Style of play Brian Glanville described him as: "Slim but strong, at and , Wilshaw was quick and direct, with a powerful shot... Essentially left-footed but effortlessly versatile, Wilshaw could play with equal success at outside-left, inside-left, or even centre-forward." Another journalist, Ivan Ponting, wrote that: "Wilshaw was strong, resilient and direct, an awkward customer for any opponent to control, and thus was perfectly suited to Stan Cullis's formidable all-action Wolves side... He was capable of sudden bursts of searing acceleration which equipped him ideally to exploit gaps in opposition defences. His shooting was explosively powerful, especially with his left foot, and he was combative in the air." Later life After retiring as a player, Wilshaw stayed with Stoke City as a scout and also became a qualified FA coach and sports psychologist. He also took up his old career as a schoolteacher and eventually became head of a school in his native Stoke. Later he joined the Social and Community Studies department at Crewe and Alsager College of Education. He died in Stoke-on-Trent on 10 May 2004, at the age of 78, after suffering a heart attack. Career statistics Club International Honours Wolverhampton Wanderers Football League First Division: 1953–54; runner-up: 1949–50, 1954–55 England British Home Championship: 1955, 1956, 1957 References 1926 births 2004 deaths Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent Schoolteachers from Staffordshire English footballers England B international footballers England international footballers Association football forwards Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Port Vale F.C. wartime guest players Walsall F.C. wartime guest players Walsall F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players 1954 FIFA World Cup players Association football scouts Stoke City F.C. non-playing staff Alumni of Loughborough University