Ted Shore

Ted Shore
Personal information
Full name Edward Shore[1]
Date of birth (1927-10-18)18 October 1927[1]
Place of birth Nuneaton, England[1]
Playing position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1945–1948 Port Vale 13 (2)
1948–1950 Coventry City 2 (0)
Hinckley Athletic
Total 15+ (2+)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Edward "Ted" Shore (born 18 October 1927) was an English footballer who played on the wing in the Football League for Port Vale and Coventry City in the late 1940s. He later represented Hinckley Athletic.

Playing career

Shore joined Port Vale as an amateur in September 1945.[1] He made his debut in a 4–0 win over Clapton Orient in a war league match at The Old Recreation Ground on 13 October 1945, and signed as a professional later in the month.[1] After becoming a regular he lost his place in March 1946.[1] He had played ten war league games, scoring two goals, and in the war cup scored one goal in nine appearances.[1] As standard football continued following the end of World War II he played three matches in the Football League Third Division South.[1] He was released by the "Valiants" at the end of the 1947–48 season by manager Gordon Hodgson.[1] Shore moved on to Coventry City.[1] He played two Second Division games in 1948–49 and 1949–50, before "Sky Blues" manager Harry Storer allowed him a move away from Highfield Road. He later played non-league football for Hinckley Athletic.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 265. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
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