Ben Warren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English footballer
Date of Birth: 07-May-1879
Place of Birth: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 15-Jan-1917
Profession: association football player
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Ben Warren
- Benjamin Warren (7 May 1879 – 15 January 1917) was an England international footballer who played as a half-back for Derby County and 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, though 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 6–0 to Bury.
- He emerged as one of England's highest-rated half-backs, winning his first cap against 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.
- 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.
- 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 England's first overseas tour. A knee injury sustained while playing for Chelsea in a 4–1 win over Clapton Orient ended Warren's career 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 hallucinations and delusions he was being poisoned; by 1912 he had been admitted to a lunatic asylum in Mickleover, Derbyshire.
- His condition deteriorated to such an extent that he was placed on suicide watch.
- He died of tuberculosis while still an inmate of the asylum in 1917. He left a widow, Minnie, and four children, Harry, Lily, (Benjamin) Maurice and Grenville.
- Harry Warren also became a footballer and later a manager.
- He was one of the most successful managers that Southend United had.
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