Mick Perry Explained

Mick Perry
Fullname:Michael Alexander Perry
Birth Date:4 April 1964
Birth Place:Wimbledon, London, England
Position:Forward
Years1:1982–1984
Clubs1:West Bromwich Albion
Caps1:20
Goals1:5
Years2:1984
Clubs2:Torquay United (loan)
Caps2:5
Goals2:1
Years3:1984
Clubs3:Northampton Town (loan)
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:1984–1985
Clubs4:Torquay United
Caps4:18
Goals4:1
Years5:1985–1986
Clubs5:Port Vale (trial)
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Clubs6:Stafford Rangers
Totalcaps:47+
Totalgoals:7+

Michael Alexander Perry (born 4 April 1964) is an English former footballer who scored seven goals in 47 league games in a four-year career in the Football League from 1982 to 1984. A forward, he played for West Bromwich Albion, Torquay United, Northampton Town, Port Vale, and Stafford Rangers.

Career

Perry began his career at Ron Wylie's West Bromwich Albion, who posted an 11th-place finish in the First Division in 1982–83, before dropping to 17th place in 1983–84. Perry scored five goals in 20 league games at The Hawthorns. He also had loan spells at Fourth Division clubs Torquay United and Northampton Town, making five appearances at Plainmoor and four appearances at Sixfields. He joined Torquay permanently and scored one goal in 18 league games in the 1984–85 campaign, as David Webb's "Gulls" finished bottom of the Football League. He had a trial with John Rudge's Fourth Division Port Vale in October 1985, making an appearance as a substitute in a Football League Trophy first round match against Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground on 21 January 1986, which finished 1–1.[1] He left Vale Park the following month, and, after an unsuccessful trial with Nottingham Forest, joined non-League Stafford Rangers.[1]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion1982–83First Division71000071
1983–84First Division1341020164
Total2051020235
Northampton Town (loan)1984–85Fourth Division40000040
Torquay United1984–85Fourth Division2020000202
1985–86Fourth Division30001040
Total2320010242
Port Vale1985–86Fourth Division00001010
Career total4771040527

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 230. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.