Harry Leyland

Harry Leyland

Personal information
Date of birth	12 May 1930
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death	6 December 2006 (aged 76)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1951–1956	Everton	36	(0)
1956–1960	Blackburn Rovers	166	(0)
1960–1966	Tranmere Rovers	180	(0)
Total		382	(0)
Teams managed
1967–1968	Wigan Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Harry Leyland (12 May 1930 – 6 December 2006) was a Liverpool-born footballer who made 36 Football League appearances for Everton^[1] before transferring to Blackburn Rovers. He was outstanding in the 1959–60 FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday that Rovers won 2-1, but disappointment followed in the final when already one down Rovers lost Dave Whelan with a broken leg and went on to lose 3-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leyland later played for Tranmere Rovers (playing 180 League games for them^[1]) and for the last 25 years of his life he was a very active in the running of New Brighton Rugby Union Football Club and in January 2009 a stand at their ground was named in his honour.^[2] He also managed Wigan Athletic.

References

1. Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
2. "Brighton honour Leyland.". Liverpool Daily Post. Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2013.