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Len Gaynor (footballer)

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Len Gaynor
Personal information
Full name Leonard Alfred Gaynor[1]
Date of birth (1925-09-22)22 September 1925[1]
Place of birth Ollerton, England
Date of death 26 September 2017(2017-09-26) (aged 92)[1]
Place of death Bournemouth, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Giltbrook Villa
Ilkeston Town
Brinsley
194?–1948 Eastwood Colliery
1948–1951 Hull City 2 (0)
1951–1954 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 51 (12)
1954–1955 Southampton 12 (1)
1955–1957 Aldershot 62 (9)
1957–1958 Oldham Athletic 5 (0)
1958–19?? Yeovil Town
Cambridge City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonard Alfred Gaynor (22 September 1925 – 26 September 2017) was an English professional footballer who made 132 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside forward for Hull City, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Southampton, Aldershot and Oldham Athletic.[1] He also played non-league football for Giltbrook Villa, Ilkeston Town, Brinsley, Eastwood Colliery, Yeovil Town and Cambridge City.[2]

Gaynor was born in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, in 1925 and died in Bournemouth, Dorset, in 2017 at the age of 92.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Len Gaynor". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 24 June 2019.