Ted Winship

Ted Winship
Personal information
Full name	Edward Winship
Date of birth	1900
Place of birth	Prudhoe, England
Date of death	November 1929 (aged 28–29)
Place of death	Brentford, England
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Prudhoe Castle
Senior career*
Years	Team
1920	Crystal Palace
	Prudhoe Castle
1922–1924	Coventry City
	Kidderminster Harriers
1926–1929	Brentford
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward "Ted" Winship (1900 – November 1929) was an English professional football left back who appeared in the Football League for Brentford and Coventry City.^[1]

Personal life

Winship was struck down with yellow jaundice in June 1929 and failed to recover,^[1] passing away five months later in Brentford Hospital.^[2] 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 and children.^[2] 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'.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 171. ISBN 978-0955294914.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 127. ISBN 0951526200.

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[Timeless-1] Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 171. ISBN 978-0955294914.

[White-2] White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 127. ISBN 0951526200.

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