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:
Inside Left and
Outside Left
Clubs (and caps):
Wolverhampton Wanderers (12) FA Legacy Number:
722
Career Summary:
Dennis Wilshaw (11th March 1926 - 10th May 2004) 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 and
Outside Left for his country.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v 10th October 1953 aged 27 years, 6 months, 30 days Last Cap: v 6th October 1956 aged 30 years, 6 months, 26 days First Goal: v 10th October 1953 aged 27 years, 6 months, 30 days Career Length: 2 years, 360 days Starts: 12
Substitute: Withdrawn: Full Games: 12
England Match Statistics
World Cup Qualifier WCQ 1
2
0
0
0
World Cup Finals WCF 2
1
0
0
0
British Home Championship HC 4
6
0
0
0
Friendly FR 5
1
0
0
0
Competitive
7
9
0
0
0
Away
9
4
0
0
0
Neutral
1
0
0
0
0
Home
2
6
0
0
0
Won
6
10
0
0
0
Lost
4
0
0
0
0
Drawn
2
0
0
0
0
Inside Left
11
10
0
0
0
Outside Left
1
0
0
0
0
Walter Winterbottom
12
10
0
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
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) 21 sources from 12 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 12. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 11. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 10. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 9. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 8. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 7. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 6. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 5. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 4. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 3. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 2. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 1. * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
Wales (WCQ) on 10th October 1953 aged 27 years, 6 months, 30 days
Northern Ireland (HC) on 6th October 1956 aged 30 years, 6 months, 26 days
0
0
FRG, 3 - 1, 26th May 1956 (FR) 
FIN, 5 - 1, 20th May 1956 (FR) 
POR, 1 - 3, 22nd May 1955 (FR) 
ESP, 1 - 1, 18th May 1955 (FR) 
FRA, 0 - 1, 15th May 1955 (FR) 
SCO, 7 - 2, 2nd Apr 1955 (HC) 
URU, 2 - 4, 26th Jun 1954 (WCF) 
SUI, 2 - 0, 20th Jun 1954 (WCF)