His England call-up came on 13 March 1886 when, along with his Nottingham Forest team-mate Tinsley Lindley, he was one of eight new caps selected to play against Ireland at Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast.
He did, however, score in each of the next 6 consecutive games, which is still an England record (though note that Steve Bloomer scored in 10 consecutive matches in which he played, and George Camsell in 9).
John Lindley | Tinsley Ellis | Lindley | Mark Lindley | Audra Lindley | Tinsley | Lindley, New York | Lindley Wood Reservoir | William Lindley | Tinsley Lindley | Lindley Johnson | Jen Lindley | Florence Lindley | William Heerlein Lindley | Walter Lindley | Tinsley, South Yorkshire | Simon Lindley | Richard Lindley | Paul Lindley | Lindley Murray | Lindley Miller Garrison | Lindley Evans | Lindley DeVecchio | Jonathan Lindley | Edward R. Tinsley | Debbie Lindley | Clement Lindley Wragge |
Despite the promise made to their parents, the brothers made a return to the Corinthians for a multi-sport tournament against the Barbarians rugby club in April 1892, although Percy did not play in the soccer match which Corinthian won 6–0, with Tinsley Lindley scoring a hat-trick.