Eric Welsh

Eric Welsh

Personal information
Full name	Eric Welsh
Date of birth	1 May 1942 (1942-05-01)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Playing position	Right-Winger
Youth career
1959	Distillery
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1959–1965	Exeter City	105	(19)
1965–1969	Carlisle United	75	(17)
1969–1971	Torquay United	39	(11)
1971–1972	Hartlepool United	15	(2)
1972	Port Elizabeth City
1972–1973	Salisbury
1973–1975	Hellenic
1976	Guild Apollo
1976–1977	Yeovil Town
1977	Distillery
National team
1966–1967	Northern Ireland	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Eric Welsh (born May 1, 1942) is a retired Northern Irish footballer. He played in the right wing position. He was born in Belfast.

Club career

Welsh began his playing career as a youth team player for Irish team Distillery, before leaving for England in 1959 where he had spells with Exeter City, Carlisle United, Torquay United and Hartlepool. He also had a spell in South Africa with Port Elizabeth City.

International career

While at Carlisle United, Welsh was part of the Northern Ireland squad, picking up 4 caps and scoring one goal, during the 1960s, this has made him Carlisle United's most capped player.

Sources

• Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack. SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL YEARBOOK 2006-2007 (37th ed.). Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 0-7553-1526-X. 
• Football League statistics page