Lenny Johnrose
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| Lenny Johnrose | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Johnrose | |
| Date of birth | November 29, 1969 | |
| Place of birth | Preston, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988-1992 1992 1992-1993 1993-1999 1999-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004 |
Blackburn Rovers → Preston North End (loan) Hartlepool United Bury Burnley Bury Swansea City Burnley |
42 (11) 3 (1) 66 (11) 188 (20) 78 (4) 6 (0) 40 (3) 7 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Leonard (Lenny) Johnrose was an English professional football player who during his career played for several clubs including Burnley, Bury and Swansea City. Johnrose is best known as a tough-tackling defensive midfielder.
He began his career at Blackburn Rovers as a young trainee, and also spent time on loan at Preston North End. During these spells he impressed to a level where he was signed for £50,000 by Hartlepool United. He would go on to make over fifty appearances for the 'Pool, getting eleven goals in the process. At the end of his contract, he was snapped up by Bury manager Stan Ternent who wanted to add some toughness to his central midfield.
Johnrose was a central character in Bury's rapid rise to the First Division. Ternent saw the midfielder as so important to his sides that he paid £225,000 to take Johnrose with him to his new club, Burnley. Johnrose would become a cult hero amongst Burnley fans who loved his dedication and commitment to the cause. At the end of the 2002-03 season he was released on a free transfer though, having served the club well. The split between Johnrose and Burnley would only last four months though, and he re-signed for the club on a week-to-week basis later the same year.
This would not last long and Johnrose opted to re-sign for another of his old clubs, Bury. He served Bury well for three months before again moving, this time to Swansea City on a 12-month deal, making it an incredible three clubs in just six months.
The following season (2003-04) Johnrose signed for Burnley for a third time on transfer deadline day and went on to help 'the Clarets' avoid relegation from the First Division. He had a famously good performance in the 2-0 home win against Wimbledon, displaying his tough tackling, no-nonsense attitude to the full.
After this final flourish Johnrose retired from the professional game to pursue qualifications in Sports Science, but made an appearance at the 2005 Masters Football tournament, representing Blackburn Rovers.
