| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Geard [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1951–1953 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1953–1956 | Brentford | 4 | (0) |
| Kettering Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leonard Geard (born 12 February 1934) is an English retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a wing half.
Career
A wing half, Geard began his career in the youth system at Fulham, but departed in March 1953, without making a first team appearance. [2] Geard transferred to Fulham's West London rivals Brentford, but due to having to undertake his National Service, [2] he was unable to make his professional debut until 27 April 1955, in a 1–1 Third Division South draw with Crystal Palace. [3] He made a further three appearances during the 1955–56 season, before being released at the end of the campaign. [2] Geard dropped into non-League football and signed for Southern League club Kettering Town, [2] with whom he won the 1956–57 division title. [4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1954–55 [3] | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955–56 [3] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Honours
Kettering Town
References
- ^ "Leonard Geard". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 63. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 383. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b Whitney, Steve. "The Southern League's Outstanding Teams – Kettering Town 1956/57". The Southern League. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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- 1934 births
- Footballers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- People from Hammersmith
- English men's footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Southern Football League players
- Living people
- English football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Geard [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1951–1953 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1953–1956 | Brentford | 4 | (0) |
| Kettering Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leonard Geard (born 12 February 1934) is an English retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a wing half.
Career
A wing half, Geard began his career in the youth system at Fulham, but departed in March 1953, without making a first team appearance. [2] Geard transferred to Fulham's West London rivals Brentford, but due to having to undertake his National Service, [2] he was unable to make his professional debut until 27 April 1955, in a 1–1 Third Division South draw with Crystal Palace. [3] He made a further three appearances during the 1955–56 season, before being released at the end of the campaign. [2] Geard dropped into non-League football and signed for Southern League club Kettering Town, [2] with whom he won the 1956–57 division title. [4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1954–55 [3] | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955–56 [3] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Honours
Kettering Town
References
- ^ "Leonard Geard". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 63. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 383. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b Whitney, Steve. "The Southern League's Outstanding Teams – Kettering Town 1956/57". The Southern League. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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| This biographical article related to association football in England, about a midfielder born in the 1930s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1934 births
- Footballers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- People from Hammersmith
- English men's footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Southern Football League players
- Living people
- English football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs