In cricket, Welford was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast.
Football
Welford was born in Barnard Castle, County Durham; his playing position was as a full-back. He had played locally for Stockton and Bishop Auckland before joining Birmingham St George's, from where he joined Aston Villa in 1893. He played there until 1897, making a total of 83 appearances in both League and Cup, scoring one goal.[1] While at Villa (where his teammates included Bob Chatt, also from Barnard Castle), he won the FA Cup in 1895[2] and claimed three Football League titles in 1893–94, 1895–96 and 1896–97,[3] although by the latter season he was no longer a regular, possibly due to injury – coincidentally the man who took his place in the side, Albert Evans, was another player from Barnard Castle, situated about 170 miles (270 km) from Birmingham; his absence meant he missed out on the rare opportunity to become a 'double' winner as he took no part in the 1897 FA Cup Final victory.
Welford made his debut for Durham in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He made five further appearances in that season for the county.[8] He joined Warwickshire for the 1896 season, making his first-class debut for the county in the County Championship against Surrey. He made 12 further first-class appearances in 1896, the last of which came against Hampshire.[9] In this thirteen first-class appearances for Warwickshire, he scored 459 runs at an average of 21.85, with a high score of 118.[10] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Leicestershire.[11] With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 90.00, with best figures of 1/13.[12]
^John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)