Ted Hanney (1889-1964) was the son of a Dukie and purchased his discharge from the Army to pursue a career in football. He was playing for Reading FC when he won two amateur caps for England before representing Great Britain at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. Sadly he was injured in the 7-0 win against the much-fancied Hungary and did not play again in the tournament, missing the 4-2 win against Denmark in the final. He is not believed to have received a medal but various sources such as the Great Britain Olympic website class him as a Gold medallist and he was undoubtedly an important part of the squad at Centre Half. On his return he was sold to Manchester City of the old First Division for the princely sum of £1250 (around £150000 now), only £50 off the British record at the time and he played 78 times for them, scoring 1 goal. The First World War interrupted his career and he re-enlisted in the famous 'Football Battalion' of Walter Tull amongst others, being seriously wounded at Delville Wood in the Battle of the Somme in July 1916. Post-war he returned to Manchester City, then played out his career at Coventry FC and Reading FC, before managing VfB Stuttgart and Wacker Munchen in Germany. He later became a publican in his home-town of Reading and died in 1964 at the age of 75.