Percy Barlow (soccer) explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. 1930 United States Federal Census
  2. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970–2003
  3. Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820–1963
  4. 1920 United States Federal Census
  5. http://bethlehemsteelsoccer.org/gl090927c.html A GLANCE AT SOCCER IN AMERICAN LEAGUE