John Rea (footballer)

John Rea
Personal information
Full name John Charles Rea[1]
Date of birth (1868-12-21)21 December 1868[1]
Place of birth Lledrod, Wales[1]
Date of death 4 February 1944[2]
Place of death Aberystwyth, Wales[2]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1888–1889 Ardwyn
1889–1890 Upton Excelsiors
1890–1891 London Caledonians
1891–1892 London Welsh
1892–1893 Aberystwyth Town
1894–1895 West Bromwich Albion 1 (0)
1895–1896 Aberystwyth Town
1896–1897 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
1898 Aberystwyth Town
International career
1894–1898 Wales 9 (1)

Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Territorial Force
Years of service1901–1921[3]
RankLieutenant colonel
Unit2nd Welsh Brigade
Battles / warsWorld War I
Awards
Spouse(s)
Florence Isabel Elkes
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(m. 1908; died 1936)​
Children3
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lieutenant Colonel John Charles Rea (21 December 1868–4 February 1944) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, and earned nine caps for the Wales national team.[4]

  1. ^ a b c John Rea at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Lieutenant Colonel John Charles REA. Royal Field Artillery". The National Archives. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.