Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonard Allchurch | ||
Date of birth | 12 September 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
Date of death | 16 November 2016 | (aged 83)||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1950–1961 | Swansea Town | 276 | (49) |
1961–1965 | Sheffield United | 123 | (32) |
1965–1969 | Stockport County | 131 | (16) |
1969–1971 | Swansea City | 71 | (11) |
Total | 604 | (108) | |
International career | |||
1955–1963 | Wales | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leonard Allchurch (12 September 1933 – 16 November 2016) was a Welsh professional footballer. Allchurch played in the English Football League for almost twenty years, playing in the top flight with Sheffield United and having lengthy spells with Swansea City and Stockport County. A Welsh international, he was born in Swansea and was the brother of fellow international Ivor Allchurch. He had the distinction of never receiving a booking or a caution throughout his entire Football League career.[1]