Misplaced Pages

Percy James

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Welsh-born English footballer

Percy James
Personal information
Full name Percy George Burge James
Date of birth 9 March 1917
Place of birth Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales
Date of death June 1993(1993-06-00) (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. He had a brief professional football career, making two appearances and scoring one goal in the Football League for Luton Town in 1949. He later joined Worcester City as a player-manager. He played amateur international football for Wales.

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. He died in June 1993.

References

  1. ^ "Player profile: Percy James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Percy James". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Percy James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.


Flag of WalesSoccer icon

This biographical article related to Welsh association football is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Percy James Add topic