Percy Barton (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Percival Harry "Percy" Barton (19 August 1895 - October 1961) was an English professional footballer who played as a left half. He played for Birmingham both before and after the First World War, making 349 appearances in all competitions, and helped them to the championship of the Second Division in 1920-21.Barton was born in Edmonton, London where he attended Montague Road School. He worked as a butcher's boy on leaving school, and played football for a local team, Sultan F.C. One of his Sultan team-mates, Richard Gibson, had gone on to play professionally for Birmingham, and Gibson recommended Barton to the club.