Young footballers at Ridgeway Rovers FC in South Chingford had a special visitor this week. England legend Peter Shilton came to the club with Harry Kane’s waxwork figure from Madame Tussauds.
The visit came as Kane was set to win his 126th England cap against Croatia at Wembley on 12 November. That would take him past Shilton’s long-standing record.
Ridgeway Rovers is based at the Peter May Sports Centre in Wadham Road. It is the grassroots club where Kane started playing football at the age of six.
Shilton told the club’s young players: “If anyone deserves to overtake me, it’s Harry. He’s been an incredible servant and leader for so long now, and has scored plenty of goals along the way!”
Steve Blackburn, general manager at Madame Tussauds London, said bringing Harry’s figure back to Ridgeway Rovers, “where his footballing journey began”, celebrated “football’s past, present and future”.
Kane’s waxwork went on display at Madame Tussauds London in June 2026, alongside figures of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah and others. Kane has been back to the club before: in November 2024 he visited Ridgeway Rovers to unveil a bronze statue at the same venue.
