Len Reilly

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Len Reilly
Personal information
Full name Leonard Harold Reilly[1]
Date of birth (1917-01-31)31 January 1917
Place of birth Rotherhithe, England
Date of death 26 June 1998(1998-06-26) (aged 81)
Place of death Queensland, Australia
Height 5 ft 11+12 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1936 Diss Town
1936–1946 Norwich City 30 (0)
1945Swindon Town (guest) 1 (0)
1946–1947 Chelmsford City
1947–1949 Gorleston
Managerial career
1947–1949 Gorleston
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonard Harold Reilly (31 January 1917 — 26 June 1998) was an English footballer who played as a centre half.

Career[edit]

In February 1936, Reilly signed for Norwich City from Diss Town. Reilly made 30 Football League appearances for the club over the course of ten years, before signing for Chelmsford City.[1][3] During his time at Norwich, Reilly made one guest appearance for Swindon Town.[4] In 1947, Reilly signed for Gorleston, becoming the club's first official manager in the process.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Len Reilly". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Norwich City. First Division no longer worlds away". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Len REILLY". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. ^ "History". Gorleston F.C. Retrieved 17 April 2019.