Les Devonshire

Les Devonshire
Personal information
Full name Leslie Ernest Devonshire
Date of birth (1926-06-13)13 June 1926
Place of birth Acton, England
Date of death 19 December 2012(2012-12-19) (aged 86)
Place of death Southall, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1948 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
1948–1949 Brentford 0 (0)
1949–1950 Wealdstone
1950–1951 Chester 44 (4)
1951–1955 Crystal Palace 83 (12)
1955–1956 Margate 23 (12)
1956–1960 Canterbury City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leslie Ernest Devonshire (13 June 1926 – 19 December 2012)[citation needed] was an English professional footballer who made 127 appearances in The Football League for Chester and Crystal Palace between 1950 and 1955. His son, Alan Devonshire, was capped by England.[1]

Playing career

Devonshire played as a winger and began his career with Queens Park Rangers and then Brentford without making league appearances for either.[1] After a spell with non-league Wealdstone, Devonshire joined Football League Third Division North side Chester in time for the 1950–51 season. Devonshire missed just two first-team games during the campaign for Chester, marking his home debut with a goal in a 3–1 win over Oldham Athletic on 23 August 1950.[2]

He then returned south and joined Crystal Palace, where he spent four years involved in the first-team.[1] This was followed by a spell playing for non-league sides Margate and Canterbury City until 1960.[1]

Devonshire lived in Perivale, Middlesex in his last years.[citation needed] He died on 19 December 2012, leaving 11 grandchildren.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Les Devonshire". Margate FC History. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
  2. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997. Yore Publications. pp. stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.