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Hubert
Heron |
Uxbridge FC,
Wanderers FC
& Swifts FC
5 appearances, 0 goals
P 5 W 1 D 1 L 3 F 9:
A 16
30% successful
1873-78
captain:
one
minutes played: 450 |
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Timeline |
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George
Hubert Hugh Heron |
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Birth |
Friday, 30 January 1852 in Hillingdon, Uxbridge,
Middlesex |
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registered in Uxbridge January-March 1852 Uxbridge was in the
Middlesex Registration County up until 1889 |
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Baptism |
27 February 1852 at St. Margeret's Church in Uxbridge |
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Education |
Attended Mill Hill School, and the Surrey County School in Cranley. |
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According to the 1861
census, George H. is a pupil at the Preparatory School for boys, in
Hillingdon End, Hillingdon. His parents
are George Rippon Heron and Mary (née Hole). |
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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. |
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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 merchant and auctioneer. |
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First marriage |
to Minnie Eliza Dimmock, on Tuesday, 14 February 1882, at St. Gabriel's Church,
Warwick Square, London |
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registered in St. George Hanover Square January-March 1882 |
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"HERON ― DIMMOCK. ― On Tuesday 14th
inst., at St. Gabriel's, Warwick-square, by the Rev. George Mould, M.A.,
George Hubert Hugh Heron, of Trinity House, Bournemouth, eldest son of
George Rippon Heron, of Uxbridge, to Minnie Eliza, eldest daughter of A.
Raynard Dimmock, of the same place." - Bucks
Herald/London Evening Standard, Friday, 17 February 1882/Hampshire
Chronicle, Saturday, 18 February 1882. |
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Children |
Hubert and Minnie Heron had one son together. George Alfred Hubert
(b.1885 in Bournemouth) |
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According to the
1891 census, George or his family cannot be found, but he is married and
has a son, George. |
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(Minnie Heron
had died middle of 1900)
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. |
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"DEATHS |
...Mr. G. R. Heron passed away on
October 3rd, 1902...." - Uxbridge & West Drayton
Gazette, Saturday, 9 May 1914. |
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Second marriage |
to Edith Mary Grimsdale, on 5 April 1905, at St. Mary's Church
in Twickenham, Middlesex |
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registered in Brentford April-June 1905 |
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"On Wednesday a quiet but
interesting wedding took place at St. Mary's Church, Twickenham, the
contracting parties being Mr. Hubert Heron (son of the late Mr. George R.
Heron, and Mrs. George Heron of Rockdale, Belmont Road, Uxbridge), and
Miss Edith Mary Grimsdale, daughter of the late Mr. James Grimsdale, of
Ferry House, Twickenham. The Rev. J. Prosser officiated. The bride was
given away by her brother, Mr. Frank Grimsdale, and Mr. Percy Heron acted
as best man. Subsequently Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Heron left for Hastings,
where the honeymoon will be spent." - Middlesex &
Buckinghamshire Advertiser, Uxbridge, Harrow & Watford Journal, Saturday, 8 April 1905 |
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According to the 1911
census, George is remarried to Edith. His only son lives with them at
'Cowley', Hornchurch Road in Romford. George is still a brewer's clerk and
they have one servant. |
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"There passed
away on Sunday evening, just before eleven, another old and highly
respected Uxbridge resident, in the person of Mrs. Mary Heron, of
'Rochdale,' Belmont Road, Uxbridge, at the advanced age of 86 years.
Deceased was married over sixty years ago to Mr. George Rippon Heron, who
for many years carried on the business of Wine Merchant in High Street."
- Uxbridge &
West Drayton Gazette, Saturday, 9
May 1914 |
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Death |
Friday evening, 5 June 1914 at The Crossways, Waldegrave Road,
Twickenham, Middlesex
"late
last Friday evening he had a fatal seizure and passed peacefully away." |
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aged
62 years 126 days |
registered in Brentford
April-June 1914 |
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Obituary |
"DEATH OF MR HUBERT
HERON, OF UXBRIDGE - A FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLER.
"We regret to announce
the death of Mr. Hubert Heron, eldest son of the late Mr. George R. Heron,
of Uxbridge, who passed away at his residence, Crossways, Waldegrave Road,
Twickenham, on Friday last at the age of 62 years. He only survived his
mother about a month.
