Shirley Abbott (footballer) explained

Shirley Abbott
Fullname:	Shirley Wray Abbott
Birth Date:	10 February 1889
Birth Place:	Alfreton, England
Death Date:	^[1]
Death Place:	Portsmouth, England
Position:	Wing half, left back
Years1:	1906–1910
Clubs1:	Alfreton Town
Years2:	1910–1911
Clubs2:	The Wednesday
Caps2:	0
Goals2:	0
Years3:	1911–1913
Clubs3:	Derby County
Caps3:	1
Goals3:	0
Years4:	1913–1923
Clubs4:	Portsmouth
Caps4:	155
Goals4:	8
Years5:	1923–1924
Clubs5:	Queens Park Rangers
Caps5:	12
Goals5:	0
Years6:	1924–1928
Clubs6:	Chesterfield
Caps6:	107
Goals6:	5

Shirley Wray Abbott (10 February 1889 – 26 September 1947) was an English professional footballer who captained Chesterfield and Portsmouth in the Football League.^{[2] [3] [4]} A wing half, he also played League football for Queens Park Rangers and Derby County and after his retirement served Chesterfield as first team trainer between 1928 and 1939.^[5]

Personal life

Abbott served in the Middlesex and London Regiments during the First World War and ended the war as a sergeant in the Royal Sussex Regiment.^[6] During the Second World War, Abbott worked as a dockworker in Portsmouth, where he died of cancer in 1947.

Career statistics

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Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Derby County	1911–12^[7]	Second Division	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Portsmouth	1920–21^[8]	Third Division South	23	3	0	0	—		23	3
	1921–22	Third Division South	39	0	2	0	—		41	0
	1922–23	Third Division South	34	0	2	0	—		36	0
	Total		96	3	4	0	—		100	3
Queens Park Rangers	1923–24^[9]	Third Division South	12	0	0	0	—		12	0
Chesterfield	1924–25^[10]	Third Division North	27	1	2	0	3^[11]	1	32	2
	1925–26^[12]	Third Division North	41	1	3	0	3^[13]	0	47	1
	1926–27^[14]	Third Division North	30	3	2	0	3	0	35	3
	1927–28^[15]	Third Division North	9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		107	5	8	0	9	1	124	6
Career total			216	8	12	0	9	1	237	9

1. Web site: Player-based information – 1921–2018 . 8 January 2019 . Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics.
2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 5.
3. Book: Neasom, Mike . Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club . Cooper . Mick . Robinson . Doug . 28 August 1984 . Milestone Publications . 9780903852500 . Reprint . Portsmouth . English.
4. Web site: Shirley Abbott Chesterfield Club Past Players Past Players . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513151653/http://www.chesterfield-fc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/PastPlayersDetail/0,,10435~73267,00.html . 13 May 2008 . 27 November 2017.
5. Web site: Abbott Shirley Portsmouth 1920 . 8 January 2019 . Vintage Footballers . en-GB.
6. News: Shirley Wray Abbott Service Record . 27 November 2017 . Football and the First World War . en-US.
7. Web site: Shirley Abbott . 27 November 2017 . 11v11.com.
8. Web site: Pompey By Player – Shirley Abbott . 27 November 2017 . PompeyRama.
9. Web site: Seasonal Stats – Files – 1923–24 . 27 November 2017 . QPRnet.
10. Web site: Line-ups – 1924–25 . 27 November 2017 . Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics.
11. 2 appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup
12. Web site: Line-ups – 1925–26 . 27 November 2017 . Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics.
13. 1 appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Wilson Hospital Senior Cup
14. Web site: Line-ups – 1926–27 . 27 November 2017 . Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics.
15. Web site: Line-ups – 1927–28 . 27 November 2017 . Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics.

Honours

Portsmouth

• Southern League First Division: 1919–20

Chesterfield

• Derbyshire Senior Cup: 1924–25
• Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup: 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27
• Wilson Hospital Senior Cup: 1925–26