Ted Winship

Edward Winship (1901 – 19 October 1929) was an English professional football full back who appeared in the Football League for Brentford and Coventry City.[4]

Ted Winship
Winship while with Brentford in 1926.
Personal information
Full name Edward Winship[1]
Date of birth 1901
Place of birth Prudhoe, England
Date of death 19 October 1929 (aged 27–28)[2]
Place of death Brentford, England[3]
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Playing position(s) Full back
Youth career
0000–1921 Prudhoe Castle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1921 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
1921–1922 Prudhoe Castle
1922–1925 Coventry City 79 (0)
1925–1926 Kidderminster Harriers
1926–1929 Brentford 86 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

As a youth, Winship played for Northern Football Alliance club Prudhoe Castle.[1] At age 19, he was signed by Second Division club Crystal Palace,[5] but failed to make a senior appearance.[1] He returned to Prudhoe Castle and moved back to the Second Division to join Coventry City in 1922.[6] After 84 appearances,[7] he dropped back into non-league football with Birmingham & District League club Kidderminster Harriers in 1925,[8] before returning to the Football League to join Third Division South club Brentford in August 1926, where he played the next three seasons.[4]

Illness and death

Winship was struck down with yellow jaundice and kidney problems in June 1929,[9][3] but failed to recover and died five months later in Brentford Hospital.[4] At the time of his death, he and his family lived around the corner from Brentford's Griffin Park ground and the club's directors donated the proceeds from a reserve team match to his widow Sarah and children.[3] A week after his death, Brentford faced Norwich City at Griffin Park and prior to kick off, the 15,000 crowd stood in silence while a band played 'Abide with Me'.[3] Winship was buried in Coventry after a service at St George's Church, Brentford.[2]

Career statistics
Club Season League League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 1922–23[7] Second Division 35 0 1 0 36 0
1923–24[7] 29 0 2 0 31 0
1924–25[7] 15 0 2 0 17 0
Total 79 0 5 0 84 0
Brentford 1926–27[10] Third Division South 11 0 3 0 14 0
1927–28[10] 41 0 1 0 42 0
1928–29[10] 34 0 2 0 36 0
Total 86 0 6 0 92 0
Career Total 165 0 11 0 176 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 316. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Death of Brentford Player". Portsmouth Evening News. 21 October 1929. Retrieved 6 August 2017. Edward Winship, the Brentford full-back, who was formerly with Coventry City, died in Brentford Hospital on Saturday night.
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 127. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 171. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  5. "Sporting Items". Hull Daily Mail. 28 April 1921. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. "Winship Teddy Image 1 Coventry City 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. "Edward Winship". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  8. "Trotted Around". Derby Daily Telegraph. 24 December 1926. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  9. "Sporting Items". Nottingham Evening Post. 25 July 1929. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  10. White 1989, p. 369-370.
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