Len Duns

Len Duns (26 September 1916 – 20 April 1989)[1][2] was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as outside right. He was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.[3]

Club career

Duns made his debut for Sunderland on November 2, 1935 in a 2–2 tie against Portsmouth at Fratton Park.[4] In the first five games in the 1937 Cup run, Duns scored at least once, and by the age of 21 he had won both the FA cup and the league championship.[3] In his career at Sunderland, he made 248 appearances and scored 54 goals.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Dykes, Garth & Lamming, Doug (2000). All The Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderand AFC. Sunderland AFC. p. 123. ISBN 1-899538-15-1.
  2. ↑ Article mentioning Len Duns' "widow"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "SAFC TOP 100". ALS publications. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Len Duns". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 2008-08-01.