Les Medley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Dennis Medley | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 22 February 2001 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | London, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1953 | Tottenham Hotspur | 164 | (46) |
| 1953–1957 | Toronto Ulster United | ||
| 1958–1961 | Randfontein | ||
| Total | 164 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 1950–1951 | England | 6 | (1) |
| 1951 | Rest of the UK[1] | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leslie Dennis Medley (3 September 1920 – 22 February 2001) was an English footballer who played as a left winger.
Born in Edmonton, London, aged 11 he gained a scholarship place at the Latymer School in Edmonton.[2] He played for the school team and was selected for the schoolboys' England eleven. Medley joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1939 and appeared as a guest player for West Ham United in World War II.[3] Medley was a key man in the Tottenham Hotspur's famous 'push and run' side that won the First Division championship in 1950-51 having won the Second Division the season before, when Les was top scorer. He also won six England caps.[4] He left London in 1953 and joined the Canadian champions Toronto Ulster United in the National Soccer League, joining Len Garwood his former Tottenham teammate.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ England Player Honours - International Representative Teams englandfootballonline.com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010
- ^ "Obituary: Les Medley". The Guardian. 23 March 2001. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023.
- ^ Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 223. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
- ^ England's Players - Mabbutt to Murphy englandfootballonline.com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010
- ^ Jose, Colin (1998). Keeping Score - Canadian Encyclopedia of Soccer. Vaughan, Ontario: The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 164. ISBN 0-9683800-0-X.
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