Percy Oldacre
Percy Oldacre (25 October 1892 – 26 January 1970) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward for Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday, Exeter City, Castleford Town, Sheffield United, Halifax Town, Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town, Port Vale, and Hurst.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Percy Oldacre[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1892[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 26 January 1970 (aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Stoke | |||
| Exeter City | |||
| Castleford Town | |||
| 1921–1923 | Sheffield United | 6 | (5) |
| 1923–1924 | Halifax Town | 8 | (1) |
| 1924–1925 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | (12) |
| Sheffield United | |||
| 1926–1927 | Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
| 1927 | Hurst | 4 | (5) |
| Total | 44+ | (23+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Oldacre played for Stoke (without making his first team debut), Sheffield Wednesday (as a guest during World War I), Exeter City, and Castleford Town, before scoring five goals in six First Division games for Sheffield United in 1921–22 and 1922–23. Despite his goal record he was never a first team regular at Bramall Lane. He spent the 1923–24 season with Halifax Town, scoring once in eight Third Division North matches at The Shay. He then switched to league rivals Crewe Alexandra, and scored 12 goals in 25 league games at Gresty Road in 1924–25. He moved on to Shrewsbury Town, before being signed by Second Division side Port Vale for £150 in August 1926.[1] He made his debut at inside-right in a 2–2 draw with Swansea Town at Vetch Field on 11 December 1926, but was not selected again before being released from his contract at The Old Recreation Ground at the end of the season.[1] He later played for Hurst, scoring five goals in four games in 1927; where he was in 1928 is unknown.[2]
Statistics
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sheffield United | 1921–22 | First Division | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 1922–23 | First Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Halifax Town | 1923–24 | Third Division North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1924–25 | Third Division North | 25 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 |
| Port Vale | 1926–27 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 219. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- Ashton United Archived 21 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Percy Oldacre at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)