Percy Varco

Percy Varco

Personal information
Date of birth	(1902-04-17)17 April 1902
Place of birth	Fowey, England
Date of death	29 January 1982(1982-01-29) (aged 79)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Fowey Town
–1924	Torquay United
1924–1926	Aston Villa	10	(2)
1926–1927	Queens Park Rangers	16	(4)
1927–1929	Norwich City	65	(47)
1929–1932	Exeter City	81	(41)
1932	Brighton & Hove Albion	1	(0)
	St Austell
	St Blazey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Percy Varco (17 April 1904 – 29 January 1982) was an English professional football centre-forward.

Varco was born in Fowey, Cornwall and played for his local side Fowey Town before moving to Southern League Torquay United. He left Plainmoor in 1924 to join Aston Villa for a fee of £200, scoring twice in 10 league games for the West Midlands side. He subsequently moved to Queens Park Rangers (4 goals in 16 league games), before joining Norwich City in 1927. He quickly became a hero at The Nest, scoring 32 times in his first season, including 10 goals in his first 7 league games. In 1929, after 37 goals in just 57 league games for Norwich (and 47 in 65 overall), he moved to Exeter City and continued to be a prolific goalscorer, netting 41 goals in 81 league games. He moved to Brighton and Hove Albion in 1932, but played just once for the Seagulls before returning to Cornwall where he played for non-league sides St Austell and St Blazey.

In later life he spent two spells as Mayor of Fowey. Varco was known as a "brilliant conversationalist".