Les Henley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Henley | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 1996 (aged 73–74) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1940 | Nunhead | 0 | (0) |
| 1940–1946 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1944–1945 | → West Ham United (guest) | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1953 | Reading | 181 | (29) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Bohemians | |||
| 1955–1971 | Wimbledon | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leslie Henley (26 September 1922 – 1996) was an English footballer and manager.
Career
[edit]Playing
[edit]Born in Lambeth, London, Henley started his career with non-league Nunhead during the 1939–40 season[1] before joining Arsenal in September 1940.[2] He played 92 wartime matches for the club, scoring 15 goals - his only competitive game for the senior side being an FA Cup match against West Ham United in 1946.[3] During this time he also guested for West Ham United in 1944-45.[4] In December 1946 he joined Reading, and there he made 181 appearances and scored 29 goals in the league.[2]
Managerial
[edit]He managed Bohemians after leaving Reading.[5] He managed from Wimbledon 1955 until 1971.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Blakeman, Mick (2000). Nunhead Football Club 1888-1949. Yore Publications. p. 77. ISBN 9781874427537.
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 282. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.
- ^ "West Ham Player List". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012.
- ^ "READING : 1946/47 - 2006/07". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
- ^ "Les Henley's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
Categories:
- 1922 births
- 1996 deaths
- English men's footballers
- English football managers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Arsenal F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. wartime guest players
- Reading F.C. players
- Wimbledon F.C. managers
- Brentford F.C. wartime guest players
- Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth
- People from Lambeth
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen