Leonard Geard

Leonard Geard
Personal information
Full name Leonard Geard[1]
Date of birth (1934-02-12) 12 February 1934 (age 90)
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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

  1. ^ "Leonard Geard". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 383. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ 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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