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Ted Shore
Personal information
Full name Edward Shore[1]
Date of birth (1927-10-18)18 October 1927[1]
Place of birth Nuneaton, England[1]
Date of death 1976 (aged 48–49)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1948 Port Vale 13 (2)
1948–1950 Coventry City 2 (0)
Hinckley Athletic
Total 15+ (2+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Shore (18 October 1927 – 1976) was an English footballer who played on the wing in the English Football League for Port Vale and Coventry City in the late 1940s. He later represented Hinckley Athletic.

Career

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Shore joined Port Vale as an amateur in September 1945.[1] He made his debut in a 4–0 win over Clapton Orient in a war league match at The Old Recreation Ground on 13 October 1945, and signed as a professional later in the month.[1] After becoming a regular, he lost his place in March 1946.[1] He had played ten war league games, scoring two goals, and in the war cup scored one goal in nine appearances.[1] As standard football continued following the end of World War II he played three matches in the Football League Third Division South.[1] He was released by the "Valiants" at the end of the 1947–48 season by manager Gordon Hodgson.[1] Shore moved on to Coventry City.[1] He played two Second Division games in 1948–49 and 1949–50, before "Sky Blues" manager Harry Storer allowed him a move away from Highfield Road. He later played non-League football for Hinckley Athletic.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1947–48 Third Division South 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
1948–49 Third Division South 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 3 0 5 0 0 0 8 0
Coventry City 1948–49 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1949–50 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 265. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Ted Shore at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)