Colin Perry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Kiveton Park, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 1942 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | Tobruk, Italian Libya | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932 | Kiveton Park | ||
| 1933–1934 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1934–1935 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1935 | Wrexham | 0 | (0) |
| 1935–1936 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 1936–1939 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 1939 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Colin Perry (1916 – 28 November 1942) was an English professional footballer who played three games and scored two goals for Nottingham Forest in the 1939–40 season before competitive football was suspended due to the outbreak of the Second World War.[1][2]
He also had been signed by Football League teams Sheffield United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wrexham and Aston Villa throughout the 1930s, however made no appearances for all.[3]
He died during the Second World War during the Siege of Tobruk when serving as a driver in the Royal Army Service Corps.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com.
- ^ "theyworethenewcastleshirt-researchwebsite – NUFC SEASON REVIEW 1939/40". www.nufctheyworethenewcastleshirt.btck.co.uk.
- ^ Colin Perry at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Casualty Details | CWGC".
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Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1942 deaths
- British Army personnel killed in World War II
- People from Kiveton Park
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
- Footballers from South Yorkshire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Kiveton Park F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Royal Army Service Corps soldiers
- Military personnel from South Yorkshire
- English football midfielder, 1910s birth stubs