Les Horton
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leslie Horton[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 12 July 1921||
Place of birth | Salford, Lancashire, England[1] | ||
Date of death | January 2008 (aged 86)[2] | ||
Place of death | Wigan, Greater Manchester, England[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Half-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Tydesley United | |||
1941–1943 | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
1943–1948 | Oldham Athletic | 79 | (2) |
1948–1950 | Carlisle United | 66 | (0) |
1950 | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
1950–1951 | York City | 21 | (0) |
1951–1952 | Halifax Town | 35 | (1) |
1952– | Ashton United | ||
Total | 201 | (3) | |
Managerial career | |||
1952– | Ashton United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leslie Horton (12 July 1921 – January 2008) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back in the Football League for Oldham Athletic, Carlisle United, York City, Halifax Town, in non-League football for Ashton United, and was on the books of Rochdale without making a league appearance.[1][3] He was appointed player-manager of Ashton United in October 1952.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 301. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
- ^ a b "Les Horton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
Categories:
- 1921 births
- Footballers from Salford
- 2008 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Ashton United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Ashton United F.C. managers
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs