Hubert Heron was an international footballer who represented England 5 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 8th March 1873 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 2nd March 1878 aged 26. Heron, born on 30th January 1852, in Hillingdon, Middlesex, has a FA Legacy Number of 20 and played as a Forward for his country.
Hubert Heron - 5 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: George Hubert Hugh Heron
- Born: 30th January 1852, Hillingdon, Middlesex
- Died: 5th June 1914, Twickenham, Middlesex aged 62
- England Career: 1873 - 1878
- Positions whilst with England: Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Wanderers (5)
- FA Legacy Number: 19
- FA Cup winner with Wanderers in 1876, 1877 & 1878. FA Committee member from 1873-76. A wine merchant like his father along with his brother Frank Heron who also was capped.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Scotland (FR) on 8th March 1873 aged 21 years, 1 month, 9 days - Last Cap: v Scotland (FR) on 2nd March 1878 aged 26 years, 1 month, 3 days
- First Captaincy: v Scotland (FR) on 4th March 1876 aged 24 years, 1 month, 5 days
- Career Length: 4 years, 359 days
- Starts: 5
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 5
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 5
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 3
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 3
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Forward
- 5
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 5
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 5
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Alexander Bonsor
- 2 Matches
- Charley Chenery
- 2 Matches
- Beaumont Jarrett
- 2 Matches
- Arthur Cursham
- 2 Matches
- Charles Wollaston
- 2 Matches
- Pelham George von Donop
- 2 Matches
- Francis Birley
- 2 Matches
- William Clegg
- 1 Match
- John Wylie
- 1 Match
- Ernest Harwood Greenhalgh
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- The Early FA Cup Finals by Keith Warsop (SoccerData 2004) p 85.
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- wikitrees.com
- 33 sources from 5 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 2 - 7, 2nd Mar 1878 (FR) Wanderers, Cap: 5.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 3 days. - SCO, 0 - 3, 4th Mar 1876 (FR)
Wanderers, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 5 days. - SCO, 2 - 2, 6th Mar 1875 (FR) Wanderers, Cap: 3.
Age: 23 years, 1 month, 7 days. - SCO, 1 - 2, 7th Mar 1874 (FR) Wanderers, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 8 days. - SCO, 4 - 2, 8th Mar 1873 (FR) Wanderers, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 1 month, 9 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.