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Dennis Wilshaw

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

12 appearances, 10 goals (2 on debut)

P 12 W 6 D 2 L 4 F 30: A 17
58% successful

1949-57

captain: none
minutes played:
1080

Timeline

  Dennis James Wilshaw
Birth 11 March 1926 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [registered in Stoke-upon-Trent, June 1926].
According to the 1939 register is still closed, Dennis J. is still at school, living at home with his parents, John Thomas, a light lorry driver, and Daisy (née Mollart), living at 404 Turnberet Road in Stoke-on-Trent.
Marriage to Mary Chester [registered in Stafford, September 1948]
Death 10 May 2004, aged 78 years 60 days [registered in Newcastle-under-Lyme, June 2004]. Following a heart-attack. Living at 198 Seabridge Lane in Newcastle-under-Lyme at the time of his death.
Funeral 24 May 2004, at Newcastle Crematorium

Source

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

Club Career

Club(s) x
Club honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x
Height/Weight 5' 10¼", 11st. 8lbs [1957].

Source

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

England Career

Player number One of two who became the 721st players (722) to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside/outside-left
First match No. 281, 10 October 1953, Wales 1 England 3, a British Championship & World Cup qualification match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 27 years 213 days.
Last match No. 307, 6 October 1956, Northern Ireland 1 England 1, a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged 30 years 209 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1954; British Championship 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57;
Team honours British Championship winners 1953-54, 1954-55, 1956-57, shared 1955-56;
Individual honours England B (two appearances, 1949-55),
England Top Goalscorer 1955 (6);
Distinctions First player to score on his debut in a World Cup qualifier.
Died fifteen days after Eddie Hopkinson and sixteen days after Willie Watson

Beyond England

x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.


The Numbers
parties Apps comp. apps unused minutes goals ave.min comp. goals captain
13 12 7 five 1080 10 108 min 9 three none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
12 6 2 4 30 17 +13 1 2 2.50 1.417 58.3 +2

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 2 2 0 0 10 2 +8 0 1 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1
Away 9 4 2 3 18 11 +7 1 1 2.00 1.222 55.6 +1
Neutral 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0 0 2.00 4.00 0.00 -1

Competition Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 11 5 2 4 27 16 +11 1 2 2.455 1.455 54.5 +1
Red 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1

Match Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +1
WCF 2 1 0 1 4 4 =0 0 1 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
World Cup 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 0 1 2.667 1.667 66.7 +1
British Championship 5 3 1 1 16 6 +10 0 1 3.20 1.20 70.0 +2
The 1953-54 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
Friendly 5 2 1 2 10 7 +3 1 0 2.00 1.40 50.0 =0

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP/BC 1953-54 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +1
WCP All 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +1
World Cup Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 1954 2 1 0 1 4 4 =0 0 1 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
WCF All 2 1 0 1 4 4 =0 0 1 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1953-54 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 0 1 2.667 1.667 66.7 +1
WC All 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 0 1 2.667 1.667 66.7 +1

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC/WCP 1953-54 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1954-55 1 1 0 0 7 2 +5 0 0 7.00 2.00 100.0 +1
BC 1955-56 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 0 1 2.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC 1956-57 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC All 5 3 1 1 16 6 +10 0 1 3.20 1.20 70.0 +2

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 0 1 2.667 1.667 66.7 +1
BC 5 3 1 1 16 6 +10 0 1 3.20 1.20 70.0 +2
The 1953-54 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
7 4 1 1 20 10 +10 0 2 2.857 1.429 64.3 +3

Match History
 
 Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. - 12 full appearances (1080 min) 10ᵍ manager: Walter Winterbottom - twelve full appearances (1080 min) 10ᵍx

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 23
246 13 May 1949 - Sweden 3 England 1, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna tour AL party member
B
one appearance - Finland A 15 May 1949
247 18 May 1949 - Norway 1 England 4, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo   AW unused sub
B  
party member - Netherlands A 18 May 1949
248 22 May 1949 - France 1 England 3, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris   AW unused sub
  

Age 26
275 26 November 1952 - England 5 Belgium 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW withdrawn
unused sub
  

Age 27
1 281 10 October 1953 - Wales 1 England 4
Ninian Park, Cardiff
BC/
WCP
AW 45 header
49 header
10
  

one of two who became the 721st player (722) to appear for England.
the 23rd Wolverhampton Wanderers player to represent England
the 134th player to score on his England debut
the first to score on his debut in a World Cup match

Age 28
286 16 May 1954 - Yugoslavia 1 England 0, Stadion JNA, Beograd tour AL party member
B  
unused substitute - Yugoslavia 16 May 1954
287 23 May 1954 - Hungary 7 England 1, Népstadion, Budapest   AL party member
B  
one appearance - Switzerland 23 May 1954
 
WCF
inside left 15x
288 17 June 1954 - Belgium 4 England 4, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel ND party member
2 289 20 June 1954 - England 2 Switzerland 0
Wankdorfstadion, Bern
AW 69

youngest World Cup Finals goalscorer so far

3 290 26 June 1954 - Uruguay 4 England 2
Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel
  NL 16
  
293 1 December 1954 - England 3 West Germany 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub

Age 29 B  
postponed - Scotlandᶜ March 1955

4 294 2 April 1955 - England 7 Scotland 2
Empire Stadium, Wembley
BC HW 1
70
header
74
83 volley
10

the 48th (eleventh post-war) hattrick scored

5 295 15 May 1955 - France 1 England 0
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris

tour
AL   10
6 296 18 May 1955 - Spain 1 England 1
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
AD   11
7 297 22 May 1955 - Portugal 3 England 1
Estádio do FC do Porto, Oporto
AL 18 10
  
8 299 22 October 1955 - Wales 2 England 1
Ninian Park, Cardiff
BC AL   10
9 300 2 November 1955 - England 3 Northern Ireland 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley
BC HW 53
55 header
10
  

his six goals in 1955 makes him the top goalscorer for the season

Age 30
303 9 May 1956 - England 4 Brazil 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub
304 16 May 1956 - Sweden 0 England 0, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna
tour
AD unused sub
10 305 20 May 1956 - Finland 1 England 5
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
AW 20 77 10
11 306 26 May 1956 - West Germany 1 England 3
Olympiastadion, Berlin
AW   10
12 307 6 October 1956 - Northern Ireland 1 England 1
Windsor Park, Belfast
BC AD   10
  

Age 31
312 8 May 1957 - England 5 Republic of Ireland 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley WCP HW standby
party member
   

   


 
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