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Jack Leslie |
Plymouth Arygle
FC
uncapped
1925 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
John Francis
Leslie |
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Born |
17 August 1901 in Canning Town, Essex [registered in
West Ham,
December 1901] |
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Died |
25 November
1988 in Gravesend, Kent |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Started his career
with Barking Town FC before joining Plymouth Argyle FC in 1921 who became the a
prolific goalscorer, scoring 133 goals in 384
league appearances. He retired in 1935. |
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Club honours |
Football
League Division Three (South) runners-up 1921-22, 1922-23,
1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1926-27, winners 1929-30; |
| Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
VitalFootball |
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England Career |
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Player number |
Uncapped |
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Position(s) |
Inside-left |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Should have been England's first ever black player, but the
Football Association, in their wisdom of the day, recalled his invitation
because he was a 'boy of colour'. Although he was picked as a reserve, not
as a starter - and evidently - he remained a reserve. |
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Beyond England |
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After retiring from football Jack had a spell as a publican in Cornwall
before returning to East London who became the a boilermaker. In his later
years he worked as part of the backroom staff at West Ham, working in the
boot room. |
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Jack Leslie - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Jack Leslie - Match History |
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Club: Plymouth
Argyle F.C. - 0 full appearances |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 0
full capsx
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Age 24 |
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147 |
24 October 1925 -
Ireland 0 England 0, Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AD |
reserve |
Notes
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