Shirley Abbott

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Shirley Abbott
Personal information
Date of birth	February 10, 1889
Place of birth	Alfreton, England
Date of death	September 26, 1947
Place of death	Portsmouth, England
Playing position	Centre half
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1906-1912 1912-1913 1913-1923 1923-1924 1924-1929	Alfreton Town F.C. Derby County Portsmouth QPR Chesterfield	1 (0) 155 (8) 12 (0) 117 (5)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Shirley Abbott (February 10, 1889 — September 26, 1947) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre half. He was born in Alfreton.

He had a long and successful professional career, spanning from 1912 to 1929, playing for Alfreton Town F.C., Derby County, Portsmouth, QPR and Chesterfield. In 1928 he also took over as first team trainer at Chesterfield.

[edit] References

• Chesterfield F.C. official site

• Mike Neasom, Mick Cooper & Doug Robinson (1984). Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club. Milestone Publications. ISBN 0-903852-50-0.