Colin Perry | |
Birth Date: | 1916 |
Birth Place: | Kiveton Park, England |
Death Date: | 28 November 1942 (aged 26) |
Death Place: | Tobruk, Italian Libya |
Position: | Winger |
Years1: | 1932 |
Clubs1: | Kiveton Park |
Years2: | 1933–1934 |
Clubs2: | Sheffield United |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1934–1935 |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1935 |
Clubs4: | Wrexham |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1935–1936 |
Years6: | 1936–1939 |
Clubs6: | Aston Villa |
Caps6: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 1939 |
Clubs7: | Nottingham Forest |
Caps7: | 3 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Colin Perry (1916 – 28 November 1942) was an English professional footballer who played three games and scored two goals for Nottingham Forest in the 1939–40 season before competitive football was suspended due to the outbreak of the Second World War.[1] [2]
He also had been signed by Football League teams Sheffield United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wrexham and Aston Villa throughout the 1930s, however made no appearances for all.
He died during the Second World War during the Siege of Tobruk when serving as a driver in the Royal Army Service Corps.[3]