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Hubert Heron

Wanderers FC & Swifts FC

one captaincy, no goals

P 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 F 0: A 3
0% successful

1876

full appearances: five
minutes as captain:
90

Timeline

  George Hubert Hugh Heron
Birth Friday, 30 January 1852 in Hillingdon, Uxbridge, Middlesex [registered in Uxbridge, March 1852].
Attended Mill Hill School, and the Surrey County School in Cranley.
notes: Uxbridge was in the Middlesex Registration County up until 1889.
Death Friday, 5 June 1914 at The Crossways, Waldegrave Road, Twickenham, aged 62 years 126 days [registered in Brentford, June 1914].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career

Club(s) Heron attended Mill Hill School. On leaving school he played as an amateur for Uxbridge before playing with the Wanderers on 4 March 1874.  Also appeared for Swifts.  As well as representing Middlesex and London.
Club honours FA Cup winners 1875-76, 1876-77, 1877-78;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None
Height/Weight not known

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Rob Cavallini's The Wanderers FC [2005].

Captain Career

Captain number Fourth player to captain England.
Player number One of nine who became the 12th players (19) to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-forward
Only captaincy No. 5, 4 March 1876, Scotland 3 England 0, a friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, aged 24 years 34 days.
Distinctions Brother of Francis Heron.

Captain Record

Venue & Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away venue
Friendly match
1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 00.0 -1

Captain History
 
 Clubs: Wanderers F.C. & Swifts F.C. - one captaincy (90 min)

F.A. Committee (Charles Alcock) - one captaincy (90 min)x

Age 24
1 5 4 March 1876 - Scotland 3 England 0, The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Partick Fr AL record fourth appearance cf
   

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