Seth Plum Explained

Seth Plum
Fullname:Seth Lewis Plum
Birth Date:15 July 1899
Birth Place:Edmonton, London, England
Death Place:Haringey, London, England
Position:Wing half
Clubs1:Charlton Athletic
Years2:1924–1926
Clubs2:Chelsea
Caps2:26
Goals2:0
Years3:1927–1928
Clubs3:Southend United
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:36+
Totalgoals:0+
Nationalyears1:1923
Nationalteam1:England
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Seth Lewis Plum (15 July 1899 – 29 November 1969) was an English international footballer who played as a wing half.

Club career

Born in Edmonton, Plum played professionally for Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Southend United.

Chelsea

The 1925–26 season was to be Plum's final season for Chelsea, ending in him featuring on nine occasions, all of which came in March and April 1926. Despite his position as a wing half, Plum left Stamford Bridge having scored no goals in 27 appearances for the club.[1] [2]

Southend United

On 1 July 1927, Plum joined Southend United, who were then playing in the Third Division (South). He started all of his 10 games for the Seasiders before retiring through injury at the age of 28.[3]

International career

Plum received his only cap for England at age 23 while playing for Charlton Athletic, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–1 win over France on 10 May 1923.[4]

Later life

In the early 1960s, Plum worked as a petrol pump attendant at a garage in Tottenham.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seth Plum Player Profile on Stamford-Bridge.com. stamford-bridge.com.
  2. Web site: Players Appearances Pf-Pz. www.bounder.friardale.co.uk.
  3. http://www.sufcdb.co.uk/profile.php?p=142\
  4. Web site: Player Profile . 14 August 2015 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000747/http://www.engerlandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=773 . dead .
  5. Book: 118. The Best of Charles Buchan's Football Monthly. Inglis, Simon. Played in Britain. 2008. 9780954744588.