Tilson Pritchard (1872 – after 1894) was an English

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who played in the Football League for Small Heath. Pritchard was born in Walsall Wood,

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, and joined Small Heath from Burntwood Swifts in April 1894. Despite failing to impress in the United Counties League, a minor competition, he stood in for the injured Dowk Oliver in the First Division match away to Blackburn Rovers on 5 January 1895. Blackburn won 9–1,Matthews, p. 142. and Pritchard soon returned to

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with Lichfield Town.

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1872 births Year of death missing People from Walsall Wood Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall Footballers from Walsall English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Birmingham City F.C. players English Football League players Date of birth missing Place of death missing {{England-footy-defender-1870s-stub