| 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(s) | 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
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 was wounded in action during the Second Battle of Ypres and died of wounds at 84th Field Ambulance in Poperinge on 1 May 1915.[3][5] 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 978-1905891610.
- 1 2 3 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Our Tommy – The Life and Times of Tommy Ware" (PDF). Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ↑ Thomas Ware on Lives of the First World War
- ↑ "Thomas Ware | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 February 2022.