Ben Warren

Ben Warren
Personnel
Surname	Benjamin Warren
birthday	May 7, 1879
place of birth	Newhall , Derbyshire ,  England
date of death	January 15, 1917
Place of death	Mickleover ,  England
position	Midfielder ("wing-half")
Juniors
Years	station
	Newhall Town
	Newhall Swifts
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1899-1908	Derby County	242 (19)
1908-1911	Chelsea FC	92 0(4)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1906-1911	England	22 0(2)
1 Only league games are given.

Benjamin "Ben" Warren (born May 7, 1879 in Newhall , Derbyshire , † January 15, 1917 in Mickleover , Derbyshire) was an English football player . The 22-time national player between 1906 and 1911 mostly played in the right half position and was also one of the most prominent players in the first decade of the 20th century during his playing time with Derby County and Chelsea FC .

After being spotted playing a youth team game, Newhall-born Warren began his professional career with Derby County; he played there primarily as a so-called "half-back" in the right midfield, where he could also be used as a somewhat lagging attacking player in the game center. In 1902 he contributed eight goals in seven FA Cup games and was thus instrumental in the semi-finals of his team. In the following season he even reached the final with Derby County, but lost there 6-0 against Bury . Warren developed into one of the best players on the half position and came in 1906 against Ireland for his first international match for England . By 1908 he completed a total of 242 games for Derby and scored 19 goals in that time.

In July 1908 Warren was signed by Chelsea FC. He made his debut for his new club against Preston North End and was in the following years as a regular player, as well as still in the national team. Again he moved into an FA Cup semi-finals in 1911 - he had been on the field in all cup games up to then - and lost there to Newcastle United . He scored five goals in his 101 games for Chelsea and also made a total of 22 appearances for England, where he scored two goals before an injury brought his career to an abrupt end.

Warren suffered a serious knee injury in a 4-1 win for Chelsea FC against Clapton Orient . The subsequent long phase of the recovery process also had a negative effect on his psychological constitution. At a time when football players were still poorly paid, Warren suddenly found himself in a position in which he could no longer adequately support his young family. He suffered a severe nervous breakdown , had hallucinations and believed he had been poisoned. In 1912 Warren was admitted to the psychiatric clinic in Mickleover, Derbyshire, where his condition continued to deteriorate and he was ultimately under increased control due to an increased risk of suicide . He finally died of tuberculosis in this clinic in 1917 .

literature

• Rick Glanvill: Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years . Headline Book Publishing Ltd, 2005, ISBN 0-7553-1465-4 .