George Waring (footballer)

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George Waring
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George Waring, Playing for Curzon Ashton, in 2023
Personal information
Full name George Philip Waring [1]
Date of birth (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth Kingsley, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Warrington Rylands
Youth career
2011–2013 Everton
2013–2014 Stoke City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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) 14 (4)
2018–2019 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2022 Chester 78 (13)
2022–2024 Curzon Ashton 85 (5)
2024 → Warrington Rylands (loan) 4 (0)
2024– Warrington Rylands 24 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:57, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

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

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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. [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]

Tranmere Rovers

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]

Chester

In January 2019, he joined Chester. [25]

Later career

In the summer of 2022, he transferred to fellow National League North divisional rivals Curzon Ashton. [26]

He signed a new contract for the 23-24 season with Curzon Ashton in May 2023. [27]

On 19 October 2024, Waring joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Rylands on loan, [28] and on 20 November joined the club permanently for an undisclosed fee, having impressed on loan. [29]

On 30 April 2025, it was announced that Waring had agreed terms to remain at Warrington Rylands for the following season. [30]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2014–15 [10] Premier League 0000000000
2015–16 [31] Premier League0000000000
2016–17 [16] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Barnsley (loan) 2014–15 [10] League One 196000000196
Oxford United (loan) 2015–16 [31] League Two 14100001 [a] 0151
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2016–17 [16] League One13020102 [a] 0180
Carlisle United (loan) 2016–17 [16] League Two90——1 [b] 0100
Tranmere Rovers 2017–18 [32] National League 3000—0030
FC Halifax Town (loan) 2017–18 [32] National League10200—00102
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2017–18 [2] National League North 14400—1 [c] 0154
2018–19 [2] National League North6000—0060
Total20400—10214
Chester 2018–19 [2] National League North15500—00155
2019–20 [2] [33] National League North24420—6 [d] 2326
2020–21 [2] [34] National League North17031—2 [e] 1222
2021–22 [2] [35] National League North22440—1 [e] 0274
Total781391—839617
Curzon Ashton 2022–23 [26] [2] National League North39250—1 [e] 0452
2023–24 [26] [2] National League North41340—2 [f] 0473
2024–25 [2] National League North5000—0050
Total85590—30965
Warrington Rylands (loan) 2024–25 [36] Northern Premier League Premier Division4000—2 [e] 262
Warrington Rylands 22600—1 [e] 2238
2025–26 [37] Northern Premier League Premier Division2000—0020
Total2860000343110
Career total279372011019731945
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in League Two play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League North play-offs
  4. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in Cheshire Senior Cup, one appearance in National League North play-offs
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  6. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Manchester Premier Cup

Honours

Oxford United

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 George Waring at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Helsby High's George Waring heads Everton to Premier Academy League final victory". Chester Chronicle. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Everton youngster George Waring poised to join Stoke City". Staffs Live. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "5-Star City Beat The Baggies". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Waring Proud Of Altstatten Achievement". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Barnsley: Milan Lalkovic, Ben Pearson and George Waring sign". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Barnsley v Yeovil". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Waring Extends Barnsley Stay". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 "Games played by George Waring in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Oxford United Sign George Waring". Oxford United. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "George Waring". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town: Stoke City pair Moha El Ouriachi & George Waring sign on loan". BBC Sport. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and George Waring leave Shrewsbury Town". Shropshire Star. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Carlisle Utd sign Jamie Proctor and George Waring as Charlie Wyke exit confirmed". News&Star. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by George Waring in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Potters Submit Retained List". Stoke City Official Site. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  18. ↑ "George Waring: Tranmere sign ex-Stoke striker on two-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Halifax sign striker Waring on loan". BBC Sport.
  20. ↑ "Waring Stays at the Shay Until New Year". 30 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Waring comes soaring to Aggborough". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 19 January 2018.
  22. ↑ Findlater, James (8 July 2018). "Grimsby Town boss to speak to Burnley about Koiki". Grimsbylive.
  23. ↑ "Welsh to be Skipper". Archived from the original on 10 July 2018.
  24. ↑ "George Waring joins Kidderminster on loan".
  25. ↑ Powell, Dave (25 January 2019). "Chester land Tranmere striker Waring on deal to end of the season". CheshireLive.
  26. 1 2 3 "GEORGE WARING". Curzon Ashton FC. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  27. ↑ "George Waring Is Staying". Curzon Ashton F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  28. ↑ "Player News | Waring Leaves on Loan". Curzon Ashton F.C. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  29. ↑ Turner, Matt (20 November 2024). "Warrington Rylands confirm permanent signing of loan star". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  30. ↑ Turner, Matt (30 April 2025). "Big boost for Warrington Rylands as striker extends his stay". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by George Waring in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  32. 1 2 "Games played by George Waring in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  33. ↑ For FA Cup second qualifying round: Powell, Dave (21 September 2019). "Chester FC 1 Altrincham 1: FA Cup replay beckons after bizarre game". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
    For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: McDougall, John (24 September 2019). "Altrincham 1 Chester FC 0: Blues dumped out of the FA Cup after second qualifying round replay defeat". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Altrincham 1 Chester FC 0: Blues dumped out of the FA Cup after second qualifying round replay defeat". Cheshire Live. 23 November 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  34. ↑ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "FA CUP REPORT Worksop Town 2-2 Chester (CFC win 5-3 on pens)date=3 October 2020". Chester FC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: "FA CUP REPORT Chester 3-1 Spennymoor Town". Chester FC. 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  35. ↑ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "REPORT Darlington 0-0 Chester". Chester FC. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
    For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: "FA CUP REPORT Chester 1-0 Darlington". Chester FC. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round – Marske United 0 - 0 Chester – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round replay: "Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Replay – Chester 0 - 4 Marske United – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  36. ↑ "Warrington Rylands – Appearances – George Waring – 2024-2025". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  37. ↑ "Warrington Rylands – Appearances – George Waring – 2025-2026". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  38. ↑ Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Johnstone's Paint Trophy final: Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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