Len Duquemin

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Len Stanley Duquemin (born July 17, 1924, died April 20, 2003) was a professional footballer most famous for playing for Tottenham Hotspur.

Born in Cobo, Guernsey Duquemin was the first famous footballer to come from the Channel Islands. During the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II, it is said that Duquemin hid in a Catholic monastery.

Between 1947 and 1957 he made 307 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur and scored 134 goals. He won the League Championship in 1951 having won the Second Division title the year before.

Duquemin made his last league appearance for Tottenham in the 1956-57 season. He played just one match, though it brought him the last of his goals for the club. He subsequently spent four seasons in non-league football, first with Bedford Town F.C., with whom he won a Southern League Championship medal in the 1958-59 season, then with Hastings United and Romford. He left the game in 1962.