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{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Infobox Football biography

{{About|the association footballer|the Australian rules footballer|Ben Warren (Australian rules footballer)}}

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| fullname = Benjamin Warren

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1879|5|7}}

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| cityofbirthbirth_place = [[Newhall, Derbyshire]], England

| dateofbirth = [[1879]]

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1917|1|15|1879|5|7}}

| cityofbirth = [[Newhall, Derbyshire]]

| countryofbirthdeath_place = [[EnglandMickleover]], England

| position = [[Half back (association football)|Half-back]]

| dateofdeath = [[15 January]], [[1917]]

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| cityofdeath = [[Mickleover]]

| youthclubs1 =

| countryofdeath = [[England]]

| years1 = 1899–1908

| currentclub =

| years2 = 1908–1911

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| clubsclubs1 = [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]<br/>[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]

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| positionclubs2 = [[Half-backChelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]

| youthyearscaps1 = 242

| youthclubscaps2 = 92

| goals1 = 19

| years = 1899-1908<br />1908-11

| goals2 = 4

| clubs = [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]<br/>[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]

| totalcaps = 334 | totalgoals = 23

| caps(goals) = 242 (19)<br/>92 (4)

| nationalyears1 = 1906–1911

| nationalyears = 1906-11

| nationalteamnationalteam1 = [[England national football team|England]]

| nationalcaps(goals)nationalcaps1 = 22 (2)

| nationalgoals1 = 2

}}'''Benjamin Warren''' ([[1879]] – [[15 January]] [[1917]]) was an [[England]] [[England national football team|international]] [[Football (soccer)|footballer]] who played as a half-back for [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].

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}}'''Benjamin Warren''' ([[7 May 1879]] – [[15 January]] [[1917]]) was an [[England]] [[England national football team|England international]] [[Footballassociation (soccer)football|footballer]] who played as a half-back for [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].

Born in [[Newhall, Derbyshire]], Warren began his playing career with Derby County, whose secretary-manager had spotted him playing in a junior match. Playing at half-back, thoughtthough he could also fill in at inside forward, Warren was known for his hard but fair tackling, and for his consistent performances. He scored eight goals in seven [[FA Cup]] matches to help Derby reach the semi-finals of the competition in 1902; he also helped Derby reach the final a year later, though they lost 6-06–0 to [[Bury F.C.|Bury]]. He emerged as one of England's highest-rated half-backs, winning his first [[Cap (sport)|cap]] against [[Ireland national football team (IFA)|Ireland]] in 1906. He made 242 [[Football League]] appearances for Derby, scoring 19 goals.

Warren signed for [[David Calderhead]]'s Chelsea in July 1908 and made his debut against [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]. He retained his place in the England side, but once again the closest he came to success with a club was in the FA Cup, playing in every game for Chelsea en route to the semi-finals in 1911, where they lost to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. In 101 matches, he scored five goals for Chelsea. After making his England debut, he played in the next 19 matches for his country, a run only ended by injury, and finished his career with 22 caps and 2 goals, one of which came during [[1907-08 in English football#National team|England's first overseas tour]].

However,A hisknee playing career was to end prematurely and tragically. Warreninjury sustained a knee injury whilstwhile playing for Chelsea in a 4-14–1 win over [[Clapton Orient F.C.|Clapton Orient]], sparkingended aWarren's dramaticcareer and led to a decline in his mental health. Faced with a long lay-off, and with a young family to support in the days before footballers were well-paid, Warren suffered a mental breakdown and began to be plagued by [[hallucination]]s and delusions he was being poisoned; by 1912 he had been admitted to a [[Psychiatric hospital|lunatic asylum]] in [[Mickleover]], [[Derbyshire]]. His condition deteriorated to such an extent that he was placed on [[suicide watch]]. He died of [[tuberculosis]] whilstwhile still an inmate of the asylum in 1917.

He left a widow, Minnie, and four children, Harry, Lily, (Benjamin) Maurice and Grenville. [[Harry Warren (footballer)|Harry Warren]] also became a footballer and later a manager. He was one of the most successful managers that [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] had.

==References==

*{{cite book | author=Glanvill, Rick | title=Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years| publisher=Headline Book Publishing Ltd| year=2005| id=ISBN 0-7553-1465-4}}

== References ==

[[Category:1879 births|Warren, Ben]]

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[[Category:1917 deaths|Warren, Ben]]

*{{cite book | author=Glanvill, Rick | title=Chelsea FC: The Official Biography -– The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years| publisher=Headline Book Publishing Ltd| year=2005| idisbn=ISBN 0-7553-1465-4}}

[[Category:Chelsea F.C. players|Warren, Ben]]

*{{Englandstats}}

[[Category:Derby County F.C. players|Warren, Ben]]

[[Category:Early (pre-1914) Association Football players|Warren, Ben]]

[[Category{{DEFAULTSORT:English footballers|Warren, Ben]]}}

[[Category:England1879 international footballers|Warren, Benbirths]]

[[Category:1917 deaths|Warren, Ben]]

[[Category:Chelsea F.C. players|Warren, Ben]]

[[Category:Derby County F.C. players|Warren, Ben]]

[[Category:English men's footballers]]

[[Category:England men's international footballers]]

[[Category:English Football League players]]

[[Category:English Football League representative players]]

[[Category:Men's association football wing halves]]

[[Category:20th-century deaths from tuberculosis]]

[[Category:People from Newhall, Derbyshire]]

[[Category:Footballers from Derbyshire]]

[[Category:Tuberculosis deaths in England]]

[[Category:Deaths in mental institutions]]