Percy Summers was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Grimsby Town.[1] He notably made over 130 Midland League appearances for Chesterfield Town.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Percy Summers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wales | |||
| 1910–1914 | Chesterfield Town | 127 | (0) |
| 1914–1915 | Grimsby Town | 34 | (0) |
| 1919–1920 | Luton Town | 32 | (0) |
| Margate | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Summers worked as a mechanic in a coal mine near Rhondda.[4] Summers served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[5] In 1916, he received hand and stomach wounds during the Battle of the Somme and was medically discharged from the army.[4]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chesterfield Town | 1910–11[6] | Midland League | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1911–12[7] | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 1912–13[8] | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1913–14[9] | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 127 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 134 | 0 | ||
| Grimsby Town | 1914–15[10] | Second Division | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Luton Town | 1919–20[11] | Southern League First Division | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Career Total | 193 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 203 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 276. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Occupation: Professional Footballer; 1911 England Census
- ^ "Player-based information – 1909–1917". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. pp. 50, 90. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- ^ "Line-ups – 1910–11". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Line-ups – 1911–12". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Line-ups – 1912–13". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Line-ups – 1913–14". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Grimsby Town Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Percy Summers". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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