Seth Lewis Plum (15 July 1899 – 29 November 1969) was an English international footballer who played as a wing half.

Seth Plum
Personal information
Full name Seth Lewis Plum
Date of birth (1899-07-15)15 July 1899
Place of birth Edmonton, London, England
Date of death 29 November 1969(1969-11-29) (aged 70)
Place of death Haringey, London, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Charlton Athletic
1924–1926 Chelsea 26 (0)
1927–1928 Southend United 10 (0)
Total 36+ (0+)
International career
1923 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Edmonton, Plum played professionally for Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Southend United.[1]

Chelsea

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The 1925–26 season was to be Plum's final season for Chelsea, ending in him featuring on nine occasions, all of which came in March and April 1926. Despite his position as a wing half, Plum left Stamford Bridge having scored no goals in 27 appearances for the club.[2][3]

Southend United

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On 1 July 1927, Plum joined Southend United, who were then playing in the Third Division (South). He started all of his 10 games for the Seasiders before retiring through injury at the age of 28.[4]

International career

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Plum received his only cap for England at age 23 while playing for Charlton Athletic, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–1 win over France on 10 May 1923.[5]

Later life

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In the early 1960s, Plum worked as a petrol pump attendant at a garage in Tottenham.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Seth Plum". Englandstats.com.  
  2. ^ "Seth Plum Player Profile on Stamford-Bridge.com". stamford-bridge.com.
  3. ^ "Players Appearances Pf-Pz". www.bounder.friardale.co.uk.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ "Player Profile". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. ^ Inglis, Simon, ed. (2008). The Best of Charles Buchan's Football Monthly. Played in Britain. p. 118. ISBN 9780954744588.