Cyril Lea
Cyril Lea| Personal information |
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| Full name | Cyril Lea |
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| Date of birth | (1934-08-05) 5 August 1934 |
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| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
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| Playing position | Right half |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| ? | Bradley Rangers F.C. | ? | |
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| 1957–1964 | Leyton Orient | 205 | (0) |
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| 1964–1968 | Ipswich Town | 107 | (2) |
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| National team |
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| 1965 | Wales | 2 | (0) |
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| Teams managed |
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| 1968–1969 | Ipswich Town (caretaker) |
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| 1983–1986 | Colchester United |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Cyril Lea (born 5 August 1934) is a Welsh former footballer. He was born in Wrexham, and was capped on two occasions by Wales.[1]
He played for Leyton Orient and Ipswich Town,[1] and was responsible for team selection at Portman Road for two months between the departure of Bill McGarry and the arrival of Bobby Robson.[2]
Lea later became manager of Colchester United,[3] and was in charge at Layer Road between February 1983 and April 1986.[4]
Managerial statistics
| Team |
Nat |
From |
To |
Record |
| G | W | D | L | Won %! |
| Ipswich Town (Caretaker) |
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24 November 1968 |
12 January 1969 |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 42.9 |
| Colchester United |
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1 February 1983 |
10 April 1986 |
173 | 71 | 46 | 56 | 41 |
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