Len Julians
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonard Bruce Julians | ||
Date of birth | 19 June 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Tottenham, England | ||
Date of death | 17 December 1993 | (aged 60)||
Place of death | Southend-on-Sea, England | ||
Position(s) |
Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Walthamstow Avenue | |||
1955–1959 | Leyton Orient | 66 | (35) |
1959–1960 | Arsenal | 18 | (7) |
1960–1963 | Nottingham Forest | 58 | (24) |
1963–1967 | Millwall | 125 | (58) |
1968 | Detroit Cougars | 1 | (0) |
Total | 268 | (124) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leonard Bruce Julians (19 June 1933 – 17 December 1993) was an English
Career
He started as an amateur at Walthamstow Avenue before turning professional with
His goal scoring form attracted the attention of First Division
In the Summer of 1960 he joined First Division Nottingham Forest where he scored 24 goals in 58 league games. He left Forest at the age 30, in January 1964, to join ex-teammate Billy Gray who had become Player–Manager at Millwall in Division Three.
While he was unable to prevent relegation to Division Four, Millwall would bounce back with successive promotions, Julians contributing 40 goals in these two seasons. He played in 52 games of Millwall's then League record home unbeaten record of 59 games, scoring 35 goals, which ended on 14 January 1967 with a 2–1 defeat to Plymouth.[4]
Len left Millwall at the end of the 1966/67 season for a short spell in United States with Detroit Cougars where he became their Coach after a playing injury. He also had a spell as Manager of
After retiring from football he ran a garage with former teammate Bryan Snowden in Meopham before his death in Southend on 17 December 1993.[1]
Honours
Millwall F.C. Hall of Fame[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Remembering Len Julian". Gor Mahia.net.
- ^ "Tottenham 1-4 Arsenal". Alamy.com.
- ^ "Len Julians". Arsenal.com.
- ^ ""Millwall's unbeaten Home Record"". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Millwall F.C. Hall of Fame". Millwall FC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
Bibliography
- Lindsay, Richard (1991). Millwall: A Complete Record, 1885–1991. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 0-907969-94-1.
External links
- Len Julians at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database