Percy Barlow | |
Birth Date: | 18 June 1905 |
Birth Place: | Mossley, England[1] |
Death Date: | 23 July 1981 (aged 76)[2] |
Death Place: | Fall River, Massachusetts |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1926–1927 |
Clubs1: | Fall River F.C. |
Caps1: | 2 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 1927–1928 |
Clubs2: | J&P Coats |
Caps2: | 76 |
Goals2: | 18 |
Years3: | 1929–1930 |
Clubs3: | Pawtucket Rangers |
Caps3: | 29 |
Goals3: | 12 |
Years4: | 1930 |
Clubs4: | New Bedford Whalers |
Caps4: | 10 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Percy Barlow (18 June 1905 – 23 July 1981) was a British-born American soccer center forward who played professionally in the American Soccer League.
Barlow was born in England, the son of Fred Barlow and Anna Wood. The family arrived in the United States when he was age 5 and settled in Fall River, Massachusetts, where his father worked in a thread factory. By age 14, Percy was also working in the factory.[3] [4]
In August 1927, Barlow signed with the Fall River F.C. of the American Soccer League.[5] In 1927, he moved to J&P Coats for two seasons. In 1929, the team became the Pawtucket Rangers under new management. In 1930, Barlow played for the New Bedford Whalers.
He died in Fall River in 1981.