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Francis Heron
Wanderers FC

 

1 cap 0 goals
0% successful
1876
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90


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Francis Heron Profile

Full name Charles Francis William Heron
Popular name Francis Heron [signed himself in the 1881 census as Charles Francis Wm. Heron]
Born  circa October 1853 in Uxbridge, West London; registered in Uxbridge, December 1853.
Died 23 October 1914, aged 61 years.
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) Attended Mill Hill School; played his football with Uxbridge FC, before joining Wanderers FC; Also played for Swifts FC and Windsor.
Club honours FA Cup winner 1875-76;
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

England Career

Player number One of nine who became the 34th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Forward;
First match No. 5, 4 March 1876, Scotland 3 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow.  Aged 22 years.
Last match No. 5, 4 March 1876, Scotland 3 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow.  Aged 22 years.
Major tournaments None.
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.
Notes Brother of Hubert Heron.

Beyond England

He was a wine merchant in Kendal, Cumbria, according to the 1881 census, but eventually found his way to Bournemouth as a wine merchant also, apparently with his brother, Hubert. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.127./FindMyPast.com

 

Charles Smith - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Mins. Gls Avg
min
Capt. Disc.
1 1 90 0 min 0 None

 

Charles Smith - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 00.0 -1
All 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 00.0 -1

 

Charles Smith - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Friendly 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 00.0 -1
All 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 00.0 -1

 

Charles Smith - Match History
Club: Crystal Palace F.C. - 1 cap
Coach: F.A. Committee - 1 cap
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 5 Scotland 04-Mar-1876 The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow F 0 3 AL Start n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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