Roose
Welsh Premier League club Aberystwyth Town (founded 1884) has provided Wales with 7 internationals (18 appearances). The club's predecessor, Aberystwyth, also produced 1 cap.
When Wales faced Scotland at Dundee on 21.03.96 there were 3 Aberystwyth Town players in the team.
The legendary goalkeeper Leigh Richmond Roose was said to have worn an Aberystwyth Town jersey as an undershirt throughout his first class career.
1
|
Jack Hughes
|
07.04.79
|
Wales
|
0
|
3
|
Scotland
|
Wrexham
|
Hughes had made 1 previous
appearance for Wales whilst he was playing for Cambridge University.
|
|||||||
2
|
Jack Rea
|
24.02.94
|
Wales
|
4
|
1
|
Ireland
|
Swansea
|
12.03.94
|
Wales
|
1
|
5
|
England
|
Wrexham
|
||
24.03.94
|
Scotland
|
5
|
2
|
Wales
|
Kilmarnock
|
||
23.03.95
|
Wales
|
2
|
2
|
Scotland
|
Wrexham
|
||
29.02.96
|
Wales
|
6
|
1
|
Ireland
|
Wrexham
|
||
21.03.96
|
Scotland
|
4
|
0
|
Wales
|
Dundee
|
||
06.03.97
|
Ireland
|
4
|
3
|
Wales
|
Belfast
|
||
20.03.97
|
Wales
|
2
|
2
|
Scotland
|
Wrexham
|
||
19.02.98
|
Wales
|
0
|
1
|
Ireland
|
Llandudno
|
||
Aberystwyth born inside left who founded London Welsh AFC and was briefly at West Bromwich Albion (see here).
|
|||||||
3
|
Grenville Morris
|
29.02.96
|
Wales
|
6
|
1
|
Ireland
|
Wrexham
|
16.03.96
|
Wales
|
1
|
9
|
England
|
Cardiff
|
||
21.03.96
|
Scotland
|
4
|
0
|
Wales
|
Dundee
|
||
29.03.97
|
England
|
4
|
0
|
Wales
|
Sheffield
|
||
Aged 18 at the time of his debut, Morris went on to win a total
of 21 international caps, playing for Swindon Town and Nottingham Forest. Known as the Prince of Inside lefts he scored 9 international goals.
|
|||||||
4
|
Jack Garner
|
21.03.96
|
Scotland
|
4
|
0
|
Wales
|
Dundee
|
5
|
William Roberts Jones
|
20.03.97
|
Wales
|
2
|
2
|
Scotland
|
Wrexham
|
6
|
Jack Edwards
|
19.02.98
|
Wales
|
0
|
1
|
Ireland
|
Llandudno
|
7
|
Leigh Richmond "Dick" Roose
|
24.02.00
|
Wales
|
2
|
0
|
Ireland
|
Llandudno
|
This was Roose’s debut. He
moved on to London Welsh, Stoke, Everton and Sunderland (among other clubs)
and won a total of 24 caps. His association with Aberystwyth began when he attended University in the town.
|
|||||||
8
|
Ernest Peake
|
11.04.08
|
Wales
|
0
|
1
|
Ireland
|
Aberdare
|
A native of Aberystwyth, left back Peake won a further 10 caps
whilst playing for Liverpool.
|
|||||||