"The late Mr. Heron was educated at Mill Hill,
and the Surrey County School, Cranley, and then started business as a
small brewer at Uxbridge. He afterwards carried on a wine and spirit
business, and subsequently held an important appointment in the
secretary's office of Messrs. Ind Coope & Co., at Romford. Mr. Heron was
twice married, first to Miss Dimmock, of Uxbridge, and then to Miss
Grimsdale, of Uxbridge, who survives him.
"The deceased gentleman was
particularly well known in Uxbridge, and the news of his death was
received with feelings of much sorrow by a wide circle of friends.
"As
a footballer, perhaps the late Mr. Heron will be best remembered, for he
was one of the finest, if not the finest of his time. He, with the late
Mr. Mansfield Gardiner, the Rev. Jack Shepherd and the brothers Smith (of
the Old Bank), founded the old Uxbridge Club, who used to play on Uxbridge
Common. Mr. Heron eventually joined the London Wanderers, a celebrated
Amateur Team, whose headquarters were at Kennington Oval. In the 1875-6
season, the Wanderers won the English Association Challenge Cup, his
brother, Mr. Frank Heron, (now living at Southall), also playing in the
team... Mr. Heron had a fine record as an International player, playing
five years in all against Scotland. In 1876 he captained the team, when
his brother Frank also played, this being one of few instances where two
brothers have played at the same time in an International game.
"Mr.
Heron did not miss a single match of all the cup-ties. He also played in
such matches as London and Sheffield, London and Nottingham, besides
playing for his county, Middlesex. In his early days the offside rule
which prevailed in the Association game was the same as in Rugby, and it
was on the suggestion of Mr. Hubert Heron that the F.A. adopted the
present offside rule. He was also a good cricketer and assisted the
Uxbridge Club for some years, being reported as being one of the best
players the local club ever had. As a runner and hurdle jumper, he also
excelled, winning many prizes all round the district, and once winning the
L.A.C. open hurdle race, which was considered one of the events of the
year. He was also a clever skater and a powerful swimmer, and it was a
usual occurrence for him to enter the water at the old flood gates on the
Frays and swim up to the plank bridge and back, a feat that few local
swimmers would now attempt."
- The
Uxbridge & West Drayton Gazette, Saturday, 13
June 1914. |
Funeral
Tuesday, 9 June 1914
Uxbridge Cemetery |
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"The funeral took place at the
Uxbridge Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. W. W. Clarke, of
Twickenham, officiating. The coffin, covered with lovely wreaths, was
conveyed from Twickenham by motorhearse. The breastplate was inscribed
'George Hubert Hugh Heron, died 5th June 1914, aged 62 years.' "
- The Uxbridge & West Drayton Gazette, Saturday, 13 June 1914 |
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Probate |
"HERON
George Hubert Hugh of Crossways Waldegrave-road Twickenham
Middlesex died 5 June
1914 Administration
London 27 June to
Edith Mary Heron widow.
Effects £441 19s. 2d."
[2019 equivalent: £51,269] |
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Frank Heron
died 23 October 1914
Edith Heron died at the end of 1952. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
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Playing
Career |
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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. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winners 1875-76, 1876-77, 1877-78; |
| Individual honours |
Middlesex FA and London FA |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Rob Cavallini's The Wanderers
FC [2005]. |
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England
Career |
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Player number |
One of
nine who became the
12th players
(19)
to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-forward |
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First match |
No. 2, 8 March 1873, England 4 Scotland 2, a
friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged 21 years
37 days. |
Last match
4 years 360 days
(new record) |
No. 7, 2 March 1878, Scotland 7 England 2
Scotland 2, a friendly match at
Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow, aged 26 years
31 days. |
| Individual honours |
The Probables (one appearance
ͨ, one goal, 1878) |
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Records |
Record England appearances
between 1878 until 1880, overtaken by Billy Mosforth. |
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Distinctions |
Brother of
Francis,
becoming the second set of brothers to play in the same match, in 1876.
Became the first
player to make four consecutive England appearances. |
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Beyond England |
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Heron served on the F.A. International Select 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 |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
minutes |
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captain |
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5 |
5 |
450 |
0 |
one |
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The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
16 |
-7 |
1 |
0 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
30 |
-2 |
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All of his matches were friendly matches |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
-9 |
1 |
0 |
1.00 |
4.00 |
00.0 |
-3 |
Captain Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Away |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
Match History
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