Carl Leaburn

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Carl Leaburn
Full name	Carl Winston Leaburn
Date of birth	March 30, 1969 (1969-03-30) (age 39)
Place of birth	Lewisham, England
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1987–1998 1990 1998–2001 2001–2002 2002–2005	Charlton Athletic → Northampton Town (loan) Wimbledon Queens Park Rangers Grays Athletic Total	344 (53) 009 0(0) 058 0(4) 001 0(0) 062 0(9) 474 (66)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Carl Winston Leaburn (born March 30, 1969) is a former English football player who generally played as a striker.

Born in nearby Lewisham, Leaburn progressed through the youth set-up at Charlton Athletic and made his debut in the late 1980s. He also played in the England Under 20's team under Graham Taylor. A regular in Charlton's team for over a decade, he developed the reputation of a striker who rarely scored. One rare highlight was scoring a goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford in the FA Cup in 1994. Despite his poor goalscoring record, Leaburn became a cult figure with many fans with one popular chant being the repetition of his surname.

In 1998 Leaburn moved to Premier League side Wimbledon for a £300,000 fee. Despite scoring on his debut, the goals soon dried up and he ended up with a record of nearly 60 league games with only four goals. The Dons were also relegated during his tenure in 2000 and the following year Leaburn moved to Queens Park Rangers where he played only one game before being released. He then dropped into non-league football with Grays Athletic where he scored nine times between December 2002 and May 2005 when he ended his career.

After retiring, Leaburn completed a study for a BTEC Radio Broadcasting course. He worked for BBC London as a match summariser and interviewer. He now works for Premier League productions as a match analyst. Leaburn also worked with Redstone.fm, a community radio station for Redhill, Reigate and Banstead.