Dennis Wilshaw was an international footballer who represented England 12 times scoring 10 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 10th October 1953 at 27 years old, and his last was vs Northern Ireland on 6th October 1956 aged 30. Wilshaw, born on 11th March 1926, in Stoke-on-Trent, has a FA Legacy Number of 722 and played as a Inside Left,
Centre Forward and
Outside Left for his country.
Dennis Wilshaw - 12 caps (10 goals)
- Full Name: Dennis James Wilshaw
- Born: 11th March 1926, Stoke-on-Trent
- Died: 10th May 2004, Stoke-on-Trent aged 78
- England Career: 1953 - 1956
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Left, Centre Forward and Outside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Wolverhampton Wanderers (12)
- FA Legacy Number: 722
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Wales (WCQ) on 10th October 1953 aged 27 years, 6 months, 30 days - Last Cap: v
Northern Ireland (HC) on 6th October 1956 aged 30 years, 6 months, 26 days - First Goal: v Wales (WCQ) on 10th October 1953 aged 27 years, 6 months, 30 days
- Career Length: 2 years, 360 days
- Starts: 12
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 12
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 1
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 4
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 7
- 9
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 9
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 2
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 6
- 10
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Left
- 10
- 9
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Centre Forward
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Outside Left
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 12
- 10
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 12
- 10
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Billy Wright
- 12 Matches
- Roger Byrne
- 11 Matches
- Nat Lofthouse
- 8 Matches
- Jimmy Dickinson
- 7 Matches
- Stanley Matthews
- 7 Matches
- Duncan Edwards
- 7 Matches
- Tom Finney
- 5 Matches
- Jeff Hall
- 5 Matches
- Bert Williams
- 5 Matches
- Tommy Taylor
- 4 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 20 sources from 12 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- NIR, 1 - 1, 6th Oct 1956 (HC) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 12.
Age: 30 years, 6 months, 26 days. 
FRG, 3 - 1, 26th May 1956 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 11.
Age: 30 years, 2 months, 15 days.
FIN, 5 - 1, 20th May 1956 (FR) 
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 10.
Age: 30 years, 2 months, 9 days.- NIR, 3 - 0, 2nd Nov 1955 (HC) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 9.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 22 days. - WAL, 1 - 2, 22nd Oct 1955 (HC) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 8.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 11 day. 
POR, 1 - 3, 22nd May 1955 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 7.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 11 day.
ESP, 1 - 1, 18th May 1955 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 6.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 7 days.
FRA, 0 - 1, 15th May 1955 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 5.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 4 days.
SCO, 7 - 2, 2nd Apr 1955 (HC) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 4.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 22 days.
URU, 2 - 4, 26th Jun 1954 (WCF) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 3.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 15 days.
SUI, 2 - 0, 20th Jun 1954 (WCF) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 2.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 9 days.- WAL, 4 - 1, 10th Oct 1953 (WCQ) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 1.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 30 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.