Percy Saul

Defender · Liverpool 1906–1909

Percy Saul

Personal

Born
December 1881
Place of birth
Masbrough, South Yorkshire, England
Died
31 January 1965
Other clubs
Thornhill (1899-1901), Gainsborough Trinity (1901-04), Plymouth Argyle (1904-06), Coventry City (1909-11), Rotherham Town (1911-12), Rotherham County (1912-14)

At Liverpool

Signed from
Plymouth Argyle
Joined
30 April 1906
First goal
28 December 1907
Last goal
22 February 1908
Last appearance
6 February 1909
Left the club
10 July 1909

Liverpool career

83 Appearances
2 Goals
  • League 75 apps · 1 goal
  • Win ratio 43.37% — W 36 · D 11 · L 36
  • Assists not recorded before 1945–46

Player profile

Saul was a full-back who had impressed in two seasons at Plymouth Argyle featuring in 94 matches and scoring four goals from 1904-1906. Argyle fans were sorry to see him go to Liverpool prior to the 1906/07 season in which he made 24 consecutive first division appearances and 33 in all as a right-back taking over from Alf West who was injured four games into the campaign. Saul was inconsistent in his debut season at Liverpool but had been making progress in his second season as was commented upon in the club programme on 30 September 1907: "The most improved back in England is Percy Saul. Last season he showed flashes of great brilliance, but these were darkened by a number of unaccountable mistakes. He was most erratic. But this season, while the brilliancy remains, consistency has also been added, and Saul's performances have attracted attention all round. Perhaps he is taking more care in training. He is remarkably speedy, and he kicks with remarkable precision while in the most extraordinary positions."

Alf West had returned to the side in the 1907/08 season but Saul was preferred to Billy Dunlop on the left and he made further 27 appearances and scored his only League goal for the club in a home match against Sheffield United at the end of December 1907. Saul was picked only 16 times for League and Cup fixtures in 1908/09 in what turned out to be his last season at Anfield.

Appearances per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1906-1907 33 3 0 0 0 36
1907-1908 27 4 0 0 0 31
1908-1909 15 1 0 0 0 16
Totals 75 8 0 0 0 83

A more detailed look at the player's appearances

Total Venue
42 Home
41 Away
Total Competition
75 League
8 FA Cup
Total W D L Win% Manager
83 36 11 36 43.4% Tom Watson

Goals per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1907-1908 1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals 1 1 0 0 0 2

The player scored 2 goals in 2 different matches.

A more detailed look at the player's goals

Total Opponent
1 Newcastle United
1 Sheffield United
Total Started/substitutions
2 Started
Total Competition
1 FA Cup
1 League
Total Goal minute period
1 16-30 minutes
Total Goal origin
2 Open play