Teddy Ware

Teddy Ware
Ware while with Brentford in 1928.
Personal information
Full name Edward Alfred George Ware[1]
Date of birth (1906-09-17)17 September 1906
Place of birth Chatham, England
Date of death September 1976 (aged 69–70)[1]
Place of death Chatham, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Rainham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1928 Chatham Town
1928–1933 Brentford 96 (0)
1933–1936 Clapton Orient 106 (3)
1936–1937 Swindon Town 5 (0)
1937–1939 Crewe Alexandra 62 (0)
1939 Shorts Sports
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Alfred George Ware (17 September 1906 – September 1976) was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his time as a wing half in the Football League with Clapton Orient and Brentford.

Career

Chatham Town

Ware began his career at Rainham and moved to Kent League club Chatham Town in 1925.[3][4] He won the division title with the club in the 1926–27 season and departed in March 1928.[3]

Brentford

Ware and Chatham Town teammate Len Ramsell earned moves to Third Division South club Brentford in March 1928.[3] Ware quickly became a first team regular at wing half and his "never-say-die attitude" won him plaudits from the Brentford supporters.[3] Ware was also a part of the team which was promoted as champions to the Second Division in the 1932–33 season.[5] Ware departed Griffin Park at the end of the 1932–33 season, after making 102 appearances for the club.[3]

Later years

Ware signed for Third Division South club Clapton Orient in August 1933 and made 106 league appearances for the Os, scoring three goals.[1] He had a short spell at Third Division South club Swindon Town during the 1936–37 season and made five appearances.[6] Ware joined Third Division North club Crewe Alexandra in 1937 and made league 62 appearances before the breakout of the Second World War in 1939 brought his League career to an end.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1928–29[5] Third Division South 25 0 0 0 25 0
1929–30[5] Third Division South 2 0 0 0 2 0
1930–31[5] Third Division South 17 0 0 0 17 0
1931–32[5] Third Division South 41 0 5 0 46 0
1932–33[5] Third Division South 11 0 1 0 12 0
Total 96 0 6 0 102 0
Swindon Town 1936–37[6] Third Division South 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 101 0 6 0 107 0

Honours

Chatham Town

Brentford

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 301. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Swindon. Good business. Wildman—goalkeeper—signed". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xii – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 165. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. ^ "The Brentford Spotlight - Intimate Pen-portraits of Popular "Bees"". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 3 March 1933.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 370–372. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ a b "Teddy Ware – Player Profile". TownEnders.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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