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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 |
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Timeline |
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Dennis James Wilshaw |
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Birth |
11
March 1926 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
[registered in Stoke-upon-Trent, June 1926]. |
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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. |
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Marriage |
to Mary Chester
[registered in Stafford, September 1948] |
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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. |
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Funeral |
24 May 2004, at
Newcastle Crematorium |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings'
An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
x |
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Club honours |
x |
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Individual honours |
x |
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Distinctions |
x |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10¼",
11st.
8lbs [1957]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of two who became the 721st
players (722) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside/outside-left |
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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.  |
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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. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals 1954; British Championship 1953-54,
1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1953-54, 1954-55, 1956-57, shared 1955-56; |
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Individual honours |
England B
(two appearances, 1949-55),
England Top Goalscorer
1955 (6); |
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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 |
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Beyond England |
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x. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
unused |
minutes |
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goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
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captain |
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13 |
12 |
7 |
five |
1080 |
10 |
108
min |
9 |
three |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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12 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
30 |
17 |
+13 |
1 |
2 |
2.50 |
1.417 |
58.3 |
+2 |
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 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
9 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
11 |
+7 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.222 |
55.6 |
+1 |
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Neutral |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
Competition Record
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Colour |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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White |
11 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
27 |
16 |
+11 |
1 |
2 |
2.455 |
1.455 |
54.5 |
+1 |
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Red |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Match Record
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Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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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 |
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British Championship |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
6 |
+10 |
0 |
1 |
3.20 |
1.20 |
70.0 |
+2 |
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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
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World Cup Preliminary Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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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 |
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World Cup Final Tournament |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCF 1954 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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WCF
All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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World Cup |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WC 1953-54 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.667 |
1.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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WC
All |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.667 |
1.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC/WCP 1953-54 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1954-55 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
7.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1955-56 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1956-57 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
All |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
6 |
+10 |
0 |
1 |
3.20 |
1.20 |
70.0 |
+2 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WC |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.667 |
1.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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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.
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7 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
10 |
+10 |
0 |
2 |
2.857 |
1.429 |
64.3 |
+3 |
Match History
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Club:
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- 12 full appearances (1080 min) 10ᵍ |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - twelve full appearances
(1080 min) 10ᵍx
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