George Waring (footballer)

George Philip Waring (born 2 December 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Chester.

George Waring
Personal information
Full name George Philip Waring[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994
Place of birth Kingsley, England
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Chester
Youth career
2011–2013 Everton
2013–2014 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Stoke City 0 (0)
2015 → Barnsley (loan) 19 (6)
2016 → Oxford United (loan) 14 (1)
2016–2017 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 13 (0)
2017 → Carlisle United (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2019 Tranmere Rovers 3 (0)
2017–2018 → FC Halifax Town (loan) 10 (2)
2018 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 15 (4)
2018–2019 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 6 (0)
2019– Chester 20 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:20, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

Career

Stoke City

Waring was born in Chester and began his career at his local club Chester City before joining Everton at the age of 14.[2] At the age of 16 he scored the winning goal for Everton U18s in the final of the U18s Premier League Cup. He signed for Stoke City in April 2013.[3] Waring began the 2013–14 season with the U21s and scored four goals against West Bromwich Albion on 5 September 2013.[4] However, he missed the rest of the campaign due to injury, returning in June 2014 to play in the Altstatten International Tournament.[5]

On 8 January 2015, Waring joined League One side Barnsley on a one-month loan.[6] He made his professional debut on 10 January 2015 against Yeovil Town, scoring his first professional goal in a 2–0 victory.[7] On 2 February 2015, after an impressive initial loan spell, Waring's loan at Barnsley was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season.[8] Waring had a successful spell with the Tykes, scoring six times in 19 appearances as the team finished in 11th position.[9]

Waring joined League Two side Oxford United on a month's loan in February 2016.[10] Waring remained with Oxford for the remainder of their promotion winning 2015–16 season making a total of 15 appearances scoring once.[11]

On 15 August 2016 Waring joined Shrewsbury Town on a six-month loan along with Stoke teammate Moha El Ouriachi.[12] Waring made 18 appearances for the Shrews but failed to hit the back of the net.[13]

On 31 January 2017 Waring joined Carlisle United on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[14] Waring played ten times for Carlisle helping the club reach the play-offs where they lost to Exeter City.[15] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2016–17 season.[16]

Tranmere Rovers

Following his release by Stoke, Waring signed a two-year contract with National League side Tranmere Rovers.[17]

In October 2017 he joined FC Halifax Town on loan,[18] a spell that was then extended until January 2018.[19]

In January 2018 he joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan. [20]

On 7 July 2018 he scored a goal for Grimsby Town in a friendly against Cleethorpes Town whilst on trial.[21] Grimsby manager Michael Jolley announced a couple of days later that Grimsby would not be pursuing an interest in Waring.[22]

In November 2018 he rejoined Kidderminster Harriers on loan.[23]

Chester

In January 2019 he joined Chester.[24]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 April 2019[11][25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2014–15[9] Premier League 0000000000
Barnsley (loan) 2014–15[9] League One 196000000196
Oxford United (loan) 2015–16[26] League Two 14100001[lower-alpha 1]0151
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2016–17[15] League One 14020102[lower-alpha 2]0190
Carlisle United (loan) 2016–17[15] League Two 9000001[lower-alpha 3]0100
Tranmere Rovers 2017–18[27] National League 3000—0030
FC Halifax Town (loan) 2017–18[27] National League 10200—00102
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2017–18 National League North 15400—00154
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2018–19 National League North 6000—0060
Kidderminister total 21400—00214
Chester 2018–19 National League North 15500—00155
Chester 2019–20 National League North 0000—0000
Career total 1051820104011218
  1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance in the League Two play-offs

References
  1. "04 February 2015 Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. "Helsby High's George Waring heads Everton to Premier Academy League final victory". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. "Everton youngster George Waring poised to join Stoke City". Staffs Live. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. "5-Star City Beat The Baggies". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. "Waring Proud Of Altstatten Achievement". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  6. "Barnsley: Milan Lalkovic, Ben Pearson and George Waring sign". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  7. "Barnsley v Yeovil". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  8. "Waring Extends Barnsley Stay". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  9. "Games played by George Waring in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  10. "Oxford United Sign George Waring". Oxford United. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  11. "George Waring". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  12. "Shrewsbury Town: Stoke City pair Moha El Ouriachi & George Waring sign on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  13. "Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and George Waring leave Shrewsbury Town". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  14. "Carlisle Utd sign Jamie Proctor and George Waring as Charlie Wyke exit confirmed". News&Star. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  15. "Games played by George Waring in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  16. "Potters Submit Retained List". Stoke City Official Site. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  17. "George Waring: Tranmere sign ex-Stoke striker on two-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  18. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41708317
  19. http://nonleague.pitchero.com/headlines/waring-stays-shay-new-year/
  20. Waring comes soaring to Aggborough, harriers.co.uk‚ 19 January 2018
  21. https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/michael-jolley-speak-burnley-possibility-1760454
  22. https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/2018/july/welsh-to-be-skipper/
  23. https://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/news/2018/november/george-waring-joins-kidderminster-on-loan/
  24. https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chester-fc-sign-striker-george-15728491
  25. George Waring at Soccerway
  26. "Games played by George Waring in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  27. "Games played by George Waring in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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