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  • This football medal was presented to the full-back Moses Russell, Welsh International Cup winner, in 1912. Moses Richard Russell was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, on 20 May 1888. After a period working underground in the coal mines, Russell played football for Tonpentre and Merthyr Town before joining Southport in 1912. He returned to Merthyr in 1913 on a free transfer when Southport were faced with financial problems. In 1914 he signed for Plymouth for a club record fee of £400. During the First World War, he served with the Royal Army Service Corps but returned to Plymouth at the end of the war. He won over twenty international caps and toured Canada with the Welsh side in 1929. During this trip he was involved in a disturbing incident at Hamilton, Ontario, when a member of the crowd pointed a pistol towards him following a pitch invasion. Russell returned to south Wales before the Second World War and joined the Territorial Army during the war. He died at Chepstow on 18 December 1946. Source: Gareth M. Davies and Ian Garland (eds.), 'Who's Who of International Soccer Players' (Wrexham, 1991).
Football medal of Moses Russell, 1912 [image 1 of 2]
  • This football medal was presented to the full-back Moses Russell, to commemorate the Welsh international side's tour of Canada, 1929. Moses Richard Russell was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, on 20 May 1888. After a period working underground in the coal mines, Russell played football for Tonpentre and Merthyr Town before joining Southport in 1912. He returned to Merthyr in 1913 on a free transfer when Southport were faced with financial problems. In 1914 he signed for Plymouth for a club record fee of £400. During the First World War, he served with the Royal Army Service Corps but returned to Plymouth at the end of the war. He won over twenty international caps and toured Canada with the Welsh side in 1929. During this trip he was involved in a disturbing incident at Hamilton, Ontario, when a member of the crowd pointed a pistol towards him following a pitch invasion. Russell returned to south Wales before the Second World War and joined the Territorial Army during the war. He died at Chepstow on 18 December 1946. Source: Gareth M. Davies and Ian Garland (eds.), 'Who's Who of International Soccer Players' (Wrexham, 1991).
Football medal of Moses Russell, 1929 [image 1 of 2]
  • This World Cup medal was presented to Mervyn Griffiths, football referee at the 1950 World Cup, Brazil. Mervyn Griffiths was a native of Abertillery, Monmouthshire. After leaving school he was employed as a schoolteacher in Devon before moving to take up a post at Durham Road, Newport, Monmouthshire, in 1932. In 1934, he began officiating as a referee in the Newport and District League. By 1939 he had been appointed a linesman in the Football League and in 1949 he referred his first F.A. cup tie. He was also to officiate in two Home International matches played that year. Griffiths officiated in both the 1950 and 1954 World Cup championships. Griffiths was a linesman in the final of the World Cup held in Switzerland in 1954 between Hungary and Germany. Hungary were expected to win the championship but a goal by the Hungarian player, Puskas, was disallowed as a result of an offside decision by Griffiths. The score remained at 3-2 and Germany won the match and the World Cup.
Football World Cup medal presented to the referee Mervyn Griffiths, 1950 [image 1 of 2]
  • This World Cup medal was presented to Mervyn Griffiths, football referee at the 1954 World Cup, Switzerland. Mervyn Griffiths was a native of Abertillery, Monmouthshire. After leaving school he was employed as a schoolteacher in Devon before moving to take up a post at Durham Road, Newport, Monmouthshire, in 1932. In 1934, he began officiating as a referee in the Newport and District League. By 1939 he had been appointed a linesman in the Football League and in 1949 he referred his first F.A. cup tie. He was also to officiate in two Home International matches played that year. Griffiths officiated in both the 1950 and 1954 World Cup championships. Griffiths was a linesman in the final of the World Cup held in Switzerland in 1954 between Hungary and Germany. Hungary were expected to win the championship but a goal by the Hungarian player, Pukas, was disallowed as a result of an offside decision by Griffiths. The score remained at 3-2 and Germany won the match and the World Cup.
Football World Cup medal presented to the referee Mervyn Griffiths, 1954 [image 1 of 3]
  • Mervyn Griffiths 1950 Football World Cup Finals Referee's Medal. The 1950 World Cup was held in Brazil.
Mervyn Griffiths 1950 World Cup Finals Referee's Medal
  • South Wales & Monmouth Football Association Senior Cup Winners Medal from 1922 - 23 season.
South Wales & Monmouth Football Association Senior Cup Winners Medal