Herbert Wiltshire

Herbert Henry Wiltshire (1871 – after 1893) was an English footballer who made 27 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City as a left half.[2]

Herbert Wiltshire
Personal information
Full name Herbert Henry Wiltshire[1]
Date of birth 1871[1]
Place of birth Worcester,[1] England
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
18??–1893 Warmley
1893–1894 Lincoln City 27 (0)
1894–???? Warmley
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wiltshire was born in Worcester,[1] and played football for Bristol-based club Warmley. He helped the club win the Gloucestershire Senior Cup in 1892, beating Bedminster by two goals to one,[3] and later that year he was selected to represent Gloucestershire in an inter-county match against Somerset.[4] He contributed to Warmley becoming inaugural champions of the Bristol & District League, in 1892–93; the Bristol Mercury's preview of the season to come described him as "a most valuable half-back in last year's team".[5]

Ahead of the 1893–94 Football League season, he turned professional with Lincoln City.[5] He played in all but one of Lincoln's matches in the Second Division as the team finished in mid-table.[1] Nevertheless, at the end of the season he returned to Bristol, his amateur status was reinstated and he resumed his career with Warmley.[6][7]

References
  1. "Herbert Wiltshire". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 14 April 2013. Appearances per season are sourced via the Season Stats dropdown menu at the bottom right of this page. The site is partly subscription-based, but only free-access sections are used for reference. If pop-up login dialogue boxes appear, press the "Cancel" button to proceed.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. "Football. Gloucester Senior Cup Final". The Bristol Mercury. 14 March 1892. p. 3.
  4. "Athletics". The Bristol Mercury. 26 December 1892. p. 3.
  5. "Football prospects. Warmley". The Bristol Mercury. 5 September 1893. p. 3.
  6. "Local sport, The coming football season". The Western Mail. Cardiff. 6 September 1894. p. 7.
  7. "Athletics". The Bristol Mercury. 26 April 1895. p. 3.


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