John Roach (1862–''unknown'') was a Welsh international
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
. He scored twice on his only appearance for the
Wales national team, against Ireland on 11 April 1885 in the
1884–85 British Home Championship
The 1884–85 British Home Championship was the second football tournament between the Home Nations and was, like the previous competition, won by a Scottish team which completely dominated proceedings. The English also performed well, beginning w ...
. Wales won the match 8–2.
See also
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List of Wales international footballers (alphabetical)
The Wales national football team has represented Wales in international association football since 1876, making it the third oldest international football team. They played their first official match on 25 March 1876, four years after England ...
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List of Wales international footballers born outside Wales
This is a list of footballers who played for Wales' national football team who were born outside of Wales. For the purposes of international football the football world governing body, FIFA, considers Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Irel ...
References
1862 births
Welsh men's footballers
Wales men's international footballers
Place of birth missing
Year of death missing
Men's association football players not categorized by position
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