Tony Leach
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Leach | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1970 (aged 66–67) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1934 | Sheffield Wednesday | 238 | (11) |
| 1934–1936 | Newcastle United | 51 | (2) |
| Total | 289 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1930 | England | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas "Tony" Leach (23 September 1903 – 1970) was an English international footballer, who played as a centre half.
Career
[edit]Born in Rotherham, Leach played professionally for Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle United,[1][2] and earned two caps for England in 1930.[3] He played in Sheffield Wednesday's 2–1 defeat by Arsenal in the Charity Shield at Stamford Bridge in October 1930.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Sheffield Wednesday Archive.
- ^ "Profile". toon1892.
- ^ "Tony Leach". Englandstats.com.
- ^ "Fortune smiles on the Arsenal". Sheffield Independent. 8 October 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 22 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- 1903 births
- 1970 deaths
- English men's footballers
- England men's international footballers
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English Football League representative players
- Men's association football central defenders
- Footballers from Rotherham
- 20th-century English sportsmen
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