▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁also ▁made ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁appearances . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁hard - working , ▁hard - t ack ling ▁type ▁of ▁half - back ▁with ▁great ▁determ ination . ▁In ▁the ▁closed ▁season ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁representative ▁tour ▁with ▁the ▁I FA ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada , ▁where ▁he ▁sust ained ▁a ▁leg ▁injury ▁that ▁eventually ▁ended ▁his ▁career . ▁Though ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁Wor c ester ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁League ▁for ▁one ▁more ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁Ferr is ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁Manchester ▁n urs ing ▁home ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁aged ▁ 7 3 . ▁His ▁legs ▁had ▁been ▁am put ated ▁due ▁to ▁circul ation ▁problems . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ers ▁from ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Category : N or thern ▁Ireland ▁international ▁football ers ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁mid field ers ▁Category : B rent ford ▁F . C . ▁players ▁Category : Cre we ▁Alex andra ▁F . C . ▁players ▁Category : B irmingham ▁City ▁F . C . ▁players ▁Category : W or c ester ▁City ▁F . C . ▁players ▁Category : English ▁Football ▁League ▁players ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁New ry ▁Category : D ise ase - related ▁death s ▁in