the village of Rhosymedre before a new ground was created in the nearby Wynn family estate at Wynnstay in 1879 5 At this time there was no organised league system and Druids played friendly matches against other local clubs although they occasionally ventured further afield to play in England and Scotland including a match against Queens Park at Hampden Park in 1877 6 Shropshire Wanderers edit Kenrick also played for the Shropshire Wanderers 2 in the 1874 75 season in which he helped them reach the semi final of the FA Cup when they were defeated 1 0 by the Old Etonians First international match editIn January 1876 a London based Welshman G Clay Thomas placed an advertisement in The Field newspaper proposing that a Welsh team be formed to play Scotland or Ireland at rugby 2 7 Kenrick saw the advertisement but decided that the international match should be Association football 8 He told The Field that the footballers of North Wales accepted the challenge and he advertised for players Test matches will take place at the ground of the Denbighshire County Cricket Club at Wrexham for the purpose of choosing the Cambrian Eleven Gentlemen desirous of playing are requested to send in their names and addresses 8 To be selected the players had to be born in Wales or have sufficient residence in the Principality Although Kenrick corresponded with several Welsh clubs and the Universities in order to raise a team he was criticised for allegedly overlooking players from the south 2 The test matches took place in February 1876 under the auspices of the newly created Football Association of Wales see below Kenrick selected six players from his own club Druids plus two from local rivals Wrexham and one from English club Oswestry William Evans of Oxford University was the only player from South Wales selected with the others all from North Wales other than John Hawley Edwards who was born in Shrewsbury in England and had previously represented the England national football team Edwards was a fellow solicitor and member of the Shropshire Wanderers The match against Scotland was played at Hamilton Crescent Partick the home of the West of Scotland Cricket Club on 25 March 1876 The Welsh were well defeated conceding four goals without reply 9 Kenrick played at left back 10 and acquitted himself well with the match report commenting Evans and Kenrick the backs played splendidly for Wales 11 Football Association of Wales edit nbsp The Wynnstay Arms Hotel Ruabon Provisionally known as the Cambrian Football Association the Football Association of Wales was founded at a meeting held on 2 February 1876 at the Wynnstay Arms Hotel in Wrexham initially to formalise the arrangements for the forthcoming match against Scotland 8 In May 1876 a further meeting was called this time in the ballroom of the identically named Wynnstay Arms Hotel in Ruabon where the name was agreed as the Football Association of Wales and the constitution was drawn up 12 The arguments and discussions continued so long that the local policeman came in to call time Sadly we have no record of the words actually used by the police constable as he stood sternly surveying the scene in the Wynnstay Arms Ruabon on that May night in 1876 but what they amounted to was that even if the gentlemen were busy forming the Football Association of Wales it was past closing time so would they mind forming it somewhere else 13 Fortunately Sir Watkin Williams Wynn was in attendance as the local JP and also the sitting Member of Parliament he went next door opened the Court extended the hotel s licensing hours thus enabling the meeting to continue 12 The meeting ended with Kenrick appointed as the first chairman and honorary secretary 2 with John Hawley Edwards as first treasurer 14 Kenrick continued to serve the FAW until 1884 when he left probably because of the trend towards professionalism In 1897 when the FAW secretary was charged with fraud Kenrick returned to guide the association through the crisis He made the final break a few months later over the minor issue of the allocation of gate money to Welsh Cup semi finalists and finalists 2 The Welsh Cup editIn 1877 the FAW inaugurated the first Welsh domestic football competition the Welsh Cup which kicked off in the autumn 19 clubs entered though only 17 actually fielded a team 15 The first match was played on Saturday 13 October at Newtown against the Druids and ended in a 1 1 draw The game started at 2 30 in front of a large crowd with