Les Wilkins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Wilkins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 1979 (aged 71–72)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward, wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Swansea Red Triangle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928 | Swansea Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1929 | Merthyr Town | 7 | (4) |
| 1929 | Sunderland | 2 | (0) |
| 1930 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 1931–1932 | Brentford | 19 | (1) |
| 1932–1933 | Swindon Town | 20 | (8) |
| 1933–1934 | Stockport County | 3 | (1) |
| Yeovil & Petters United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leslie Wilkins (21 July 1907 – 1979) was a Welsh footballer who played as a inside forward and wing half in the Football League, most notably for Swindon Town and Brentford.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 1929–30[3] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brentford | 1930–31[4] | Third Division South | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1931–32[4] | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Swindon Town | 1932–33[5] | Third Division South | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
| Stockport County | 1933–34[6] | Third Division North | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career total | 44 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 10 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 311. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 169. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Les Wilkins". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 371. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Les Wilkins – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Watts, Ian. "Les Wilkins County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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- West Ham United F.C. players
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- Stockport County F.C. players
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- 1979 deaths
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