Percy Oldacre

Percy Oldacre

Personal information
Full name	Percy Oldacre
Date of birth	(1892-10-25)25 October 1892
Place of birth	Stoke-upon-Trent, England
Date of death
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Stoke
	Exeter City
	Castleford Town
1921–1923	Sheffield United	6	(5)
1923–1924	Halifax Town	8	(1)
1924–1925	Crewe Alexandra	25	(12)
	Sheffield United
1926–1927	Port Vale	1	(0)
1927	Hurst	4	(5)
Total		44+	(23+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Percy Oldacre (25 October 1892 – 26 January 1970) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward for Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday, Exeter City, Castleford Town, Sheffield United, Halifax Town, Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town, Port Vale, and Hurst.

Playing career

Oldacre played for Stoke (without making his first team debut), Sheffield Wednesday (as a guest during World War I), Exeter City, and Castleford Town, before scoring five goals in six First Division games for Sheffield United in 1921–22 and 1922–23. Despite his goal record he was never a first team regular at Bramall Lane. He spent the 1923–24 season with Halifax Town, scoring once in eight Third Division North matches at The Shay. He then switched to league rivals Crewe Alexandra, and scored 12 goals in 25 league games at Gresty Road in 1924–25. He moved on to Shrewsbury Town, before being signed by Second Division side Port Vale for £150 in August 1926. He made his debut at inside-right in a 2–2 draw with Swansea Town at Vetch Field on 11 December 1926, but was not selected again before being released from his contract at The Old Recreation Ground at the end of the season. He later played for Hurst, scoring five goals in four games in 1927; where he was in 1928 is unknown.