Remembered for scoring against Coventry, Derby, Bury and Sunderland during the 1931 FA Cup run, Percy Varco played for Exeter City between 1930 and 1932. He joined the club from Norwich City and later played for Brighton and Hove Albion. Cornish-born, he started his professional career with Torquay United before moving to Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers. Also scoring 25 league goals during 1930/31, there is a Varco Square in Exeter named in his honour.       

A native of Fowey, where he was twice mayor in later life, Percy stood at 5ft 9 inches and weighed 13 stones. Favouring a beefy, robust style he played for Fowey Town before moving to (then) Southern League Torquay United in August 1923.

Proving a success at Plainmoor, he joined Aston Villa for a fee of £200 in 1924 where he scored twice in 10 league games before moves to Queen's Park Rangers (4 goals in 16 league games) and Norwich City (37 goals in just 57 league outings).

Regarded as something of a 'big name' signing, Percy was just short of twenty-eight when he arrived at Exeter City in February 1930. Making his debut against Clapton Orient on 5 February 1930, Percy played just six games in what remained of 1929/30 without scoring. 

In the team from the start of the following campaign, Percy opened his account for City in the first opening fixture against Norwich City, his most recent club. Netting at regular intervals throughout the season Percy finished as the club’s top scorer with 25 goals from 39 league starts in a season that was best-known for the Grecians’ run to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Playing a full part in the famous cup run, Percy scored against Coventry, Derby, Bury and Sunderland. 

Percy was also top scorer in 1931/32 with 16 league goals ahead of moving to Brighton and Hove Albion for whom he played just once. Returning to Fowey, and working in the fishing industry, he saw out his football career with St Austell and St Blazey.

Percy died in the St Austell area on 29 January 1982.