Henry Sabine Explained

Henry Sabine should not be confused with Henry Sabin.

Henry Sabine
Birth Date:9 January 1865
Birth Place:Oswestry, England
Death Place:Harrogate, England
Nationalyears1:1887
Nationalteam1:Wales
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1

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

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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Notes and References

  1. Book: Percival, Tony. Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. 1999. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. 24. 1-902171-17-9. Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  2. Web site: Wales player database 1872 to 2013. eu-football.info. 30 April 2016.
  3. Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998, pages 23,50.