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Percy Cherrett
Percy Albert Mark Cherrett (12 September 1899 – 1984) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Portsmouth, Plymouth Argyle, Crystal Palace, Bristol City and Bournemouth & Boscombe. Life and career Cherrett was born in Christchurch. A centre forward who could also play as an inside forward, Cherrett turned professional with Portsmouth in 1920, having started his career with Boscombe. He scored 36 goals in 67 league appearances before losing his place in the team after three seasons. He was transferred to Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 1923 and continued to score goals regularly. Cherrett was the club's top goalscorer in his first season with Argyle, scoring 27 goals in 41 matches, and he scored nine more in 21 games the following season. The arrival of Jack Cock in 1925 saw Cherrett lose his place in the side and he was sold to Crystal Palace later that year. He finished as the club's top goalscorer in the two seasons that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch, Dorset
Christchurch () is a town and civil parish in Dorset on the south coast of England. The town had a population of 31,372 in 2021. For the borough the population was 48,368. It adjoins Bournemouth to the west, with the New Forest to the east. Part of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Hampshire, Christchurch was a Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough within the administrative county of Dorset from 1974 until 2019, when it became part of the new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority. Founded in the seventh century at the confluence of the rivers River Avon (Hampshire), Avon and River Stour, Dorset, Stour which flow into Christchurch Harbour, the town was originally named Twynham but became known as Christchurch following the construction of the Christchurch Priory, priory in 1094. The town developed into an important trading port, and was Burh, fortified in the 9th century. Further defences were added in the 12th century with the constructio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
