Fred Leech

Fred Leech (5 December 1923 – December 2001) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.

Fred Leech
Personal information
Date of birth (1923-12-05)5 December 1923
Place of birth Stalybridge, England
Date of death December 2001 (aged 7778)
Place of death Tameside, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hurst
1945–1947 Bradford City 7 (2)
Total 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Stalybridge, Leech played for Hurst and Bradford City.[1][2] During his time with Bradford City he made seven appearances in the Football League, scoring two goals.[3]

He also played for Range Boilers and Manchester City. He signed for Mossley from Goslings, playing six games and scoring twice in 1946–47 season before going on to play for Stockport County, Accrington Stanley, Crewe Alexandra and Hyde United.[4]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. "Fred Leech". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. Frost, p. 400
  3. Frost, p. 384
  4. "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Retrieved 24 November 2019.


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