Mick Leach

Mick Leach
Personal information
Full nameMichael John Christopher Leach
Date of birth16 January 1947
Place of birthHackney, England
Date of death11 January 1992 (aged 44)
Height6 ft (183 cm)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964-1978Queens Park Rangers313(61)
1978Detroit Express23(3)
1978-1979Cambridge United19(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Michael 'Mick' Leach (16 January 1947 11 January 1992) was a footballer with Queens Park Rangers in the 1960s and 1970s.

He made over 300 Football League appearances for QPR.[1] His first league appearance for them was in 1964/65, and his final league game with QPR was in 1977/78.[2] His final appearance was in a 3rd round F.A. Cup tie versus Wealdstone on 7 January 1978 played at Loftus Road.

In 1978 he moved to the USA to play in the North American Soccer League with the Detroit Express, making 23 appearances for them.[3]

He died from Cancer in 1992.

References

  1. "Mick Leach". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. "Mick Leach: Queens Park Rangers FC". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. "Mick Leach". North American Soccer League Players. nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012.