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.
 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 (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editAs a youth, Winship played for Northern Alliance club Prudhoe Castle.[1] At age 19, he was signed by Second Division club Crystal Palace,[4] 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.[5] After making 84 appearances,[6] he dropped back into non-League football with Birmingham & District League club Kidderminster Harriers in 1925,[7] before returning to the Football League to join Third Division South club Brentford in August 1926, where he played the next three seasons.[8]
Illness and death
editWinship 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.[8] 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
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 1922–23[6] | Second Division | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 1923–24[6] | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25[6] | 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
edit- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 316. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 127. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Sporting Items". Hull Daily Mail. 28 April 1921. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Winship Teddy Coventry City 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Edward Winship". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Trotted Around". Derby Daily Telegraph. 24 December 1926. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 171. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Sporting Items". Nottingham Evening Post. 25 July 1929. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ a b c White 1989, p. 369-370.