Percy Hartley

Percy Wilding Hartley (born 1885) was an English professional football player and manager.

Percy Hartley

Personal information
Full name	Percy Wilding Hartley
Date of birth	1885 (1885)
Place of birth	Bolton, England
Position	Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Halliwell St Paul's
	Bolton St Luke's
	Astley Bridge St Paul's
	Atherton Church House
1906–1907	Preston North End	3	(0)
	Atherton
	Huddersfield Town
	Chorley
1909–1910	Exeter City	34	(4)
	Rochdale
	Rossendale United
Total		37+	(4+)
Managerial career
1913–1914	Verviers
1919–1924	Verviers
1924	Royal FC
1924–1930	Standard Liège
	Charleroi
	Amay Sportif
1932–1935	Standard Liège
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

Born in Bolton in 1885,^[1] Hartley was baptised on 27 September 1895 in Halliwell.^[2] He married a woman named Jessie Archer on 18 March 1919.^[3]

Playing career

Hartley played for Halliwell St Paul's, Bolton St Luke's, Astley Bridge St Paul's, Atherton Church House, Preston North End, Atherton, Huddersfield Town, Chorley, Exeter City, and Rochdale.^[4][1] He finished his career at Rossendale United.^[1]

Coaching career

Hartley became a coach at Belgian club Verviers.^[1] He spent World War One in a German prisoner-of-war camp, before returning to Verviers, later moving to Royal FC.^[1]

Hartley managed Belgian side Standard Liège in the 1920s and 1930s.^[5][6] He also worked at Charleroi and Amay Sportif in between his spells at Standard.^[1] He was also a prissier during World War Two, before being released and returning to Bolton, where he worked in a factory.^[1]