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Arthur Pritchard
Arthur Brynley Pritchard (22 October 1917 – December 2005) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Newport County. Career Born in Newport, Wales, Pritchard started his career with local club Oakdale, before signing with hometown club Newport County. Here, he made his professional debut, making four appearances in the Football League. He joined Southern League side Yeovil & Petters United midway through the 1936–37 season, scoring eight goals. Pritchard joined Colchester United ahead of their inaugural Southern League season in the summer of 1937, starting against his former club Yeovil in their first ever professional match, when Yeovil came out 3–0 victors at the Huish on 28 August 1937. He scored twice in the first professional match to be played at Layer Road on 2 September, scoring the third and fifth goals in a 6–1 win against Bath City. During the 1937–38 season, Pritchard registered 17 league goals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport, Wales
Newport ( cy, Casnewydd; ) is a city and Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, northeast of Cardiff. With a population of 145,700 at the 2011 census, Newport is the third-largest authority with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in Wales, and seventh List of Welsh principal areas, most populous overall. Newport became a unitary authority in 1996 and forms part of the Cardiff-Newport metropolitan area. Newport was the site of the last large-scale armed insurrection in Great Britain, the Newport Rising of 1839. Newport has been a port since medieval times when the first Newport Castle was built by the Normans. The town outgrew the earlier Roman Britain, Roman town of Caerleon, immediately upstream and now part of the borough. Newport gained its first Municipal charter, charter in 1314. It grew significantly in the 19th century when its port became the focus of Coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
