Robert Frederick Perrett (23 November 1919 – 1994) was an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

, who played for

Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic AFC Bournemouth () is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. Formed in 1899 as Bo ...

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. ...

and

Southampton Southampton () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire, S ...

Playing career

Perrett was born in

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the English ...

and started his career with

in 1937, before moving to join

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into t ...

for the 1938–39 season, making only one appearance. He returned to the south coast to join

in time for the 1939–40 season and played in all three of "Saints" matches before the season was abandoned upon the outbreak of

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. In the few matches he played (at outside left) it was reported that he "combined well" with Ted Bates on his inside. He made a further 18 appearances in wartime matches (with four goals).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perrett, Robert 1919 births Footballers from Bournemouth 1994 deaths English footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players AFC Bournemouth players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Southampton F.C. wartime guest players