Shirley Abbott (footballer)

Shirley Abbott
Personal information
Full name Shirley Wray Abbott[1]
Date of birth (1889-02-10)10 February 1889
Place of birth Alfreton, England
Date of death 26 September 1947(1947-09-26) (aged 58)
Place of death Portsmouth, England
Playing position Wing half, left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1911 Alfreton Town
1911–1913 Derby County 1 (0)
1913–1923 Portsmouth 155 (8)
1923–1924 Queens Park Rangers 12 (0)
1924–1928 Chesterfield 107 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Shirley Wray Abbott (10 February 1889 – 26 September 1947) was an English professional football wing half who captained Chesterfield and Portsmouth in the Football League.[1][2][3] He also played league football for Queens Park Rangers and Derby County and after his retirement he returned to Chesterfield to serve as first team trainer between 1928 and 1939.[1][3]

Personal life

Shirley served in the Middlesex and London Regiments during the First World War and ended the war as a sergeant in the Royal Sussex Regiment.[4] He died of cancer in 1947.[3]

Honours

Portsmouth

Chesterfield

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Derby County 1911–12[8] Second Division 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Portsmouth 1920–21[9] Third Division South 23 3 0 0 — 23 3
1921–22[9] 39 0 2 0 — 41 0
1922–23[9] 34 0 2 0 — 36 0
Total 96 3 4 0 — 100 3
Queens Park Rangers 1923–24[10] Third Division South 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
Chesterfield 1924–25[5] Third Division North 27 1 2 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 1 32 2
1925–26[6] 41 1 3 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 47 1
1926–27[7] 30 3 2 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 35 3
1927–28[11] 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
  1. ↑ 2 appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup.
  2. 1 2 1 appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Wilson Hospital Senior Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 5. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ↑ Neasom, Mike; Cooper, Mick; Robinson, Doug (28 August 1984). Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club (Reprint ed.). Portsmouth: Milestone Publications. ISBN 9780903852500.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Shirley Abbott | Chesterfield | Club | Past Players | Past Players". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Shirley Wray Abbott | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1924–25". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1925–26". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1926–27". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Shirley Abbott". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 "PompeyRama – Pompey By Player – Shirley Abbott". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – Files – 1923–24". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1927–28". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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