Hubert Heron	Uxbridge FC, Wanderers FC & Swifts FC 5 caps, 0 goals P 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 F 0: A 2 30% successful 1873-78 disciplined: none captaincies: one minutes played: 450
Profile
Full name	George Hubert Hugh Heron
Born	30 January 1852 in Hillingdon, Uxbridge, West London [registered in Uxbridge, March 1852].
Census Notes	According to the 1861 census, George H. is a pupil at the Preparatory School for boys, in Hillingdon End, Hillingdon.
	According to the 1871 census, George, and his older sister, Ellen, are visiting the Hole family at Castelnau Villas in Barnes. George is a brewer.
	According to the 1881 census, George is the eldest of the eight children living with his parents at 162 High Street in Uxbridge, with one servant. He is a commercial clerk, his father is wine merchent and auctioneer.
	According to the 1891 census, George or his family cannot be found, but he is married and has a son, George, born in Bournemouth in 1885.
	According to the 1901 census, George is a widower and lives with his son at 50 Woodgrange Road in West Ham. He is a brewer's clerk.
	According to the 1911 census, George is remarried to Edith. His only son lives with them at 'Cowley', Honchurch Road in Romford. George is still a brewer's clerk and they have one servant.
Married	twice, firstly to Emily Frances Berkeley or Mammie Eliza Dimmock [registered in St. George Hanover Square, London, March 1882], secondly to Edith Mary Grimsdale [registered in Brentford, Middlesex, June 1905],
Died	5 June 1914, aged 62 years x days [registered in Brentford, Middlesex, June 1914].
Height/Weight	not known
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com
Club 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 winner 1875-76, 1876-77, 1877-78;
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	None
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Rob Cavallini's The Wanderers FC [2005].
England Career
Player number	One of nine who became the 12th players (19) to appear for England.
Position(s)	Centre-forward
First match	No. 2, 8 March 1873, England 4 Scotland 2, friendly match at Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged 21 years 37 days.
Last match	No. 7, 2 March 1878, Scotland 7 England 2 Scotland 2, friendly match at Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow, aged 26 years 31 days.
Major tournaments	None
Team honours	None
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	Brother of Francis Heron.
Beyond England
Heron served on the F.A. committee between 1873 and 1876 and earned his living as a commercial clerk in Uxbridge and a wine merchant in Bournemouth, apparently with his brother, Francis. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.127./FindMyPast.com

Hubert Heron - Match History
Club: Uxbridge F.C., Wanderers F.C. & Swifts F.C. - 5 full caps Coach: F.A. Committee - 5 full capsx
Age 21
1	2	8 March 1873 - England 4 Scotland 2, The Oval, Kennington, London	Fr	HW	Start	cf
Age 22
2	3	7 March 1874 - Scotland 2 England 1, The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow	Fr	AL	Start	cf
Age 23
3	4	6 March 1875 - England 2 Scotland 2, The Oval, Kennington, London	Fr	HD	Start	cf
Age 24
4	5	4 March 1876 - Scotland 3 England 0, The West of Scotland Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow	Fr	AL	Start	cf
Age 26
5	7	2 March 1878 - Scotland 7 England 2, Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow	Fr	AL	Start	cf

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