Percy Albert Mark Cherrett (12 September 1899 – 1984) was an English

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who played as a

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for

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and Bournemouth & Boscombe.

Life and career

Cherrett was born in

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. A

who could also play as an

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, Cherrett turned professional with

in 1920, having started his career with

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. He scored 36 goals in 67 league appearances before losing his place in the team after three seasons. He was transferred to

in the summer of 1923 and continued to score goals regularly. Cherrett was the club's top goalscorer in his first season with Argyle, scoring 27 goals in 41 matches, and he scored nine more in 21 games the following season. The arrival of

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in 1925 saw Cherrett lose his place in the side and he was sold to

later that year. He finished as the club's top goalscorer in the two seasons that he played for Palace, scoring 33 and 32 goals in all competitions, and he also scored two

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s. Cherrett joined

in 1927, where he scored 15 league goals in 25 appearances, and then moved to Bournemouth & Boscombe in 1928. Cherrett scored 19 more league goals in 36 matches to bring his tally in

to 164 goals scored in 264 appearances. He finished his career in non-league football, playing for

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on the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cherrett, Percy 1899 births Sportspeople from Christchurch, Dorset Footballers from Dorset English men's footballers Men's association football forwards AFC Bournemouth players Portsmouth F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Cowes Sports F.C. players English Football League players 1984 deaths 20th-century English sportsmen