English footballer
Les Major|
| Full name |
Leslie Dennis Major |
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| Date of birth |
(1926-01-25)25 January 1926 |
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| Place of birth |
Yeovil, England |
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| Date of death |
2001 (aged 74 or 75) |
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| Place of death |
Derby, England |
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| Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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|
| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 1947–1949 |
Leicester City |
26 |
(0) |
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| 1949–1956 |
Plymouth Argyle |
75 |
(0) |
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| Total |
|
101 |
(0) |
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|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leslie Dennis Major (25 January 1926 – 2001) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He played schoolboy football in Loughborough for Brush Sports, where he was spotted by representatives of Leicester City.[1] He spent two years with the club, making 26 league appearances,[2] before joining Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer as back-up to Welsh international Bill Shortt. He made 23 appearances in his first four seasons with the club, including two in their 1951–52 Third Division South championship winning season.[1] Shortt retired from League football in 1956,[3] and it seemed likely that Major would become the club's first-choice goalkeeper but he was forced to retire from the game that year through injury.[1] He made 78 appearances in all competitions during a seven-year stint with Argyle. He died in Derby in 2001.[4]
Honours
- Plymouth Argyle
References