Keith Leonard
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| Keith Leonard | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith Andrew Leonard | |
| Date of birth | 10 November 1950 | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Kidderminster Harriers Darlaston Highgate United |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1972–1976 1973–1974 |
Aston Villa → Port Vale (loan) |
38 (11) 13 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1986 | Birmingham City (caretaker) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Keith Andrew Leonard (born 10 November 1950) is an English former professional association footballer who played for Aston Villa as a striker.
Born in Birmingham, Leonard joined Aston Villa in 1972, and made a few appearances before breaking his right leg in two places in a road accident. After recovering from his injuries he spent a few months on loan to Port Vale to regain fitness. On his return to Aston Villa, he played alongside Brian Little in their Second Division promotion campaign and League Cup victory in 1975, but a knee injury forced his retirement in 1976 and prompted manager Ron Saunders to sign Andy Gray from Dundee United as his replacement.[1]
He took up coaching under Saunders at Aston Villa, and led the youth team to victory in the FA Youth Cup in 1980. When Saunders joined Birmingham City in 1982, he appointed Leonard as first-team coach.[2] After Saunders' resignation in 1986 Leonard acted as Birmingham's caretaker manager for one game before being dismissed.[3] He went on to coach at West Bromwich Albion before leaving football to work at the Solihull Land Rover plant.[4]
[edit] Honours
- as Aston Villa player
- Second Division runners up 1975.
- League Cup winners 1975.
- as Aston Villa youth team coach
- FA Youth Cup 1980.
[edit] References
- Leonard, Keith Andrew. Aston Villa Players Database. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
- Aston Villa at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
[edit] Notes
- ^ On This Day: November 10. Aston Villa F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
- ^ "Roeber returns to Germany" (Times Digital Archive 1785-1985), The Times, 1982-07-09, p. 20. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
- ^ "Bond favourite for Birmingham job", The Times, 1986-01-23. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
- ^ Struthers, Greg. "Caught in Time: Aston Villa win the League Cup, 1975", The Sunday Times, 2004-10-17. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leonard, Keith |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leonard, Keith Andrew |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional footballer and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1950-11-10 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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