Shirley Abbott (footballer)

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.[1][3][4] 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.[1][4][5]

Shirley Abbott

Personal information
Full name	Shirley Wray Abbott[1]
Date of birth	10 February 1889
Place of birth	Alfreton, England
Date of death	26 September 1947 (aged 58)[2]
Place of death	Portsmouth, England
Position(s)	Wing half, left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1906–1910	Alfreton Town
1910–1911	The Wednesday	0	(0)
1911–1913	Derby County	1	(0)
1913–1923	Portsmouth	155	(8)
1923–1924	Queens Park Rangers	12	(0)
1924–1928	Chesterfield	107	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[6] During the Second World War, Abbott worked as a dockworker in Portsmouth, where he died of cancer in 1947.[4]

Honours

Portsmouth

• Southern League First Division (1): 1919–20[4]

Chesterfield

• Derbyshire Senior Cup (1): 1924–25[7]
• Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup (3): 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27[7][8][9]
• Wilson Hospital Senior Cup (1): 1925–26[8]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Derby County	1911–12[10]	Second Division	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Portsmouth	1920–21[11]	Third Division South	23	3	0	0	—		23	3
	1921–22[11]		39	0	2	0	—		41	0
	1922–23[11]		34	0	2	0	—		36	0
	Total		96	3	4	0	—		100	3
Queens Park Rangers	1923–24[12]	Third Division South	12	0	0	0	—		12	0
Chesterfield	1924–25[7]	Third Division North	27	1	2	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	32	2
	1925–26[8]		41	1	3	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	47	1
	1926–27[9]		30	3	2	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	35	3
	1927–28[13]		9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		107	5	8	0	9	1	124	6
Career total			216	8	12	0	9	1	237	9

1. 2 appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup
2. 1 appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Wilson Hospital Senior Cup

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 5. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information – 1921–2018". Retrieved 8 January 2019.
3. Neasom, Mike; Cooper, Mick; Robinson, Doug (28 August 1984). Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club (Reprint ed.). Portsmouth: Milestone Publications. ISBN 9780903852500.
4. "Shirley Abbott | Chesterfield | Club | Past Players | Past Players". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
5. "Abbott Shirley Image 3 Portsmouth 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
6. "Shirley Wray Abbott | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
7. "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1924–25". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
8. "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1925–26". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
9. "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1926–27". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
10. "Shirley Abbott". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
11. "PompeyRama – Pompey By Player – Shirley Abbott". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
12. "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – Files – 1923–24". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
13. "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1927–28". Retrieved 27 November 2017.