„Tom Waring“ – Versionsunterschied

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'''Thomas Waring''' (12 October 1906 – 20 December 1980) was an English professional association [[association football|footballer]]. Nicknamed '''"Pongo"''' after a famous [[cartoon]] of the time called Pongo the Pup ,<ref>{{cite web |title=THE ADVENTURES OF "PONGO THE PUP" |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/56338/ |publisher=British Pathé}}</ref>, Waring is one of [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa's]] all-time great [[centre forward]]s. In his career, he scored 243 league goals in 363 matches over 12 seasons for 5 different clubs.

He signed for [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] in 1926 and scored 6 goals in an 11-111–1 victory against [[Durham City F.C.|Durham City]] in January 1928. He moved to Aston Villa for £4,700 in 1928. As well as playing football, Waring also worked for The Hercules Motor and Cycle Company in [[Aston]].

{{quoteblockquote|There were no rules for Pongo. Nobody knew what time he would turn up for training—ten o'clock, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, it made no odds. Nobody on the staff could do anything with him although I think I can claim, as the captain in his days, to be the only person able to handle him. He was a funny lad indeed. We started the weeks training on Tuesday mornings and every Tuesday he followed a habit which he could never break. He would go round all the refreshment bars on the ground and finish off the lemonade customers, storing the remains in the bottles! Then he would start a little of his training—but that seldom lasted very long.}}

In November 1935, Waring went to [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]], angering many Villa fans and prompting 5,000 of them to call for his return to the club. After a spell at Barnsley, Waring also played for [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] (for a second time), [[Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891)|Accrington Stanley]], [[Bath City F.C.|Bath City]], [[Ellesmere Port Town F.C.|Ellesmere Port Town]], Graysons, Birkenhead Docks and Harrowby. He guested for [[New Brighton A.F.C.|New Brighton]] in [[1939-401939–40 in English football|1939–40]], and after the war he returned for a second spell with Ellesmere Port Town.<ref>{{cite news|title=Visitors Score Ten Goals|publisherwork=Formby Times|date=13 April 1946}}</ref>

Waring was also capped five times by [[England national football team|England]], scoring four goals between 1931-32 and 1932.