Fred Wheldon was an international footballer who represented England 4 times scoring 6 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 20th February 1897 at 27 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 2nd April 1898 aged 28. Wheldon, born on 1st November 1869, in Langley Green, Worcestershire, has a FA Legacy Number of 232 and played as a Inside Left and
Outside Left for his country.
Fred Wheldon - 4 caps (6 goals)
- Full Name: George Fredrick Wheldon
- Born: 1st November 1869, Langley Green, Worcestershire
- Died: 13th January 1924, Worcester aged 54
- England Career: 1897 - 1898
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Left and Outside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Aston Villa (4)
- FA Legacy Number: 232
- Kept wicket in over 130 matches for Worcestershire.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (HC) on 20th February 1897 aged 27 years, 3 months, 19 days - Last Cap: v
Scotland (HC) on 2nd April 1898 aged 28 years, 5 months, 1 day - First Goal: v Ireland (HC) on 20th February 1897 aged 27 years, 3 months, 19 days
- Career Length: 1 year, 41 days
- Starts: 4
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 4
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 4
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 4
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 1
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 3
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 4
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Left
- 3
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Outside Left
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 4
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 4
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Charlie Athersmith
- 4 Matches
- William Oakley
- 4 Matches
- Jack Robinson
- 4 Matches
- GO Smith
- 4 Matches
- Billy Williams
- 4 Matches
- Ernest Needham
- 3 Matches
- Steve Bloomer
- 2 Matches
- Fred Spiksley
- 2 Matches
- Frank Forman
- 2 Matches
- Harry Bradshaw
- 1 Match
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)
- ESPN cricinfo.com
- 6 sources from 4 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 3 - 1, 2nd Apr 1898 (HC)
Aston Villa, Cap: 4.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 1 day. 
WAL, 3 - 0, 28th Mar 1898 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 3.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 27 days.- IRE, 3 - 2, 5th Mar 1898 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 2.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 4 days. - IRE, 6 - 0, 20th Feb 1897 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 1.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 19 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.