Henry Wace was an international footballer who represented England 3 times scoring 1 goal. His first cap was against Scotland on 2nd March 1878 at 24 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 5th April 1879 aged 25. Wace, born on 21st September 1853, in Shrewsbury, has a FA Legacy Number of 55 and played as a Forward and
Centre Forward for his country.
Henry Wace - 3 caps (1 goal)
- Full Name: Henry Wace
- Born: 21st September 1853, Shrewsbury
- Died: 5th November 1947, Bath aged 94
- England Career: 1878 - 1879
- Positions whilst with England: Forward and Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Wanderers (3)
- FA Legacy Number: 56
- An FA Cup winner twice with Wanderers in 1877 and 1878. Whilst at Cambridge he won some notable academic awards such as the Porson Prize three times, the Powis medal twice and the 1st chancellor's medal. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in November 1879 and became the foremost expert on Bankruptcy Law. He also played for Clapham Rovers and Shropshire Wanderers.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Scotland (FR) on 2nd March 1878 aged 24 years, 5 months, 11 day - Last Cap: v Scotland (FR) on 5th April 1879 aged 25 years, 6 months, 14 days
- First Goal: v Scotland (FR) on 2nd March 1878 aged 24 years, 5 months, 11 day
- First Captaincy: v Scotland (FR) on 5th April 1879 aged 25 years, 6 months, 14 days
- Career Length: 1 year, 34 days
- Starts: 3
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 3
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 2
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 2
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Forward
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Centre Forward
- 1
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 3
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Norman Bailey
- 3 Matches
- Billy Mosforth
- 3 Matches
- Arthur Cursham
- 2 Matches
- Percy Fairclough
- 1 Match
- Hubert Heron
- 1 Match
- Jack Hunter
- 1 Match
- Beaumont Jarrett
- 1 Match
- Edward Lyttelton
- 1 Match
- Conrad Warner
- 1 Match
- John Wylie
- 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 133.
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 20 sources from 3 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 5 - 4, 5th Apr 1879 (FR)
Wanderers, Cap: 3.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 14 days. 
WAL, 2 - 1, 18th Jan 1879 (FR) Wanderers, Cap: 2.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 27 days.- SCO, 2 - 7, 2nd Mar 1878 (FR)
Wanderers, Cap: 1.
Age: 24 years, 5 months, 11 day. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.