Albert Pryce-Jones ( – 17 August 1946) was a

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international footballer. Pryce-Jones was born in Newtown,

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, Wales in 1870. He was the son of Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones, a former Conservative member of the British House of Commons. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 1 match on 18 March 1895 against England. In 1895 he played for Newtown in their Welsh Cup victory. He appeared alongside his brother William Pryce-Jones who was also an international footballer for Wales. He emigrated to

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, Canada in 1910 where he established the department store Pryce-Jones Ltd. He served in the Canadian infantry in World War I. He died in August 1946 aged 76.

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