Les Wilkins
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leslie Wilkins[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 July 1907 | ||
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
Date of death | 1979 (aged 71–72)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward, wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
Swansea Red Triangle | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1928 | Swansea Town | 0 | (0) |
1929 | Merthyr Town | 7 | (4) |
1929 | Sunderland | 2 | (0) |
1930 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
1931–1932 | Brentford | 19 | (1) |
1932–1933 | Swindon Town | 20 | (8) |
1933–1934 | Stockport County | 3 | (1) |
Yeovil & Petters United | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leslie Wilkins (21 July 1907 – 1979) was a Welsh football inside forward and wing half who played in the Football League, most notably for Swindon Town and Brentford.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sunderland | 1929–30[3] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Brentford | 1930–31[4] | Third Division South | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
1931–32[4] | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Total | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
Swindon Town | 1932–33[5] | Third Division South | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
Stockport County | 1933–34[6] | Third Division North | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Career total | 44 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 10 |
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 311. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 169. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 371. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Les WILKINS – Player Profile". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Watts, Ian. "Les Wilkins County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
Categories:
- Footballers from Swansea
- Welsh footballers
- Association football inside forwards
- Association football wing halves
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1907 births
- Merthyr Town F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Western Football League players
- 1979 deaths
- Welsh football biography stubs