Leon Leuty

Leon Leuty
Personal information
Date of birth	23 October 1920
Place of birth	Meole Brace, England
Date of death	15 December 1955 (aged 35)
Place of death	Nottingham, England
Position(s)	Central defender
Youth career
19xx–1946	Rolls Royce
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1949	Derby County
1949–1950	Bradford Park Avenue
1950–1955	Notts County
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leon Leuty (23 October 1920 – 15 December 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Career

Born in Meole Brace, Leuty played non-league football for Rolls Royce, before spending nine seasons in the Football League with Derby County, Bradford Park Avenue and Notts County.^[1] He played for Derby County in the 1946 FA Cup Final,^[2] and captained the England B team on two occasions.^[2]^[3]

Leuty died of leukemia on 15 December 1955, while still club captain of Notts County.^[3]

References

^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
^ ^a ^b "Profile". therams.co.uk. 29 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
^ ^a ^b Tom Keetley (28 September 2010). "Ten of the Magpies' best players". This Is Nottingham.

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[1] "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.

[Rams-2] "Profile". therams.co.uk. 29 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2013.

[TIN-3] Tom Keetley (28 September 2010). "Ten of the Magpies' best players". This Is Nottingham.

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