Henry Wilmshurst Sabine (9 January 1865–13 August 1955[1]) was a Welsh international footballer.

Henry Sabine
Personal information
Date of birth (1865-01-09)9 January 1865
Place of birth Oswestry, England
Date of death (1955-08-13)August 13, 1955
Place of death Harrogate, England
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1887 Wales 1 (1)

Sabine was born at Oswestry, Shropshire, in January 1865 and educated at Oswestry School.[1]

He played football with Oswestry.[1] He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 1 match and scoring 1 goal on 12 March 1887 against Ireland at the 1886–87 British Home Championship.[2]

Sabine also played cricket at club level for Oswestry and, between 1893 and 1895, at county level for Shropshire.[3]

He died in August 1955 aged 90 at Harrogate, Yorkshire.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. p. 24. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  2. ^ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ^ Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998, pages 23,50.