| Percy Cherrett | |
| Fullname: | Percy Albert Mark Cherrett |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 1899 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, England |
| Death Place: | Bournemouth, England |
| Position: | Centre forward |
| Years1: | 1920–1923 |
| Clubs1: | Portsmouth |
| Caps1: | 67 |
| Goals1: | 36 |
| Years2: | 1923–1925 |
| Caps2: | 61 |
| Goals2: | 36 |
| Years3: | 1925–1927 |
| Caps3: | 75 |
| Goals3: | 58 |
| Years4: | 1927–1928 |
| Clubs4: | Bristol City |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 15 |
| Years5: | 1928–1929 |
| Caps5: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 19 |
| Totalcaps: | 264 |
| Totalgoals: | 164 |
Percy Albert Mark Cherrett (12 September 1899 – 1984)[1] was an English footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Portsmouth, Plymouth Argyle, Crystal Palace, Bristol City and Bournemouth & Boscombe.
Cherrett was born in Christchurch.[2] A centre forward who could also play as an inside forward,[3] Cherrett turned professional with Portsmouth in 1920, having started his career with Boscombe.[2] [4] He scored 36 goals in 67 league appearances before losing his place in the team after three seasons.[2] [4] He was transferred to Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 1923 and continued to score goals regularly.[4] 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.[3] [4] The arrival of Jack Cock in 1925 saw Cherrett lose his place in the side and he was sold to Crystal Palace later that year.[4] [5]
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,[6] and he also scored two hat-tricks.[7] Cherrett joined Bristol City in 1927, where he scored 15 league goals in 25 appearances, and then moved to Bournemouth & Boscombe in 1928.[2] [3] Cherrett scored 19 more league goals in 36 matches to bring his tally in the Football League to 164 goals scored in 264 appearances.[2] He finished his career in non-league football, playing for Cowes on the Isle of Wight.[2] [3]