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Richard Thomas Gough (April–June 1859published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Birthdate based on registration period given as '2Q (ie second quarter) 1859'. – 2 February 1934) was an
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Wales international
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. He was part of the
Wales national football team ) , Association = Football Association of Wales (FAW) , Confederation = UEFA (Europe) , Coach = Rob Page , Captain = Gareth Bale , Most caps = Gareth Bale (111) , Top scorer = Gareth ...
, playing 1 match on 12 March 1883 against Scotland.


Football career

Tom Gough played for
Oswestry Town Oswestry Town Football Club was a football club from Shropshire, playing at Victoria Road. They joined the Birmingham League in 1924 and switched to the Cheshire County League in 1959. In 1975 they made the move to the Southern League before ...
between 1877–1887. He first played as a half-back before eventually becoming a goalkeeper. He won the
Welsh Cup The FAW Welsh Cup ( cy, Cwpan Cymdeithas Pêl-droed Cymru), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the most ...
with Oswestry (then named Oswestry White Star) in 1884. After retiring from playing he became a referee, and took charge of two international games. He also became president of the Shropshire FA. In 1911 he became president of the Football Association of Wales.


Cricket career

Gough was also a cricketer who played at county level for
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between 1884 and 1903 and at club level for
Oswestry Oswestry ( ; ) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads. The town was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of ...
. Two brothers, Walter George (1857-1908) and Herbert (Bert) Gough (1873-1954) also played at both levels.


Honours

Oswestry *
Welsh Cup The FAW Welsh Cup ( cy, Cwpan Cymdeithas Pêl-droed Cymru), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the most ...
Winner:
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See also

*
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 ...


References

1859 births 1934 deaths Welsh footballers Wales international footballers Place of birth missing Association football goalkeepers {{Wales-footy-goalkeeper-stub