Harry Leyland
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 May 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1956 | Everton | 36 | (0) |
| 1956–1960 | Blackburn Rovers | 166 | (0) |
| 1960–1966 | Tranmere Rovers | 180 | (0) |
| Total | 382 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967–1968 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harry Leyland (12 May 1930 – 6 December 2006) was a Liverpool-born footballer who made 36 Football League appearances for Everton[1] before transferring to Blackburn Rovers. He was outstanding in the 1959–60 FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday that Rovers won 2-1, but disappointment followed in the final when already one down Rovers lost Dave Whelan with a broken leg and went on to lose 3-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leyland later played for Tranmere Rovers (playing 180 League games for them[1]) and for the last 25 years of his life he was a very active in the running of New Brighton Rugby Union Football Club and in January 2009 a stand at their ground was named in his honour.[2] He also managed Wigan Athletic.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
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- 1930 births
- 2006 deaths
- Sportspeople from Liverpool
- English footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Everton F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. managers
