Max Woosnam [SEP] place of birth
Championship in 1920–21 and captaining the England national football team.
Background.
Max Woosnam was born into a wealthy family in Liverpool. The son of Maxwell Woosnam, a clergyman who served as canon of Chester and Archdeacon of Macclesfield, Woosnam spent most of his childhood in Aberhafesp, Mid Wales. He attended Winchester College, where he captained the golf and cricket teams, and also represented the school at football and squash. As a schoolboy, he made scores of 144 and 33 not out for a Public Schools XI while
next England match, and his place in the side, and his role as captain, was taken by Max Woosnam who thus gained his solitary England cap. Over the next few matches, Wilson shared the captaincy with Arthur Grimsdell and Charlie Buchan. He was appointed captain for a friendly match against Belgium played at The Arsenal Stadium on 19 March 1923 which ended in a 6–1 victory, with Kenneth Hegan scoring England's first two goals on his debut.
He continued to captain England until his final match against France on 17