Percy Hooper

Percy Hooper
Personal information
Full name Percy Hooper
Date of birth (1914-12-17)17 December 1914
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Date of death July 1997 (1997-08) (aged 82)
Place of death King's Lynn, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1939 Tottenham Hotspur 97
1947–1948 Swansea Town 12
Chingford Town
King's Lynn

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Percy Hooper (17 December 1914 – July 1997) was an English professional footballer who played for Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea Town, and King's Lynn.[1]

Percy Hooper was a goalkeeper who played for Tottenham Hotspur between 1934 and 1939 making 108 appearances (97 league and 11 F.A. Cup)[2] for the club.[3] During the period of the Second World War, he guested for several teams. In the 1946/7 season he played for Swansea on 12 occasions. In 1948 he moved on to Chingford Town before ending his playing career at King's Lynn.[4]

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 129. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. Percy Hooper stats on THFC official website
  3. Percy Hooper stats from Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com
  4. Percy hooper biog in Swansea City Official Website
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