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Tom Waring
English footballer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Irish barrister and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, see Thomas Waring.
Thomas Waring (12 October 1906 – 20 December 1980) was an English professional association footballer. Nicknamed "Pongo" after a famous cartoon of the time called Pongo the Pup,[2] Waring is one of Aston Villa's all-time great centre forwards. In his career, he scored 243 league goals in 363 matches over 12 seasons for 5 different clubs.
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![]() Waring in 1927 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Waring | ||
Date of birth | (1906-10-12)12 October 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
Date of death | 20 December 1980(1980-12-20) (aged 74) | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1926–1928 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | (23) |
1928–1935 | Aston Villa | 216 | (159) |
1935–1936 | Barnsley | 18 | (7) |
1936 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | (3) |
1936–1938 | Tranmere Rovers | 74 | (42) |
1938 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | (10) |
1938–1939 | Bath City | ||
1939 | Ellesmere Port Town | ||
1939 | Graysons | ||
1939 | Birkenhead Docks | ||
1939 | Harrowby | ||
1939–1940 | New Brighton | 0 | (0) |
1941-1942 | Everton | 3 | (1[1]) |
1946 | Ellesmere Port Town | ||
Total | 367 | (245) | |
International career | |||
1931–1932 | England | 5 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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