Les Medley

English footballer

Les MedleyPersonal information

Full name|  Leslie Dennis Medley
Date of birth|  (1920-09-03)3 September 1920
Place of birth|  Edmonton, London, England
Date of death|  22 February 2001(2001-02-22) (aged 80)
Place of death|  London, Ontario, Canada
Position(s)|  Left winger
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1939–1953|  Tottenham Hotspur|  164|  (46)
1953–1957|  Toronto Ulster United|  |
1958–1961|  Randfontein|  |
Total|  |  164|  (46)
International career
1950–1951|  England|  6|  (1)
1951|  Rest of the UK[1]|  1|  (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leslie Dennis Medley (3 September 1920 – 22 February 2001) was an English footballer who played as a left winger.

Born in Edmonton, London, aged 11 he gained a scholarship place at the Latymer School in Edmonton.[2] He played for the school team and was selected for the schoolboys' England eleven. Medley joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1939 and appeared as a guest player for West Ham United in World War II.[3] Medley was a key man in the Tottenham Hotspur's famous 'push and run' side that won the First Division championship in 1950-51 having won the Second Division the season before, when Les was top scorer. He also won six England caps.[4] He left London in 1953 and joined the Canadian champions Toronto Ulster United in the National Soccer League, joining Len Garwood his former Tottenham teammate.[5]

## References

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1. ^ England Player Honours - International Representative Teams englandfootballonline.com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010
2. ^ "Obituary: Les Medley". The Guardian. 23 March 2001. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023.
3. ^ Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 223\. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
4. ^ England's Players - Mabbutt to Murphy englandfootballonline.com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010
5. ^ Jose, Colin (1998). Keeping Score - Canadian Encyclopedia of Soccer. Vaughan, Ontario: The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 164\. ISBN 0-9683800-0-X.

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