Dennis Wilshaw
Dennis James Wilshaw (11 March 1926 – 10 May 2004) was an English international footballer. A forward, he scored 173 goals in 380 appearances in the Football League, and also scored ten goals in twelve appearances for the England national team (including one goal in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and four goals against Scotland at Wembley). He spent 13 years with Wolverhampton Wanderers from 1944 to 1957, where he won the First Division title in 1953–54. He spent 1946 to 1948 on loan at Walsall, and ended his career after playing for Stoke City between 1957 and 1961.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis James Wilshaw | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 May 2004 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄4 in (1.76 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Packmoor Boys' Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1944–1957 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 211 | (105) |
| 1946–1948 | → Walsall (loan) | 74 | (27) |
| 1957–1961 | Stoke City | 95 | (41) |
| Total | 380 | (173) | |
| International career | |||
| 1949 | England B | 1 | (2) |
| 1953–1956 | England | 12 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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