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Wales- Club Affiliations

The diversity of club affiliations in Wales line ups has always appealed to me- The FAW seemed to draw on the great professional clubs of the English north and midlands and the village teams of north east Wales in equal measure. As time went on the clubs, both English and Welsh, from the lower reaches of the expanded Football League were also represented.
In the period from 1876 to the end of the 1936-37 season Wales played 163 full internationals.  Thus means that including 2 substitute appearances, 1795 caps were awarded.
138 clubs were represented: 87 English clubs, 44 Welsh clubs, 6 Scottish and 1 (Northern) Irish.

Club

Wrexham (Wrexham Olympic)
209 **


Cardiff City
91


Druids
80 (83)*


Chirk
70


Manchester United (Newton Heath)
66


Manchester City (Ardwick)
65


Bolton Wanderers
62**


Swansea Town
57


Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers
47


Stoke (City)                                              
44


Tottenham Hotspur
42


Bangor City
39


Everton, Oswestry                
35


West Bromwich Albion
33


Nottingham Forest              
32


Aston Villa, Preston North End
25
Newtown, Ruthin


Derby County                
24


(Woolwich) Arsenal, Plymouth Argyle
22


Sheffield United                                    
19


Aberystwyth Town
18


Chester City
17


Crewe Alexandra, Middlesbrough, Oswestry United
15


Northampton Town, Oldham Athletic
14


Notts County, Shrewsbury Town
13


Birmingham City (Small Heath),  Blackburn Rovers,  Brentford
12
Newport County
Oxford University


Corinthian FC, Leicester City (Fosse)
11


Coventry City, Sunderland
10


Bootle
9


Brighton and Hove Albion
8



Berwyn Rangers
Clapton Orient
Grimsby Town, Millwall (Athletic)
Rhyl
The Wednesday
Hibernian


Crystal Palace, Rotherham United, West Ham United
7


Aberdare Athletic
6
Chelsea
Corwen
Derby School
Motherwell
Northwich Victoria         
Portsmouth, St Thomas’ Hospital (London), Southend United



Charlton Athletic
5
East Stirlingshire
Llanelly Town
Merthyr Town
Oswestry White
Stars, Reading


Cambridge University
4
Cardiff Corinthians
London Welsh
Llangollen
Port Vale, Shrewsbury Engineers, Swifts, Tranmere Rovers


Barmouth
Burton Swifts
3
Builth
Lincoln City        
Llandrindod Wells
New Brighton Tower
Oswestry Town, Shropshire
Wanderers
Swansea FC
Welshpool
Walsall
Wrexham Civil Service


Blackpool, Bradford City                    
Bradford Park Avenue, Bristol City
2
Brymbo Institute, Colwyn Bay, Llanduno, Newtown Excelsior   
Rhos     
Queens Park
South Liverpool , Watford            


Aberaman          
Barnsley
1
Brecon                  
Bristol Rovers
Burton United
Carnarvon Athletic
Clapton ,  Crusaders,  Fulham, Glossop North End, Hereford Town
Heart of Midlothian
Huddersfield Town, Leeds City 
Leyton                  
Linfield
Llanberis
Llandudno
Swifts, Lovell’s Athletic,  Mold 
Newtown White Stars  
Nelson, Newcastle United
Parkgrove Glasgow        
Presteigne , Rhosllanerchrugog
Rhostyllen Victoria, Ruabon              
Shrewsbury Town, Southampton, St Helens Recreation, Swindon Town
Treharris                
Wellingborough Grammar School
Wynnstay              
The Secretary of the Football Association of Wales***



* 3 players are listed as Druids and Shropshire Wanderers.
** Including 1 substitute 
*** Alexander Hunter played against Ireland in 1887 - he was Secretary of the FAW and not affiliated to any club. 



Grenville Morris-Aberystwyth Town,  Swindon Town, Nottingham Forest- 21 caps

Charlie Morris - Derby County-27 caps

Billy Lot Jones- Manchester City- 20 caps 

Ted Vizard- Bolton Wanderers -22  caps