George Philip Waring (born 2 December 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Curzon Ashton.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Philip Waring[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 27)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Kingsley, England | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Curzon Ashton | ||
Number | 12 | ||
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) | 14 | (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) | 14 | (4) |
2018–2019 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Chester | 78 | (13) |
2022– | Curzon Ashton | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:54, 4 October 2022 (UTC) |
Waring was born in Chester and began his career at his local club Chester City before joining Everton at the age of 14.[3] 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.[4] Waring began the 2013–14 season with the U21s and scored four goals against West Bromwich Albion on 5 September 2013.[5] However, he missed the rest of the campaign due to injury, returning in June 2014 to play in the Altstatten International Tournament.[6]
On 8 January 2015, Waring joined League One side Barnsley on a one-month loan.[7] He made his professional debut on 10 January 2015 against Yeovil Town, scoring his first professional goal in a 2–0 victory.[8] 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.[9] Waring had a successful spell with the Tykes, scoring six times in 19 appearances as the team finished in 11th position.[10]
Waring joined League Two side Oxford United on a month's loan in February 2016.[11] Waring remained with Oxford for the remainder of their promotion winning 2015–16 season making a total of 15 appearances scoring once.[12]
On 15 August 2016 Waring joined Shrewsbury Town on a six-month loan along with Stoke teammate Moha El Ouriachi.[13] Waring made 18 appearances for the Shrews but failed to hit the back of the net.[14]
On 31 January 2017 Waring joined Carlisle United on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[15] Waring played ten times for Carlisle helping the club reach the play-offs where they lost to Exeter City.[16] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2016–17 season.[17]
Following his release by Stoke, Waring signed a two-year contract with National League side Tranmere Rovers.[18]
In October 2017, he joined FC Halifax Town on loan,[19] a spell that was then extended until January 2018.[20]
In January 2018, he joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan. [21]
On 7 July 2018, he scored a goal for Grimsby Town in a friendly against Cleethorpes Town whilst on trial.[22] Grimsby manager Michael Jolley announced a couple of days later that Grimsby would not be pursuing an interest in Waring.[23]
In November 2018, he rejoined Kidderminster Harriers on loan.[24]
In January 2019, he joined Chester.[25]
In the summer of 2022, he transferred to fellow National League North divisional rivals Curzon Ashton.[26]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barnsley (loan) | 2014–15[10] | League One | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | |||
Oxford United (loan) | 2015–16[27] | League Two | 14 | 1 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2016–17[16] | League One | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Carlisle United (loan) | 2016–17[16] | League Two | 9 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Tranmere Rovers | 2017–18[28] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FC Halifax Town (loan) | 2017–18[28] | National League | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League North | 14 | 4 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
2018–19[2] | National League North | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 20 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||||
Chester | 2018–19[2] | National League North | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||
2019–20[2][29] | National League North | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
2020–21[2][30] | National League North | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||
2021–22[2][31] | National League North | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
Total | 78 | 13 | 9 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 94 | 15 | |||
Curzon Ashton | 2022–23[26] | National League North | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
Career total | 180 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 207 | 29 |