Harry Ware

Harry Ware
Personal information
Full name Harry Ware
Date of birth 22 October 1911(1911-10-22)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death 28 October 1970(1970-10-28) (aged 59)
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
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.
† Appearances (Goals).

Harry Ware (22 October 1911 – 28 October 1970) was an English footballer and manager.

Playing career

Ware played for Hanley St.Luke's, Stoke St. Peter's, Stoke City, Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday and Norwich City before the outbreak of war. 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.

Management career

After the war, Ware spent three spells in charge of Northwich Victoria between 1947 and 1953[1] 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. He left in June 1958 to become manager of Crewe Alexandra. He spent 100 games in charge before leaving in May 1960. He moved on to Stoke City as assistant trainer, then reserve team manager and finally a scout.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Northwich Victoria FC". http://www.netspinners.co.uk/nvfc/files/system/main.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-27. 
  2. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 302. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.