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Shirley Abbott
English footballer

Shirley Abbott

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English footballer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Alfreton, United Kingdom
Place of death
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Age
58 years
Sports Teams
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Derby County F.C.
Chesterfield F.C.
Alfreton Town F.C.
Portsmouth F.C.
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Biography

Shirley Wray Abbott (10 February 1889 – 26 September 1947) was an English professional football wing half who captained Chesterfield and Portsmouth in the Football League. He also played league football for Queens Park Rangers and Derby County and after his retirement he returned to Chesterfield to serve as first team trainer between 1928 and 1939.

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. During the Second World War, Abbott worked as a dockworker in Portsmouth, where he died of cancer in 1947.

Honours

Portsmouth

  • Southern League First Division (1): 1919–20

Chesterfield

  • Derbyshire Senior Cup (1): 1924–25
  • Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup (3): 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27
  • Wilson Hospital Senior Cup (1): 1925–26

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County1911–12Second Division100010
Portsmouth1920–21Third Division South23300233
1921–2239020410
1922–2334020360
Total963401003
Queens Park Rangers1923–24Third Division South12000120
Chesterfield1924–25Third Division North2712031322
1925–264113030471
1926–273032030353
1927–28901000100
Total107580911246
Career total2168120912379
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