Ware first team currently play in Division One (Central) of the Southern League, one of the divisions at Step 4 of the National League System for clubs outside of the Football League. They have enjoyed recent success at this level, reaching the promotion play-offs in three consecutive years with the expectation that they will continue to enjoy this level of success.
There is approximately a twenty-man squad. Games are generally played on Saturdays and sometimes Tuesdays. Training normally takes place on free Tuesdays and Thursdays.
In addition to the team manager the squad is supported by an assistant manager, coaches and a physio.
| Friendly | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
| 07 Jul 2026 | Ware | 1 - 3 | Berkhamsted | Wodson Park |
| 18 Jul 2026 | Ware | TBD | Cheshunt | TBC |
| 21 Jul 2026 | Hoddesdon Town | TBD | Ware | TBC |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Takeley | TBD | Ware | TBC |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Ware | TBD | Brightlingsea Regent | Wodson Park |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aylesbury United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Barton Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Beaconsfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Biggleswade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Biggleswade Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Didcot Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Flackwell Heath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Hadley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Haringey Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Hertford Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Leverstock Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | London Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Marlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Irish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Potters Bar Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Royston Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Stotfold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Thame United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Waltham Abbey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ware | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Welwyn Garden City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Winslow United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Legacy numbers show a player’s debut in relation to those who preceded them into the first team. Those players who took part in our first game in 1892 will each have a legacy number of 1. Subsequent players, starting at 12, will have numbers as appropriate.
Striker. Despite only joining Ware after the start of the 2025/6 season Reece went on to make forty appearances for the club, several as captain, and scored 24 league goals to finish as our leading scorer. He has played for several clubs including Woking and Kingstonian though his longest stays have been at Cheshunt and Wingate & Finchley. We are hoping he will continue to make his mark at Ware.
Goal keeper. Having originally joined from then Step 3 Hendon for the 2022/3 season Fred made 137 appearances for Ware up to the start of the current campaign. He played in every match of his debut season though injuries interrupted his run in the next two. After a break he returned to Ware in January 2026.
Midfielder Rechan is a product of Ware’s youth teams. He made his first team debut in August 2021, scoring in the 5-1 league win over Kidlington. After two seasons away he returned to Ware at the start of last season and has now amassed 104 appearances and has scored fourteen, often spectacular, goals.
Midfielder. Max made his debut on August 10th 2024 against Thame United having previously been a member of the Stevenage academy. He had a good season and the club was pleased to retain him for 2025/6. Unfortunately he had an injury interrupted season and will hope for better fortune in the current campaign which he starts with 80 appearances and one goal.
Team captain and central defender. Debut in January 2024 and soon showed himself to be a fine player. Two significant periods of injury in 2025/6 limited his appearances but he has still achieved a total of 60 games for the club along with four goals. We hope for an injury free season and making it to one hundred appearances this time round.
Defender. Myles started at Enfield Town in 2019 before leaving for sides at Step 5. 2024/5 saw him make 44 appearances for the other Enfield at Step 4. He played against Ware in both league matches scoring in the 1-1 away draw. Myles was captain of Woodford Town in the Essex Senior League last season.
Wide midfielder. Skilful going forward and committed to tackling back, Theo is tenacious and not easily robbed of the ball. He scored on his debut in November 2022’s 2-0 league win over Berkhamsted. Since then he has accumulated 116 appearances and 52 goals before the start of 2026/7.
Defender. Another ever present in Ware’s back four Josh arrived from Enfield Town for the 2024/5 season. He made his debut in the season’s opener on August 10th against Thame United, a 2-3 home defeat. Since then he has made 83 appearances and scored three goals, one of which was the late, late goal in the 5-4 home victory over Stotfold.
Defender. Jay made his debut on 12th October 2024 in the 1-1 home draw with Beaconsfield Town since when he has become a trusted member of Paul Halsey’s defence. He hadn’t scored until contributing to April 2026’s win over Flackwell Heath but he did it again three days later in the game at Biggleswade. Jay starts 2026/7 on 62 appearances.
Midfielder and assistant manager. Leigh may well be concentrating on his management duties this season but is still likely to improve on his 214 appearances and maybe too his 55 goals. He made his debut in the 3-1 league defeat at Cheshunt on New Year’s Day in 2011. Leigh is a survivor of our two more recent play-off finals.
Midfielder. Gucci seems to have dropped the Osekanongo part of his surname this season which is a help to reporters. He played his first game for the club in November 2024, coming on as a substitute in the 4-0 league win over North Leigh. He scored his first goal in the next game, a 3-2 win at Kings Langley. He starts the current season on 54 appearances and 12 goals.
Midfielder. Jack made his debut in the 1-0 win at Flackwell Heath on December 6th, 2025. He had played against us for Enfield earlier in the season and went on to complete 21 appearances for Ware before the end of the season.
Full back. Finlay made an immediate impact from his first game at Bedfont Sports in September 2020. Such an impact that he was soon tempted away to Royston having scored one goal in the 6-1 win over Harlow, our final game of a covid disrupted season. He returned via Potters Bar during the 2025/6 season by the end of which he had made 33 appearances.
Midfielder. Herbie, a former member of the Ware youth system returned to the club from Hertford in 2025/6 and soon became seemingly indispensible. Unfortunately a shoulder injury dogged him for much of the season and he eventually took time off for surgery. Now recovered, he looks forward to better times this season and adding to his 19 appearances and one goal.
Full back. Gabe is another former Ware youth member though he arrived in the first team on loan from St Albans City. He made his debut on 29th November in the 3-0 win over Milton Keynes Irish and completed 14 appearances up to the end of 2025/6.
