Shirley Abbott (10 February 1889 – 26 September 1947) was a professional footballer who played as a centre half. He was born in Alfreton, Derbyshire.
He had a long and successful professional career, spanning from 1912 to 1929, playing for Alfreton Town F.C., Derby County, Portsmouth, QPR and Chesterfield. In 1928 he also took over as first team trainer at Chesterfield.
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“... all fiction may be autobiography, but all autobiography is of course fiction.”
—Shirley Abbott (b. 1934)
“The glories of our blood and state
Are shadows, not substantial things;
There is no armour against fate;
Death lays his icy hand on kings:
Sceptre and crown
Must tumble down,
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.”
—James Shirley (1596–1666)
“It’s all sorts of middle-aged white men in suits—forests of middle-aged men in dark suits. All slightly red-faced from eating and drinking too much.”
—Diane Abbott (b. 1953)