Leslie Cant
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Leslie Cant[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1908[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Medomsley, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 19 June 1943 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of death | French Tunisia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1923 | Trimdon Grange | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926 | Birtley | ||
| 1927 | Consett | ||
| 1929 | Eden Colliery Welfare | ||
| 1929 | Leadgate Park | ||
| 1930 | Shotton Colliery Welfare | ||
| 1930 | Crook Town | ||
| 1932 | York City | 0 | (0) |
| 1932 | Chester-le-Street | ||
| 1934 | Bury | 4 | (0) |
| 1934–1935 | Stockport County | 1 | (0) |
| 1935 | Southport | 11 | (0) |
| 1935 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1936 | South Shields | ||
| 1937 | Consett | ||
| 1938 | Whitley and Monkseaton | ||
| Total | 16 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
John Leslie Cant (20 February 1908 – 19 June 1943) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Southport.[1]
Personal life[]
Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Cant, Cant was married with a wife Ella, and served as a lance corporal in the Durham Light Infantry during the Second World War,[3] having enlisted after employment at a steel works.[2] He was severely wounded, losing limbs, by an explosion during the North African campaign and died of wounds nine weeks later on 19 June 1943.[2][3] He is buried at Bone War Cemetery, Annaba.[3]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bury | 1933–34[1] | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Stockport County | 1934–35[4] | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Southport | 1934–35[2] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Les Cant at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d "Les Cant". Southport FC Former Players Association. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details: Leslie Cant". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ Watts, Ian. "Les Cant". Go Go Go County. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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- 1908 births
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- Crook Town A.F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
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- Bury F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
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