Shirley Abbott (footballer)
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shirley Wray Abbott[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 February 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Alfreton, England | ||
Date of death | 26 September 1947[2] | (aged 58)||
Place of death | Portsmouth, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half, left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1906–1910 | Alfreton Town | ||
1910–1911 | The Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
1911–1913 | Derby County | 1 | (0) |
1913–1923 | Portsmouth | 155 | (8) |
1923–1924 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | (0) |
1924–1928 | Chesterfield | 107 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Shirley Wray Abbott (10 February 1889 – 26 September 1947) was an English professional footballer who captained Chesterfield and Portsmouth in the Football League.[1][3][4] A wing half, he also played League football for Queens Park Rangers and Derby County and after his retirement served Chesterfield as first team trainer between 1928 and 1939.[1][4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Abbott served in the Middlesex and London Regiments during the First World War and ended the war as a sergeant in the Royal Sussex Regiment.[6] During the Second World War, Abbott worked as a dockworker in Portsmouth, where he died of cancer in 1947.[4]
Career statistics
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Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Derby County | 1911–12[7] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Portsmouth | 1920–21[8] | Third Division South | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | |
1921–22[8] | Third Division South | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
1922–23[8] | Third Division South | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
Total | 96 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 100 | 3 | |||
Queens Park Rangers | 1923–24[9] | Third Division South | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
Chesterfield | 1924–25[10] | Third Division North | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 32 | 2 |
1925–26[11] | Third Division North | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
1926–27[12] | Third Division North | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
1927–28[13] | Third Division North | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 107 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 124 | 6 | ||
Career total | 216 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 237 | 9 |
- ^ 2 appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup
- ^ a b 1 appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Wilson Hospital Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Portsmouth
- Southern League First Division: 1919–20[4]
Chesterfield
- Derbyshire Senior Cup: 1924–25[10]
- Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup: 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27[10][11][12]
- Wilson Hospital Senior Cup: 1925–26[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 5. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Player-based information – 1921–2018". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Neasom, Mike; Cooper, Mick; Robinson, Doug (28 August 1984). Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club (Reprint ed.). Portsmouth: Milestone Publications. ISBN 9780903852500.
- ^ a b c d "Shirley Abbott | Chesterfield | Club | Past Players | Past Players". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Abbott Shirley Portsmouth 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Shirley Wray Abbott | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Shirley Abbott". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Pompey By Player – Shirley Abbott". PompeyRama. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1923–24". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Line-ups – 1924–25". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Line-ups – 1925–26". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Line-ups – 1926–27". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Line-ups – 1927–28". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1947 deaths
- Alfreton Town F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- People from Alfreton
- Footballers from Derbyshire
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Midland Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Chesterfield F.C. non-playing staff
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- London Regiment soldiers
- Royal Sussex Regiment soldiers
- Deaths from cancer in England
- Men's association football wing halves
- Military personnel from Derbyshire
- Territorial Force soldiers
- English football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs