Ken Leek

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Ken Leek
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Leek
Date of birth 26 July 1935(1935-07-26)
Place of birth    Ynysybwl, Wales
Date of death    19 November 2007 (aged 72)
Playing position Forward
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1952–1958
1958–1961
1961
1961
1961–1964
1964–1965
1965–1968
 Northampton Town
Leicester City
Newcastle United
→ Montreal Concordia (loan)
Birmingham City
Northampton Town
Bradford City
Total		 071 0(27)
093 0(34)
013 00(6)

104 0(49)
016 00(4)
099 0(25)
396 (145)   
National team

Wales U-23
Wales		 001 00(?)
013 00(5)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Kenneth 'Ken' Leek (26 July 1935 – 19 November 2007) was a Welsh former footballer, who played as a centre forward or inside forward for several different clubs and for Wales in a professional career which spanned from 1952 until 1968.

He was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. The highlight of his international career was scoring two late goals in Wales's 3–2 victory over Scotland in 1964.

He is most famous for being mysteriously dropped for the 1961 FA Cup Final although he had scored for Leicester City in every previous round.

He died, aged 72, on 19 November 2007.[1][2]

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ Birmingham City official website Ken Leek RIP
  2. ^ Leicester City official website, Obituary
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Wales squad - 1958 FIFA World Cup
1 Kelsey • 2 Williams • 3 Hopkins • 4 Sullivan • 5 M. Charles • 6 Bowen • 7 Medwin • 8 Hewitt • 9 J. Charles • 10 I. Allchurch • 11 C. Jones • 12 K. Jones • 13 Vearnecombe • 14 Edwards • 15 C. Baker • 16 Crowe • 17 Leek • 18 Vernon • 19 Webster • 20 Elsworthy • 21 L. Allchurch • 22 T. Baker • Coach: Murphy
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Persondata
NAME Leek, Kenneth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1935-07-26,
PLACE OF BIRTH Ynysybwl, Wales
DATE OF DEATH 2007-11-18]],
PLACE OF DEATH
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