Fred Leech
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 December 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Stalybridge, England | ||
| Date of death | December 2001 (aged 77–78) | ||
| Place of death | Tameside, England | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hurst | |||
| 1945–1947 | Bradford City | 7 | (2) |
| Total | 7 | (2) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fred Leech (5 December 1923 – December 2001) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
Career
[edit]Born in Stalybridge, Leech played for Hurst and Bradford City.[1][2] During his time with Bradford City he made seven appearances in the Football League, scoring two goals.[3]
He also played for Range Boilers and Manchester City. He signed for Mossley from Goslings, playing six games and scoring twice in 1946–47 season before going on to play for Stockport County, Accrington Stanley, Crewe Alexandra and Hyde United.[4]
Sources
[edit]- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Fred Leech". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ↑ Frost, p. 400
- ↑ Frost, p. 384
- ↑ "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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- 1923 births
- 2001 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Ashton United F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Mossley A.F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Hyde United F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Footballers from Stalybridge
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1920s birth stubs