John Welsh (English footballer)

John Welsh
Welsh with Preston North End in 2016
Personal information
Full name John Joseph Welsh
Date of birth (1984-01-10) 10 January 1984
Place of birth Wavertree, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1994–2001 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Liverpool 4 (0)
2005–2006Hull City (loan) 20 (2)
2006–2009 Hull City 30 (1)
2008Chester City (loan) 6 (0)
2008Carlisle United (loan) 4 (0)
2009Bury (loan) 5 (0)
2009–2012 Tranmere Rovers 130 (11)
2012–2018 Preston North End 143 (3)
2018–2019 Grimsby Town 13 (0)
2019–2020 Atherton Collieries 19 (0)
2020–2021 Stafford Rangers 28 (1)
Total 402 (18)
International career
England U16
England U20
2004–2007 England U21 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:41, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 March 2006

John Joseph Welsh Sr (born 10 January 1984) is an English football coach and former professional footballer.

As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Liverpool, where he began his career before playing for Hull City, Chester City, Carlisle United, Bury, Tranmere Rovers, and Grimsby Town. In 2019, he dropped down to play at semi-professional level with Atherton Collieries before finishing his career with Stafford Rangers.

He was captain of the England under-20 team and has been capped eight times for the under-21s. He represented England U20 at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.