Henry Wace (21 September 1853 – 5 November 1947) was an English amateur footballer who made three appearances for England[1] and played for Wanderers, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1877 and 1878.
[5] It was until the 1876–77 season, however, that he became a regular member of the side and went on to make a total of 38 appearances at centre-forward scoring 18 goals,[2] including a hat-trick against Gitanos on 15 November 1876.
[6] In 1876–77, Wace played in all four matches in the FA Cup, when Wanderers reached the final for the second consecutive year (and the fourth since the competition was inaugurated in 1871), where they defeated Oxford University 2–1 in extra time.
[7] The following year, Wace again appeared in all six FA Cup matches including scoring twice in each of the victories over Panthers and High Wycombe.
[9] Three weeks prior to the 1878 FA Cup Final, Wace was one of seven débutantes selected for the friendly international against Scotland.
Although the England selectors had fielded a side that they considered capable of defeating the Scots, the home side had other ideas and scored seven goals with a hat-trick from John McDougall and two goals each from Billy MacKinnon and Henry McNeil; England replied through John Wylie and Arthur Cursham.