Percy James
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Percy George Burge James | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 1917 | ||
Place of birth | Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales | ||
Date of death | June 1993 | (aged 76)||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Oxford City | |||
1949 | Luton Town | 2 | (1) |
Worcester City | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Percy George Burge James (9 March 1917 – June 1993) was an English amateur footballer and minor counties cricketer.
James was born in the Rhondda. He began his career with Oxford City before the Second World War.[1] He had a brief professional football career, making two appearances and scoring one goal in the Football League for Luton Town in 1949.[2] He later joined Worcester City as a player-manager.[1] He played amateur international football for Wales.[2]
James also played cricket at minor counties level for Oxfordshire as a leg break bowler between 1938 and 1951, making 27 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[3] He died in June 1993.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Player profile: Percy James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Percy James". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Percy James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.