Leslie Lievesley

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Leslie Lievesley (July 1911 – 4 May 1949) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Staveley, Derbyshire. He started with Rossington Colliery before moving to Doncaster Rovers in 1929. After scoring 21 goals in 66 games, he was signed by Manchester United. He then went to Chesterfield in March 1933, spent four seasons at Torquay United and two at Crystal Palace.^[1]

Following the war he became a coach in Netherlands before he became the coach of Torino F.C. and in 1949 was one of 31 fatalities in the Superga air disaster that killed almost the entire Torino squad.^[2]

His dad Joe played for Sheffield United and Arsenal as well as the ill-fated Chesterfield Town club during the First World War, and brothers Dennis and Ernest and cousin Wilf were all professional footballers.^[3]

References

↑ "Chesterfield F.C.". Retrieved 2011-06-21.
↑ "Chesterfield F.C.". Retrieved 2011-06-21.
↑ "Chesterfield F.C.". Retrieved 2011-06-21.

External links

MUFCInfo.com profile

v t e Superga air disaster

4 May 1949

Torino F.C. players and staff	Agnisetta Bacigalupo A. Ballarin D. Ballarin Bongiorni Castigliano Civalleri Corina Erbstein Fadini Gabetto Grava Grezar Lievesley Loik Maroso Martelli Mazzola Menti Operto Ossola Rigamonti Schubert

Others	Biancardi Bonaiuti Casalbore Cavallero D'Inca Meroni Pangrazi Tosatti

Persondata
Name	Lievesley, Leslie
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	1911
Place of birth
Date of death	1949-05-04
Place of death

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