Percy Birch Explained

Percy Birch
Fullname:Percy Birch
Birth Date:1860
Birth Place:Stoke-upon-Trent, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:Stoke Priory
Years2:1883–1885
Clubs3:Cobridge

Percy Birch (1860 – unknown) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]

Career

Birch played for Stoke Priory before joining Stoke in 1883. He played in the club's first competitive match in the FA Cup against Manchester where he kept goal in a 2–1 defeat.[1] He stayed at Stoke until the end of the 1885–86 season where he played in two more FA Cup matches.[1] He later went on to play for Cobridge.[1]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke1883–841010
1884–850000
1885–862020
Career Total3030

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.