Henry Bone (footballer)

[2] A few months later, on 3 April, he started as a defender in the final of the 1898 USFSA Football Championship against Club Français at Courbevoie, which ended in a 3–2 win.

[3] In the following year, on 16 April 1899, he again started as a defender in a play-off match against Club Français to decide the winner of the 1898–99 USFSA Paris championship; SAC won 3–2.

[5] Together with William Attrill, Alfred Short, and Edward Theobald, he was a member of the Standard team that won the 1901 USFSA Football Championship, starting as a defender in the final against Le Havre on 14 April, which ended in a 1–1 draw,[1][6] so he was then moved to midfield for the replay, held two weeks later at Stade Langstaff, and this tactical move paid off as Standard won 6–1.

[1][7] In the following year, on 16 March 1902, he started as a forward in the final of the 1902 Coupe Dewar, helping his side to a 1–0 win over his future club United SC; the match had to be temporarily stopped after "a slightly violent charge" from Bone "sent poor Gindrat wandering into the audience".

[9] Together with the Wynn brothers (Henri and Edouard), he played a crucial role in helping United win their first-ever USFSA Paris Championship in 1904, which they claimed on the last matchday thanks to a 5–1 victory over the two-time defending champion RC France; Bone assisted his side's fifth goal with a pass to Havercroft.