Thomas (Tom) 'Pongo' Waring (October 12, 1906 - December 20, 1980) was an English footballer.

Nicknamed 'Pongo' after a famous cartoon of the time, Tom Waring was one of Aston Villa's all-time great centre-forwards.

He signed for Tranmere Rovers in 1926, scored 6 of the 11 goals they put past Durham City F.C., and then moved on to Aston Villa for £4,700 two years later. A crowd of 23,000 saw him play on his Villa debut against local rivals Birmingham, when he scored a hat-trick. His 226 appearances for Villa yielded 167 goals, including 10 hat-tricks and a club record 49 goals in the 1930-31 season.

In November 1935, Waring went to Barnsley, angering the Villa fans and prompting 5,000 of them to call for his return to the club. After a spell at Barnsley, Waring also played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tranmere (again), Accrington Stanley, Bath City, Ellesmere Port Town , Graysons F.C. , Birkenhead Dockers and Harrowby . Finally, he guested for New Brighton in 1939-40.

Waring was also capped five times by England.