Tommy Ware
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Ware[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 May 1915 (aged 29)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Poperinghe, Belgium[2] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1915 | Bristol City | 51 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Thomas "Tommy" Ware (16 October 1885 – 1 May 1915) was an English professional football goalkeeper who appeared in the Football League for Bristol City.[1]
Personal life
Prior to being bought out of the army to become a professional footballer, Ware was a musician in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).[3][4] Though discharged, he remained on the reserve list.[3] He combined his football career with a factory job in Broadmead.[3] Ware re-enlisted in the British Army upon the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 and joined the Royal Field Artillery.[3] He died of wounds at a hospital in Poperinge on 1 May 1915.[3] He was buried in Poperinge Old Military Cemetery.[2]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 301. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- 1 2 3 4 5 https://thenatchwall.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/28-33-tw.pdf
- ↑ "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
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