Sir Henry Jacob Preston, 3rd Baronet (15 September 1851 – 9 January 1897)[1] was an English soldier, magistrate and
footballer. He represented England in the second
representative football match against Scotland in November 1870.
In November 1870, he and fellow Etonian
Thomas Carter,[7] were amongst six new recruits to the England
football XI which played the second
pseudo-international against a Scotland XI. The match was played at the
Kennington Oval and ended in a 1–0 victory for the English, with fellow debutante
R.S.F. Walker scoring the only goal twelve minutes from the end of the match.[8][9]
He also held the office of
Justice of the Peace.[2] He succeeded to the title of "3rd Baronet Preston, of Beeston St. Lawrence, Norfolk" on 19 October 1891 on the death of his father.[2] The family lived at Beeston Hall where Henry was recorded as resident in the 1861,[12] 1871[13] and 1881 censuses;[14] in the two earlier censuses he was described as a "scholar"[12][13] and in 1881 as "Magistrate & Lieut. Militia".[14] The family also owned the nearby Barton Hall at
Barton Turf.[15]
^Mitchell, Andy (2011). Arthur Kinnaird: First Lord of Football. Andy Mitchell. pp. 49–50.
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^"England 1 Scotland 0". Scottish football reports. London Hearts. 19 November 1870. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
^"England 1 Scotland 0". England unofficial matches. englandfootballonline. 19 November 1870. Archived from
the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.