Fred Leech

Fred Leech
Personal information
Date of birth	5 December 1923
Place of birth	Stalybridge, England
Date of death	December 2001 (aged 77–78)
Place of death	Tameside, England
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Hurst
1945–1947	Bradford City
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fred Leech (5 December 1923 – December 2001) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.

Career

Born in Stalybridge, Leech played for Hurst and Bradford City.^[1]^[2] During his time with Bradford City he made seven appearances in the Football League, scoring two goals.^[3]

He also played for Range Boilers and Manchester City. He signed for Mossley from Goslings, playing six games and scoring twice in 1946–47 season before going on to play for Stockport County, Accrington Stanley, Crewe Alexandra and Hyde United.^[4]

Sources

Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

^ "Fred Leech". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
^ Frost, p. 400
^ Frost, p. 384
^ "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

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[1] "Fred Leech". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

[2] Frost, p. 400

[3] Frost, p. 384

[mossleyweb.com-4] "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

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