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Larry May (footballer)

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Larry May
Personal information
Full name Lawrence Charles May[1]
Date of birth (1958-12-26) 26 December 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Warren
Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1983 Leicester City 187 (12)
1978 → New England Tea Men (loan) 4 (0)
1983–1987 Barnsley 122 (3)
1987–1988 Sheffield Wednesday 31 (1)
1988–1989 Brighton & Hove Albion 24 (3)
Total 368 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lawrence Charles May (born 26 December 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender, making over 350 career appearances.

Career

Born in Sutton Coldfield, May played for Warren, Leicester City, New England Tea Men, Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday and Brighton & Hove Albion.[1][2][3][4]

May was signed by Leicester City after playing youth football in Birmingham, and made his first-team debut at the age of 17.[5] He suffered an injury and was sent to American team New England Tea Men for experience, but suffered a further injury whilst there.[5] He turned professional the year before Gary Lineker, with Lineker being tasked with cleaning May's playing boots.[5] May scored the only goal of the game as Leicester beat Leyton Orient to win the Second Division championship.[5] He moved to Barnsley in August 1983 after losing his place in the first-team following a suspension.[5] The transfer was for Barnsley's then-record fee of £150,000.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Larry May". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ Larry May at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  4. ^ "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Former Player Remembers: Larry May". www.lcfc.com.
  6. ^ "Former Player Remembers: Larry May". www.lcfc.com.


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