Percival Whitton
Appearance
![]() Whitton with Brentford in 1926. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Percival Albert Whitton[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 January 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Creech St Michael, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 9 October 1974[2] | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
Position(s) | Full back, centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–1918 | Taunton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1918–1920 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | (1) |
1920–1921 | Bridgend Town | ||
1921–1922 | Aberaman Athletic | ||
1922–1925 | Newport County | 78 | (6) |
1925–1927 | Brentford | 25 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Percival Albert Whitton (14 January 1892 – 9 October 1974) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back and centre forward in the Football League for Brentford and Newport County.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol Rovers | 1919–20[4] | Southern League First Division | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
Brentford | 1925–26[5] | Third Division South | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 7 |
Career Total | 54 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 310. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "N to Z". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 168. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.
Categories:
- 1892 births
- Sportspeople from Taunton
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Brentford F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Taunton Town F.C. players
- 1974 deaths
- Bridgend Town A.F.C. players
- Footballers from Somerset
- English football defender, 1890s birth stubs