Leonard Geard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Geard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Position(s) |
Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1951–1953 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1956 | Brentford | 4 | (0) |
| Kettering Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leonard Geard (born 12 February 1934) is an English retired professional
wing half
.
Career
A
National Service,[2] he was unable to make his professional debut until 27 April 1955, in a 1–1 Third Division South draw with Crystal Palace.[3] He made a further three appearances during the 1955–56 season, before being released at the end of the campaign.[2] Geard dropped into non-League football and signed for Southern League club Kettering Town,[2] with whom he won the 1956–57 division title.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1954–55[3] | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955–56[3] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Honours
Kettering Town
References
- ^ "Leonard Geard". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b Whitney, Steve. "The Southern League's Outstanding Teams – Kettering Town 1956/57". The Southern League. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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