Leon Leuty

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Leon Leuty
Personal information
Full name Leon Harry Leuty[1]
Date of birth (1920-10-23)23 October 1920
Place of birth Meole Brace, England
Date of death 15 December 1955(1955-12-15) (aged 35)
Place of death Nottingham, England
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
19xx–1946 Rolls Royce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1949 Derby County 131 (1)
1949–1950 Bradford Park Avenue 19 (0)
1950–1955 Notts County 188 (3)
Total 338 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Leon Harry Leuty (23 October 1920 – 15 December 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Career[]

Born in Meole Brace, Leuty played non-league football for Rolls Royce, before spending nine seasons in the Football League with Derby County, Bradford Park Avenue and Notts County.[2] He played for Derby County in the 1946 FA Cup Final,[3] and captained the England B team on two occasions.[3][4]

Leuty died of leukemia on 15 December 1955, while still club captain of Notts County.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Leon Harry Leuty".
  2. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. ^ a b "Profile". therams.co.uk. 29 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b Tom Keetley (28 September 2010). "Ten of the Magpies' best players". This Is Nottingham.
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