the high wind causing problems Evans scored for Newtown in the first half although Druids equalised through Daniel Grey to take the match to a replay The match report says that Ll Kendrick was prominent for Druids 16 Druids won the replay 4 0 and progressed to the final against Wrexham The match was a cliffhanger with no score until the Wrexham forwards charged the Druids defenders to take the ball over the line to win the game in the final minute with James Davies being credited with the goal 15 17 18 Following the loss of their Plasmadoc ground in the autumn of 1878 Druids were temporarily disbanded 5 During this period Kenrick first played one game for Wrexham 19 however decided not to join them and instead Kenrick and several of his Druids team mates joined the Oswestry club 2 In 1879 the Druids had gained the use of the ground at Wynnstay and Kenrick returned to the Druids for one further season as captain leading them to the Welsh Cup Final when they defeated Ruthin 2 1 with goals from Jack Vaughan and John Jones 20 As captain of the Druids Kenrick collected the cup from Sir Evan Morris who acclaimed him as the founder of Welsh football 4 Later international career editThe return match against Scotland came on 5 March 1877 at the Racecourse Ground Wrexham with Kenrick retaining his place at left back 21 The Scots were again victorious winning 2 0 22 The match report in the Wrexham Advertiser stated Both teams played remarkably well and the contest throughout was an exceedingly close one The Scotchmen exhibiting the utmost proficiency in the essential art of passing while the home team worked admirably the Backs exhibiting some really excellent play It was noticeable that the Scotch forwards were not ambitious of doing the work of the back players and this was in contrast to the Welsh team Had the Cymry forwards played well up in the first half several goals would have been scored in their favour but they would persist in following the ball up and down the ground 23 Kenrick missed the 1878 match against Scotland lost 9 0 24 but returned to the side the following year for matches against England 25 and Scotland 26 Described as a small muscular player and a full back with a reputation as a fearsome shoulder charger 2 Kenrick had retired from playing and was attending the match against England at Alexandra Meadows Blackburn on 26 February 1881 as a spectator Jack Powell missed his train connection at Chester and Kenrick turned out in his everyday clothes to give a splendid performance at right back 2 Some years later William Pierce Owen recalled the match at Blackburn It was snowing and hailing and we had been playing for some time when I saw what I thought was a spectator breaking into the field and making a violent attack upon Marshall and Rostron the English right wing Upon closer inspection I found it was Llewelyn Kenrick of Ruabon He was dressed in long tweed trousers wore ordinary boots and sported a smart Oxford shirt He played with the utmost vigour until unfortunately his knee gave way and once more Wales had only ten men on the field 27 According to the Wrexham Advertiser John Hawtrey the English goalkeeper threw the ball out but was charged over at the same time and Jack Vaughan running up placed the leather safely through the goal for Wales The Englishmen strove hard to get on terms with their opponents Shot after shot was aimed at the Welsh goal but each attempt was rendered futile When time was called Wales were declared winners by one goal to love 28 This was the first victory by the Welsh international side five years after their first international match 29 Legal career editKenrick was Clerk to the Ruabon Magistrates from 1896 and was appointed coroner for East Denbighshire in 1906 a post he held until his death in 1933 2 Shortly after his appointment he presided over an inquest into the death of a footballer at Chirk and after amusing himself with a remark that the jury probably knew more about the game than he did made the following comment on the game Football was one of the best pastimes which young men could engage in and within reasonable limits and provided that it was indulged in simply as a pastime only It was far better for a young man to take part in football cricket or any other healthful experience in the fresh air than to be hanging around billiard tables and public houses in an atmosphere meeting with tobacco smoke and the smell of intoxicating liquor 2 One writer who knew Kenrick