Leonard Lindley

Leonard Oscroft Lindley (22 February 1861 – 3 May 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and footballer.

The son of Leonard Lindley, who was a lace dresser and Mayor of Nottingham in 1882, he was born at Nottingham in February 1861 and was educated at Nottingham High School. He played football mostly as a winger for Nottingham Forest,[1] debuting in 1878 against Spital United. He played for Nottingham Forest until 1881. Lindley also played first-class cricket on two occasions for the North of England in the North v South fixtures of 1884 and 1886, with both matches played at Lord's.[2] He scored 28 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 22.[3] He later became a partner in the family lace dressing business Lindley and Lindley, until its dissolution in 1897.[4] Lindley died in May 1915 at Kings Norton, Worcestershire. His brother, Tinsley Lindley, was an international footballer and first-class cricketer.