Arthur Leonard

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Arthur Leonard
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Leonard Bamford
Date of birth	1874
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Playing position	Inside-forward
Youth clubs
	17th Leicestershire Regiment
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1895– 1901–1904 1904– 1905–1909	Leicester Fosse Rushden Town Sheppey United Glentoran Small Heath Stoke St Bernard's Clapton Orient Plymouth Argyle Reading	68 (25)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Arthur Leonard Bamford (born 1874 in Leicester, deceased), known as Arthur Leonard, was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-forward.

Leonard, then known by his original surname of Bamford, signed for Leicester Fosse in 1895, but walked out on them. Small Heath spotted Leonard playing for Glentoran and signed him on the spot for a fee of £120. However, representatives of Leicester recognised him as their absent player, and when questioned as to the facts, he disappeared again. Persuaded to return to Birmingham, he admitted to being Bamford, and the matter was settled by Small Heath paying Leicester a further £20 to complete the transfer. In 1902–03 he was the club's top scorer with 16 goals. After leaving Small Heath he played briefly for several clubs before settling at Reading where he spent four seasons.

[edit] References

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 

Persondata
NAME	Leonard, Arthur Ralph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bamford, Arthur Leonard
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1874
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leicester, Leicestershire, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH