Leigh Palin

Leigh Palin
Personal information
Full name Leigh Granville Palin[1]
Date of birth (1965-09-12) 12 September 1965 (age 58)[1]
Place of birth Worcester, England[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1984–1985 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2 (0)
1985–1986 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1985–1986 South China (HK) 16 (9)
1986–1989 Bradford City 71 (10)
1989–1990 Stoke City 19 (3)
1990–1992 Hull City 57 (7)
1992 → Rochdale (loan) 3 (0)
1992 Burnley 1 (0)
1992–1993 Partick Thistle 5 (0)
1993 Tadcaster Albion
Total 158 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leigh Granville Palin (born 12 September 1965) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City, Burnley, Hull City, Rochdale, Shrewsbury Town and Stoke City.[1] His father, Granville, was also a professional footballer.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "Tributes paid to former Walsall and Wolves defender Granville Palin". Express and Star. Retrieved 12 September 2016.