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STEVE PERRIN

Born: 13 February 1952

Came from: Crystal Palace Went to: Portsmouth

First game: 10 March 1978 Last game: 18 August 1979

Appearances: 43 (42/1) Goals: 6

The Paddington-born forward was a former QPR trainee who started and finished his career with non-league Wycombe Wanderers. Making his Isthmian League debut for The Chairboys in 1973/74, Perrin went on to make 78 league appearances, scoring 34 goals in two seasons, with a further 15 goals in cup competitions. It was this form and a run to the third round of the FA Cup that prompted former Argyle manager Malcolm Allison to take a chance on bringing him to the Football League. The gamble paid off and in a two-year stay at Selhurst Park, Perrin played 48 times for Crystal Palace, scoring 11 goals. After Allison's sojourn in Turkey with Galatasaray, he returned to Home Park for his second spell as Argyle's manager and immediately brought the forward to the club. Whilst barely at Home Park for 18 months, Perrin's appearances and goals stretched over three seasons, but after making just one league appearance from the bench at the start of his third season in Devon, he moved to Portsmouth. At Fratton Park he played 28 times, scoring just three in a three-year spell. He then drifted out of the League, signing for Hillingdon Borough in 1981. A brief return to the League with a non-contract spell at Northampton Town yielded 22 appearances and five goals before he returned for two successful seasons with Wycombe Wanderers, playing a key role in the 1983 Isthmian League championship season. He then saw out his career with a second spell with Hillingdon Borough and then St Albans City.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION

If you can add to this profile, perhaps with special memories, a favourite story or the results of your original research, please contribute here.

From J Wheatley in Leeds on 22/03/2016 ...

After retiring from football, Steve Perrin became a primary school teacher. He worked for many years at Bushey Heath Primary School, where until recently, he was the head teacher.

From Nick G in London on 29/05/2023 ...

During his first stint at non-league Wycombe Wanderers, Steve Perrin taught at Christ’s College, Finchley, a north London all boys secondary school.

APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]

The details below reflect appearances in all first-team competitions.

I'm very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree, the PAFC Media Team and Colin Parsons for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.

The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.

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