Percy Birch (1860 – unknown) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Percy Birch[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1860[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Stoke Priory | |||
| 1883–1885 | Stoke | ||
| Cobridge | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Birch played for Stoke Priory before joining Stoke in 1883. He played in the club's first competitive match in the FA Cup against Manchester where he kept goal in a 2–1 defeat.[1] He stayed at Stoke until the end of the 1885–86 season where he played in two more FA Cup matches.[1] He later went on to play for Cobridge.[1]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | FA Cup | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1883–84 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1884–85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1885–86 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |