Les Blizzard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie William Benjamin Blizzard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Acton, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 1996 (aged 72–73) | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mosborough Trinity | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1946–1947 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | (0) |
| 1947–1948 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 1948–1950 | Yeovil Town | ||
| 1950–1957 | Leyton Orient | 222 | (12) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Leslie William Benjamin Blizzard (born Acton, London, 13 March 1923, died in Northampton during 1996) was a footballer with Queens Park Rangers.
He signed for Rangers in 1944 and played war time football alongside Alec Stock. He made his league debut in the 1-0 win against Norwich City in March 1947. He played right half and went on to play only 4 league games for Rangers before transferring to Bournemouth in 1947. He broke his leg on debut, he joined Yeovil Town in May 1948 and featured in their great FA Cup run the following season and later Leyton Orient where he played over 220 games.
References
General
- Kaufman, Neilson. Leyton Orient: The Complete Record. Breedon Books
- Career statistics
Specific
- ↑ Les Blizzard profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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