Shirley Abbott

Shirley Wray Abbott (10 February 1889 – 26 September 1947) was an English professional footballer who captained Chesterfield and Portsmouth in the Football League. A wing half, he also played League football for Queens Park Rangers and Derby County and after his retirement served Chesterfield as first team trainer between 1928 and 1939.

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. During the Second World War, Abbott worked as a dockworker in Portsmouth, where he died of cancer in 1947. Second Division 1 0 0 0

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1920–21 Third Division South 23 3 0 0

23 3 1921–22 Third Division South 12 0 0 0

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1924–25 Third Division North 27 1 2 0 3 1 32 2 1925–26 Third Division North 41 1 3 0 3 0 47 1 1926–27 Third Division North 30 3 2 0 3 Third Division North 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0

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Honours Portsmouth Southern League First Division: 1919–20 Chesterfield Derbyshire Senior Cup: 1924–25 Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup: 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27 Wilson Hospital Senior Cup: 1925–26