Percy Barlow (soccer)

Percy Barlow (18 June 1905 – 23 July 1981) was a British-born American soccer center forward who played professionally in the American Soccer League.

Percy Barlow

Personal information
Date of birth	18 June 1905
Place of birth	Mossley, England[1][2]
Date of death	23 July 1981 (aged 76)[3]
Place of death	Fall River, Massachusetts
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926–1927	Fall River F.C.	2	(1)
1927–1928	J&P Coats	76	(18)
1929–1930	Pawtucket Rangers	29	(12)
1930	New Bedford Whalers	10	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Barlow was born in England, the son of Fred Barlow and Anna Wood. The family arrived in the United States when he was age 5 and settled in Fall River, Massachusetts, where his father worked in a thread factory. By age 14, Percy was also working in the factory.^[1][4]

In August 1927, Barlow signed with the Fall River F.C. of the American Soccer League.^[5] In 1927, he moved to J&P Coats for two seasons. In 1929, the team became the Pawtucket Rangers under new management. In 1930, Barlow played for the New Bedford Whalers.

He died in Fall River in 1981.

References

1. Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820–1963
2. 1930 United States Federal Census
3. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970–2003
4. 1920 United States Federal Census
5. A GLANCE AT SOCCER IN AMERICAN LEAGUE

External links

• Percy Barlow at Find a Grave
• Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).