Percy Downes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Percy Downes | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Langold, England | ||
| Date of death | 1989 (aged 83 or 84) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Gainsborough Trinity | ? | (?) | |
| 1925–1931 | Blackpool | 153 | (32) |
| 1931–1932 | Hull City | 11 | (3) |
| 1932–1934 | 82 | (27) | |
| 1934–1936 | Burnley | 61 | (6) |
| 1936–1938 | Oldham Athletic | 51 | (4) |
| Gainsborough Trinity | ? | (?) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Percy Downes (19 September 1905 – 1989) was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the early 20th century, making over 150 Football League appearances for the club, and over 350 league appearances in total. He played as a midfielder.
Downes' first senior team was Dinnington Main Colliery Welfare, where he started playing during the early 1920s. He later transferred to Gainsborough Trinity, where his performances earned him a move into professional football in the Football League with Blackpool.
Downes made his debut for the Seasiders six games into their 1925–26 league season, a single-goal defeat to Darlington at Bloomfield Road on 14 September 1925. He went on to make 21 further league appearance that campaign, scoring five goals. He also appeared in Blackpool's sole FA Cup tie that season.
The following season, 1926–27, Downes made 28 starts in the league, and scored six goals. Again, he appeared in the FA Cup as Blackpool exited at the third-round stage once more.
Frank Buckley, who signed Downes, was replaced as Blackpool manager by Sydney Beaumont prior to the 1927–28 term, but he was still kept in favour, making nineteen appearances in the league and scoring four goals.
Downes appeared in well over half of Blackpool's league games in 1928–29, which was Harry Evans' first season in charge. Downes scored four goals, all in Blackpool victories. He also appeared in Blackpool's FA Cup third-round exit match at Plymouth Argyle.
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