Les Medley

Les Medley
Personal information
Full name Leslie Dennis Medley
Date of birth 30 September 1920(1920-09-30)
Place of birth Edmonton, London, England
Date of death 22 February 2001(2001-02-22) (aged 80)
Playing position Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1939-1953 Tottenham Hotspur 164 (46)
1953-1957 Toronto Ulster United
1958-1961 Randfontein
Total 164 (46)
National team
1950–1951 England 6 (1)
1951 Rest of the UK[1] 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Leslie Medley (3 September 1920–22 Feb 2001) was born in Edmonton, London.When he was 11 he gained a scholarship place at the Latymer School in Edmonton. He played for the school team and was selected for the schoolboys' England eleven. He had some difficulty in getting the school to release him, but he did play. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1939 and appeared as a guest player for West Ham United in World War II.[2] Medley was a key man in the Tottenham Hotspur's famous 'push and run' side that won the First Division championship in 1950-51 having won the Second Division the season before, when Les was top scorer. He also won six England caps.[3] He left London in 1954 and joined the Canadian Champions Ulster United in Toronto, joining Les Garwood his former Spurs team mate and John Plummer who joined Spurs the following year.

References

  1. ^ England Player Honours - International Representative Teams englandfootballonline.com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010
  2. ^ Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. pp. 223. ISBN 1-899429-01-08. 
  3. ^ England's Players - Mabbutt to Murphy englandfootballonline.com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010