| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Geard | ||
| 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. Geard transferred to Fulham's West London rivals Brentford, but due to having to undertake his National Service, he was unable to make his professional debut until 27 April 1955, in a 1–1 Third Division South draw with Crystal Palace. He made a further three appearances during the 1955–56 season, before being released at the end of the campaign. Geard dropped into non-League football and signed for Southern League club Kettering Town, with whom he won the 1956–57 division title.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1954–55 | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955–56 | 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.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 63. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 383. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ 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