Ted Winship

Ted Winship
Winship while with Brentford in 1926.
Personal information
Full name Edward Winship[1]
Date of birth 1901
Place of birth Prudhoe, England
Date of death 19 October 1929 (aged 27–28)[2]
Place of death Brentford, England[3]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
0000–1921 Prudhoe Castle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1921 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
1921–1922 Prudhoe Castle
1922–1925 Coventry City 79 (0)
1925–1926 Kidderminster Harriers
1926–1929 Brentford 86 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Winship (1901 – 19 October 1929) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford and Coventry City as a full back.

Career

As a youth, Winship played for Northern Alliance club Prudhoe Castle.[1] At age 19, he was signed by Second Division club Crystal Palace,[4] but failed to make a senior appearance.[1] He returned to Prudhoe Castle and moved back to the Second Division to join Coventry City in 1922.[5] After making 84 appearances,[6] he dropped back into non-League football with Birmingham & District League club Kidderminster Harriers in 1925,[7] before returning to the Football League to join Third Division South club Brentford in August 1926, where he played the next three seasons.[8]

Illness and death

Winship was struck down with yellow jaundice and kidney problems in June 1929,[9][3] but failed to recover and died five months later in Brentford Hospital.[8] At the time of his death, he and his family lived around the corner from Brentford's Griffin Park ground and the club's directors donated the proceeds from a reserve team match to his widow Sarah and children.[3] A week after his death, Brentford faced Norwich City at Griffin Park and prior to kick off, the 15,000 crowd stood in silence while a band played 'Abide with Me'.[3] Winship was buried in Coventry after a service at St George's Church, Brentford.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 1922–23[6] Second Division 35 0 1 0 36 0
1923–24[6] 29 0 2 0 31 0
1924–25[6] 15 0 2 0 17 0
Total 79 0 5 0 84 0
Brentford 1926–27[10] Third Division South 11 0 3 0 14 0
1927–28[10] 41 0 1 0 42 0
1928–29[10] 34 0 2 0 36 0
Total 86 0 6 0 92 0
Career Total 165 0 11 0 176 0

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 316. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Death of Brentford Player". Portsmouth Evening News. 21 October 1929. Retrieved 6 August 2017. Edward Winship, the Brentford full-back, who was formerly with Coventry City, died in Brentford Hospital on Saturday night.
  3. ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 127. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ "Sporting Items". Hull Daily Mail. 28 April 1921. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Winship Teddy Coventry City 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "Edward Winship". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Trotted Around". Derby Daily Telegraph. 24 December 1926. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  8. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 171. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  9. ^ "Sporting Items". Nottingham Evening Post. 25 July 1929. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  10. ^ a b c White 1989, p. 369-370.