well described him as thoroughly straightforward and conscientious He has never been the man to court favour and popularity His somewhat brusque manner perhaps offended many but no one ever doubted his sincerity 2 International appearances editKenrick made five appearances for Wales as follows 30 Date Venue Opponent Result 31 Goals Competition25 March 1876 Hamilton Crescent Partick nbsp Scotland 0 4 0 Friendly5 March 1877 Racecourse Ground Wrexham nbsp Scotland 0 2 0 Friendly18 January 1879 Kennington Oval London nbsp England 1 2 0 Friendly7 April 1879 Racecourse Ground Wrexham nbsp Scotland 0 3 0 Friendly26 February 1881 Alexandra Meadows Blackburn nbsp England 1 0 0 FriendlyDeath editKenrick died on 29 May 1933 in Ruabon at the age of 85 He was buried at Ruabon Cemetery 32 References edit A N Palmer The History of the Parish of Ruabon a b c d e f g h i j k l m Davies and Garland 1991 p 119 120 Wall Graeme Descendants of Archibald Kenrick Nov 1760 26 Oct 1835 greywall demon co uk Retrieved 22 March 2010 a b Lerry George Geoffrey Kenrick Samuel 1848 1933 Dictionary of Welsh Biography National Library of Wales Retrieved 23 March 2010 a b Elements Cefn Druids Club Stats Welsh Premier League Archived from the original on 18 July 2011 Retrieved 23 March 2010 History of Cefn Druids AFC ww cefndruidsafc co uk Archived from the original on 2 May 2011 Retrieved 24 May 2011 Gibbons 2001 p 54 a b c 1876 Kenrick s Challenge The Story of Welsh Football Wrexham County Borough Council Retrieved 23 March 2010 Scotland 4 Wales 0 25 March 1876 Welsh Football Data Archive Archived from the original on 12 January 2017 Retrieved 23 March 2010 1876 Programme The Story of Welsh Football wrexham gov uk Retrieved 23 March 2010 Davies and Garland 1991 p 62 a b Who was the inspiration behind Wales first football team The Story of Welsh Football Wrexham County Borough Council Retrieved 23 March 2010 100 Years of Welsh Soccer The Official History of The Football Association of Wales Peter Corrigan 1976 Davies and Garland 1991 p 53 a b 1877 Welsh Cup Action The Story of Welsh Football Wrexham County Borough Council Retrieved 23 March 2010 1877 History of Football Mid Wales penmon org Retrieved 23 March 2010 Davies and Garland 1991 p 38 Wrexham 1 Druids 0 30 March 1878 Welsh Cup Final Welsh Football Data Archive Archived from the original on 12 January 2017 Retrieved 23 March 2010 CUP NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS 1879 01 11 Wrexham Guardian Welsh Newspapers newspapers library wales Retrieved 14 September 2020 Druids 2 Ruthin 1 13 March 1880 Welsh Cup Final Welsh Football Data Archive Archived from the original on 6 March 2010 Retrieved 23 March 2010 Wales 0 Scotland 2 5 March 1877 Welsh Football Data Archive Archived from the original on 12 January 2017 Retrieved 20 February 2010 Wales 0 Scotland 2 5 March 1877 londonhearts com Retrieved 20 February 2010 1877 Scots Soccer Stars in Wrexham First The Story of Welsh Football Wrexham County Borough Council Retrieved 23 March 2010 Scotland 9 Wales 0 23 March 1878 Welsh Football Data Archive Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 24 March 2010 England 2 Wales 1 18 January 1879 Welsh Football Data Archive Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 24 March 2010 Wales 0 Scotland 3 7 April 1879 Welsh Football Data Archive Retrieved 24 March 2010 Davies and Garland 1991 p 157 February 26th 1881 The Dragon roars The Story of Welsh Football Wrexham County Borough Council Retrieved 23 March 2010 England 0 Wales 1 26 February 1881 Welsh Football Data Archive Retrieved 24 March 2010 Samuel 2009 p 5 6 Wales score first Samuel Llewelyn Kenrick Find a Grave Retrieved 31 May 2021 Bibliography edit Davies Gareth M Garland Ian 1991 Who s Who of Welsh International Soccer Players Bridge Books ISBN 1 872424 11 2 Gibbons Philip 2001 Association Football in Victorian England A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900 Upfront Publishing ISBN 1 84426 035 6 Garland Ian 1993 The History of the Welsh Cup Bridge Books ISBN 1 872424 37 6 Samuel Bill 2009 The Complete Wales FC 1876 2008 Soccer Books ISBN 978 1 86223 176 4 External links editFootball Association of Wales FAW Welsh Football Data Archive WFDA The Story of Welsh Football wrexham gov uk Biography on BBC Wales Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Llewelyn Kenrick amp oldid 1169898211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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