Leonard Garrett (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonard George Garrett | ||
Date of birth | 14 May 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Hackney, London, England | ||
Date of death | 15 March 2011 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Dordogne, France | ||
Position(s) | Fullback | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–1954 | Eton Manor | ||
1954–1958 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
1958–1961 | Ipswich Town | 1 | (0) |
1961–? | Haverhill Rovers | ||
Total | 1 | (0) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Leonard George Garrett (14 May 1936 – 15 March 2011) was an English professional footballer and minor counties cricketer.
Garrett was born in Hackney. After playing for Eton Manor, he joined Arsenal in 1954, but did not feature for the club in any first team matches.[1] He was sold to Ipswich Town for £200 in 1958, featuring in just one first team match for the club.[2] He left Ipswich in 1961, joining Haverhill Rovers.[2]
Garrett also played cricket at minor counties level for Suffolk, albeit intermittently, from 1960–73, making seven appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[3] He later emigrated to France, where he died in the Dordogne in March 2011.
References[]
- ^ "Leonard Garrett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Player profile: Leonard Garrett". www.prideofanglia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Leonard Garrett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2011 deaths
- Footballers from Hackney Central
- English footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Eton Manor F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Haverhill Rovers F.C.
- English Football League players
- English cricketers
- Suffolk cricketers
- English expatriates in France
- English football defender, 1930s birth stubs