Len Hyde
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Joseph Hyde[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 December 1932 (aged 56)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1889 | Summersfield Eclipse | ||
| 1894 | Harborne | ||
| 1896 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 189?–1899 | Wellingborough Town | ||
| 1899–1902 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | (5) |
| 1902−1903 | Wellingborough Town | ||
| 1903–1904 | Brighton & Hove Albion[1] | 29 | (4) |
| 1904–1905 | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | (1) |
| 1905–19?? | Wellingborough Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leonard Joseph Hyde (6 May 1876 − 30 December 1932) was an English professional footballer who played as a Winger[2](or midfielder) for a number of clubs around the turn of the 1900s.
Born in Birmingham, Hyde played for a few youth clubs including Kidderminster Harriers before he signed to Wellingborough Town until he moved to Tottenham Hotspur in May 1899.[3][4] Hyde's debut for Tottenham was a Southern District Combinations league match against Reading in October 1899.[4] He played for Spurs from 1899 to 1902 in the Southern and District Combination League, the Southern League and the Western League.[5] In his last season at the club he captained the reserve team.[6]
He then returned to Wellingborough[7] and in the 1903−04 season he was at Brighton & Hove Albion.[6][8]
For the 1904−05 season he moved to Doncaster Rovers who had just been elected to the Football League.[8] He scored once, against Leicester Fosse, in a total of 33 League and FA Cup matches.[8] Following Doncaster's unsuccessful application for re-election to League 2 for 1905−06, he again returned to Wellingborough Town.[8]
Hyde died in Birmingham in 1932 at the age of 56.[1]
Honours
[edit]Tottenham Hotspur
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
- ^ "Reading v Tottenham Hotspur, 09 October 1899". 11v11. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ a b Goodwin 1992, p. 200.
- ^ "Leonard Hyde". 11v11. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ a b "spurs v brighton notes". My eyes have seen the Glory. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Swindon Town v Tottenham Hotspur, 09 April 1902". 11v11. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
Bibliography
[edit]- Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.