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] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1915 | Bristol City | 51 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Ware (16 October 1885 – 1 May 1915) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City as a goalkeeper.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Prior to being bought out of the British Army to become a professional footballer, Ware served as 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 army upon the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 and enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery.[3] He died in Poperinge of wounds incurred during the Second Battle of Ypres on 1 May 1915,[3][5] and was buried in Poperinge Old Military Cemetery.[2]
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