Harry Ware

Harry Ware

Personal information
Full name	Harry Ware[1]
Date of birth	22 October 1911[1]
Place of birth	Birmingham, England[1]
Date of death	28 October 1970 (aged 59)[1]
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position	Centre-forward
Youth career
	Hanley St.Luke's
	Stoke St. Peter's
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–1934	Stoke City	53	(15)
1935–1936	Newcastle United	44	(9)
1937	Sheffield Wednesday	12	(1)
1937–1945	Norwich City	43	(13)
	Northwich Victoria
Total		152	(38)
Teams managed
1947–1948	Northwich Victoria
1949–1951	Northwich Victoria
1952–1953	Northwich Victoria
1958–1960	Crewe Alexandra
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Harry Ware (22 October 1911 – 28 October 1970) was an English footballer and manager. He played for Newcastle United, Norwich City, Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke City and managed Crewe Alexandra and Northwich Victoria.^[1]

Playing career

Ware was born in Birmingham before his family moved to Stoke-on-Trent.^[1] Ware played for Hanley St.Luke's and Stoke St. Peter's before joining Stoke City in 1930 and made his debut at the Victoria Ground against Burnley on 4 October 1930.^[1] He scored twice in eight matches in 1931–32 and then scored seven goals in 31 matches in 1932–33, helping Stoke to win the Second Division.^[1] Ware struggled to establish himself in the First Division and was sold to Newcastle United in the summer of 1935.^[1] He spent two seasons on Tyneside, scoring nine goals in 49 matches, and then spent three months at Sheffield Wednesday, scoring once. In November 1937 he joined Norwich City until World War II interrupted his career.^[1]

In March 1940 he joined Port Vale as a guest, before moving on to Northampton Town, Nottingham Forest, Stoke City, Crystal Palace and Watford, returning to Vale for two more guest appearances in December 1944, before joining Northwich Victoria.^[2]

Management career

After the war, Ware spent three spells in charge of Cheshire County League side Northwich Victoria between 1947 and 1953^[3] and served Dutch side E.D.O. Haarlem as trainer-coach before returning to Burslem in November 1956 to serve Port Vale as a coach under manager Freddie Steele.^[2] He left Vale Park in June 1958 to become manager of Crewe Alexandra. He led the "Railwaymen" to 18th and 14th places finishes in the Fourth Division in 1958–59 and 1959–60. He spent 100 games in charge at Gresty Road, before leaving in May 1960. He moved on to Stoke City as assistant trainer, then reserve team manager, and finally a scout.^[2]

Career statistics

Playing statistics

• Sourced from Harry Ware profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1930–31	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1931–32	Second Division	6	2	2	0	8	2
	1932–33	Second Division	29	7	2	0	31	7
	1933–34	First Division	13	4	0	0	13	4
	1934–35	First Division	4	2	0	0	4	2
	Total		53	15	4	0	57	15
Newcastle United	1935–36	Second Division	32	9	5	0	37	9
	1936–37	Second Division	12	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		44	9	5	0	49	9
Sheffield Wednesday	1937–38	Second Division	12	1	0	0	12	1
	Total		12	1	0	0	12	1
Norwich City	1937–38	Second Division	26	6	1	0	27	6
	1938–39	Second Division	18	7	0	0	18	7
	1945–46	War League	–		1	1	1	1
	Total		43	13	2	1	45	14
Career Total			152	38	11	1	163	39

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Crewe Alexandra	1 August 1958	31 May 1960	100	36	22	42	36.0
Total			100	36	22	42	36.0

Honours

Stoke City

• Football League Second Division champions: 1932–33

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 302. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
3. "Northwich Victoria FC". Retrieved 27 September 2010.