About Percy Freeman
Lived 1945 – 2016 (aged 70). Percy Freeman was a British association football player.
Ronald Peter 'Percy' Freeman (4 July 1945 – 5 January 2016) was an English footballer who played as a forward.
Early career Freeman commenced his career with local non-league clubs around Redditch where he was brought up, playing for junior sides Headless Cross Youth, Alcester Boys Club and Clent Rovers as a teenager and then senior sides Alcester Town, Alvechurch, Astwood Bank, and Stourbridge coupled with Sunday league teams AFC, Black Horse and the Redditch Wednesday shopkeepers team. He joined West Bromwich Albion in 1969. After only making three appearances with The Hawthorns club, Freeman signed for Lincoln City where he was best known with 152 league appearances and 64 goals. Freeman also played for Reading and Boston United, and later managed Boston Town.
Freeman died on 5 January 2016 at the age of 70 after a long period of ill-health.
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Who was Percy Freeman?
association football player (1945-2016)
When was Percy Freeman born?
Percy Freeman was born on 4 July 1945 in Nottingham.
When did Percy Freeman die?
Percy Freeman died on 5 January 2016.
What was Percy Freeman's occupation?
Percy Freeman was an association football player.
What nationality was Percy Freeman?
Percy Freeman was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Percy Freeman. https://biography.guide/percy-freeman/
MLA: "Percy Freeman." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/percy-freeman/.
Chicago: "Percy Freeman." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/percy-freeman/.
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