Percy Varco

Percy Varco
Personal information
Full name Percy Varco
Date of birth (1902-04-17)17 April 1902
Place of birth Fowey, England
Date of death 29 January 1982(1982-01-29) (aged 79)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fowey Town
–1924 Torquay United
1924–1926 Aston Villa 10 (2)
1926–1927 Queens Park Rangers 16 (4)
1927–1929 Norwich City 65 (47)
1929–1932 Exeter City 81 (41)
1932 Brighton and Hove Albion 1 (0)
St Austell
St Blazey

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

† Appearances (goals)

Percy Varco (17 April 1904 – 29 January 1982) was an English professional football centre-forward.

Varco was born in Fowey, Cornwall and played for his local side Fowey Town before moving to Southern League Torquay United. He left Plainmoor in 1924 to join Aston Villa for a fee of £200, scoring twice in 10 league games for the West Midlands side.[1] He subsequently moved to Queens Park Rangers (4 goals in 16 league games), before joining Norwich City in 1927. He quickly became a hero at The Nest, scoring 32 times in his first season, including 10 goals in his first 7 league games. In 1929, after 37 goals in just 57 league games for Norwich (and 47 in 65 overall),[2] he moved to Exeter City and continued to be a prolific goalscoring, netting 41 goals in 81 league games. He moved to Brighton and Hove Albion in 1932, but played just once for the Seagulls before returning to Cornwall where he played for non-league sides St Austell and St Blazey.

In later life he spent two spells as Mayor of Fowey. Varco was known as a "brilliant conversationalist".[3]

References

  1. Percy Varco, Aston Villa Player Database
  2. Norwich Club History-1902 to 1940
  3. http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city/norwich_city_handbook_sold_at_auction_1_4511486


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