▁" The ▁visitors ▁brought ▁a ▁strong ▁eleven ▁including ▁Gill an ▁( s ic ) ▁who ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁kept ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁home ▁club ▁this ▁season ." ▁Another ▁match ▁report ▁said ▁that ▁Gill am ▁" def ended ▁his ▁charge ▁in ▁mar v ell ous ▁fashion , ▁account ing ▁for ▁shot ▁after ▁shot ▁in ▁a ▁style ▁that ▁brought ▁forth ▁heart y ▁che ers "; ▁despite ▁his ▁efforts , ▁Ever ton ▁won ▁the ▁match ▁ 2 – 1 . ▁His ▁only ▁other ▁Football ▁League ▁appearance ▁came ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 – 2 ▁defeat ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁Pr eston ▁North ▁End , ▁who ▁were ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁the ▁season ▁und efe ated . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁he ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁W re x ham . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁Wales ▁were ▁playing ▁their ▁British ▁Home ▁Championship ▁match ▁against ▁Scotland ▁at ▁the ▁Race course ▁Gr ound . ▁W re x ham ; ▁the ▁regular ▁goal keeper , ▁Jim ▁Tra iner , ▁failed ▁to ▁turn ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁match , ▁as ▁Pr eston ▁North ▁End ▁refused ▁to ▁release ▁him . ▁The ▁kick - off ▁was ▁delayed ▁while ▁a ▁replacement ▁was ▁sought ; ▁eventually ▁the ▁match ▁got ▁under way ▁with ▁local ▁amateur ▁player ▁Alf ▁P ugh ▁in ▁goal , ▁before ▁Gill am ▁arrived ▁some ▁twenty ▁minutes ▁into ▁the ▁match ▁to ▁take ▁over . ▁Ne ither ▁' keeper ▁conced ed ▁a ▁goal ▁and ▁the ▁match ▁ended ▁ 0 – 0 ; ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