Ivor Leslie Perry was a professional footballer who played in The Football League

The Football League

The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...

 for Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers F.C.

Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....

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Perry started his career with his home town club Ystrad Rovers, and after an unsuccessful trial with Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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 he joined Pontypridd. He joined Torquay United

Torquay United F.C.

Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...

 in August 1926, for whom he played a total of 55 games in the Southern League

Southern Football League

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 and Western League

Western Football League

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, scoring once in each league during the 1926–27 season. In the summer of 1927 he joined the only Football League club of his career in Bristol Rovers, where he played 35 times in Football League Division Three South in two years.

After leaving Bristol Rovers he had his second unsuccessful trial with a club, this time at Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

, and he later played for Walton-on-Thames, where he made his debut in a 7–0 win over Dorking

Dorking F.C.

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 in November 1932.

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