Percival Whitton

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Percy Whitton
Whitton with Brentford in 1926.
Personal information
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(1974-10-09) (aged 82)[2]
Place of death Bristol, England
Position(s) Full back, centre forward
Youth career
0000–1918 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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
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]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 310. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "N to Z". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 168. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. ^ "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.


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