Ted Winship Explained

Ted Winship
Fullname:Edward Winship
Birth Date:1901
Birth Place:Prudhoe, England
Death Date:19 [1]
Death Place:Brentford, England
Height:5ft 9in
Position:Full back
Youthyears1:–1921
Youthclubs1:Prudhoe Castle
Years1:1920–1921
Clubs1:Crystal Palace
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1921–1922
Clubs2:Prudhoe Castle
Years3:1922–1925
Clubs3:Coventry City
Caps3:79
Goals3:0
Years4:1925–1926
Clubs4:Kidderminster Harriers
Years5:1926–1929
Clubs5:Brentford
Caps5:86
Goals5:0

Edward Winship (1901 – 19 October 1929) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford and Coventry City as a full back.

Career

As a youth, Winship played for Northern Alliance club Prudhoe Castle.[2] At age 19, he was signed by Second Division club Crystal Palace,[3] but failed to make a senior appearance. He returned to Prudhoe Castle and moved back to the Second Division to join Coventry City in 1922.[4] After making 84 appearances, he dropped back into non-League football with Birmingham & District League club Kidderminster Harriers in 1925,[5] before returning to the Football League to join Third Division South club Brentford in August 1926, where he played the next three seasons.[6]

Illness and death

Winship was struck down with yellow jaundice and kidney problems in June 1929,[7] [8] but failed to recover and died five months later in Brentford Hospital. 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. 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'. Winship was buried in Coventry after a service at St George's Church, Brentford.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City1922–23[9] Second Division35010360
1923–2429020310
1924–2515020170
Total79050840
Brentford1926–27Third Division South11030140
1927–2841010420
1928–2934020360
Total86060920
Career Total16501101760

Notes and References

  1. News: 21 October 1929 . Death of Brentford Player . Portsmouth Evening News . subscription . 6 August 2017 . Edward Winship, the Brentford full-back, who was formerly with Coventry City, died in Brentford Hospital on Saturday night..
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 316.
  3. News: 28 April 1921 . Sporting Items . Hull Daily Mail . subscription . 6 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Winship Teddy Coventry City 1922 . 24 December 2018 . Vintage Footballers . en-GB.
  5. News: 24 December 1926 . Trotted Around . Derby Daily Telegraph . subscription . 6 August 2017.
  6. Book: Haynes, Graham . Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Coumbe . Frank . Yore Publications . 2006 . 978-0955294914 . Harefield . 171.
  7. News: 25 July 1929 . Sporting Items . Nottingham Evening Post . subscription . 6 August 2017.
  8. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 127.
  9. Web site: Edward Winship . 5 January 2017 . 11v11.com.